Ordered a new SL series notebook? Post your specs, shipping information and questions here!

Ordered an SL500 for the wife last night. Replaces the old 600x that finally died.
Estimated shipping date: 01/19/09

2746CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
43Y3691 SBB INTEL CORE2 PROC. T5870
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
44C2989 SBB GEN WIN VS HM BS 32USENG
44C2607 SBB 15.4" WXGA VIBRANTVIEW
44C2605 SBB INT.GRAP.MACCELERATORX4500
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
44C2637 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
44C2612 SBB ULTNV WITHOUTFINGRPRTREADR
44C2634 SBB 160GB HDDRIVE, 5400RPM
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42X6324 SBB INT.WIFILINK5100
42V8188 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATT.(2.4AH)
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
44C2833 SBB LANGUAGE PACK US ENGLISH
42X0068 SBB MS ONENOTE07ENG EXL EUEFTA
41C9168 3 YR IOR 9X5 NBD

Placed order on 5/1/09, Shipped from HK 5/5 and scheduled to arrive 5/10. The site qouted at 4 weeks but we all know how accurate that is. Hope this helps.

44C2624 SBB I.CR2DUO PRC T6570(2.1GHZ
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
44C2989 SBB GEN WIN VS HM BS 32USENG
44C6217 ** SBB 15.4 WXGA LED ANTGLR
44C2605 SBB INT.GRAP.MACCELERATORX4500
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
44C2637 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
44C2612 SBB ULTNV WITHOUTFINGRPRTREADR
44C2634 SBB 160GB HDDRIVE, 5400RPM
44C6045 SBB INTEL WIFI LINK 5100
42V8188 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATT.(2.4AH)
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
44C2833 SBB LANGUAGE PACK US ENGLISH
41C9169 THKPLUS TP 2YR PICKUP DEPOT

ordered a new thinkpad sl500 as an upgrade over my T23. here's the specs:

CONFIGURED SYSTEM
11/03/09 $582.35
INTEL CORE2 PROC. T5870 2.0 ghz
MS WIN VISTA HOME PREMIUM
15.4 WXGA LED ANTGLR
INT.GRAP.MACCELERATORX4500
1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
ULTNV WITHOUTFINGRPRTREADR
INTEGRATED CAMERA
160GB HDDRIVE, 5400RPM
THINKPAD 11B/G WLAN PCI 3
6 CELL LI-ION BATT.(2.4AH)
IBM TRACKPOINT CAP COLECTION $9.99

estimated ship date 11/3/09 total with tax: $633

Just joined thinkpads.com, great site!

Ordered a 2842-FBU on Friday, s/n LRCEA45 via outlet.
Got famed second email monday (today) after inquiring.

Has anyone ordered the parts for either the fingerprint reader palm rest
or the anti-"glair" screen and installed them? Certainly interested!

Configuration:
2842FBU ... ... YES
41R0625 55Y3713 2GB DDR3 1067 LOW HALOGEN YES
41R0625 55Y3713 2GB DDR3 1067 LOW HALOGEN YES
41W0746 41W0747 SBG RAMBO6 PCC YES
41W0772 41W0773 500GB HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY FRU YES
42T0657 42T0658 14 INCH LCD DISPLAY FRU YES
42T2606 41W0747 SBG RAMBO6 PCC YES
42T4418 42T4419 LITE-ON EPA 65 WATT AC ADAPTER FRU, 2 PI YES
42T4752 42T4751 SANYO 6 CELL BATTERY FRU NO
45J8235 42W8193 FRU CPU ASM INTEL CORE2 DUO PROCESSOR T6 YES
45N2388 45N2423 KEYBOARD FRU YES
45N7005 45N7211 TRYS B500 FUJI NO
60Y3202 60Y3203 FRU 1000 WLAN YES
63Y2097 63Y2096 FRU PLANAR CARD ASM GM45 (B3/GIGA ETHER) YES
71Y3514 0000000 COA LABEL:LABELS NO

Shipping & response looks improved compared to the older outlet horror stories, I was able to email and get all the info I needed right away.

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Just ordered a L512, came to $750 with student discount/special Lenovo student ecoupon
Anybody have any thoughts on this system?
core i5 520m
7 home premium
15.6 inch HD anti glare
intel integrated graphics
4gb ram
fingerprint reader
webcam
250gb hard drive (5400 RPM)
6 cell battery