Did Your T42 or T42P Ship?

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durjaya · #31 Post by **durjaya** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:09 pm

Yeah - get this:

<snip>
May 26, 2004
9:29 P.M.
CN
BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
3:22 P.M.
KOWLOON BAY, HK
PICKUP SCAN
2:56 P.M.
LOUISVILLE, KY, US
SPECIAL CUSTOMS DELAY FOR LIVE ENTRIES
</snip>

Cool - mine's in the US already! Not sure what that 'delay for live entries' stuff is (maybe I ordered a live chicken with my system - so hard to remember)

Also - my mistake - I ordered a 2379-DYU - too - not the DXU - no idea why I keep mixing them up...

G-Man · #32 Post by **G-Man** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:17 pm

durjaya wrote:Also - my mistake - I ordered a 2379-DYU - too - not the DXU - no idea why I keep mixing them up...

Because X and Y are very similar looking letters, and they are next to each other in the alphabet.

Regards,
G-Man

PS: So you should get it tomorow, right?

durjaya · #33 Post by **durjaya** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:41 pm

G-Man wrote:
PS: So you should get it tomorow, right?

Unless that live chicken I got slows things down - yeah.

Mofongo · #34 Post by **Mofongo** » Wed May 26, 2004 5:47 pm

durjaya wrote: Cool - mine's in the US already! Not sure what that 'delay for live entries' stuff is (maybe I ordered a live chicken with my system - so hard to remember)

My 2379-DYU is on the exact same shipment as yours! (I get the exact same UPS tracking data, too).

Sorry "live entry" delay...I ordered the chicken as an accessory and assumed they would ship it separately.

Mofongo

durjaya · #35 Post by **durjaya** » Wed May 26, 2004 6:12 pm

Understandable - T42p and a live chicken - unbeatable combination

Hoping to see my particularl part of that order hit Minneapolis tonight or early, early, tomorrow morning.

Mofongo · #36 Post by **Mofongo** » Wed May 26, 2004 6:15 pm

Actually, the chicken is for my mother...she still uses the "hunt and peck" method of typing.

Mofongo

durjaya · #37 Post by **durjaya** » Wed May 26, 2004 6:17 pm

Ha!

thoughtful son you are

thinkpadtan · #38 Post by **thinkpadtan** » Wed May 26, 2004 8:12 pm

I hate all of you

(((((

I knew I should have ordered my lamb at IBM as well.... that would have speed things up...base on the current data.

anyway, the estimated date of shipment is June 3rd.... should the time come and go.... I would never buy IBM eva

EVA...

RaysMD · #39 Post by **RaysMD** » Wed May 26, 2004 8:32 pm

I want to join in.

My T41p is also in the same shipment. Still stuck in LOUISVILLE. A total of 24 pkgs. Some went to Canada.

dclee012 · #40 Post by **dclee012** » Wed May 26, 2004 8:46 pm

haha i have one in that shipment too. can't wait

i hope it doesn't smell like chicken. or all bumped up...

Nabeel · #41 Post by **Nabeel** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:24 pm

my order is also in that shipment...i'm hoping i get it tomorrow..i can't wait another day..haha

durjaya · #42 Post by **durjaya** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:30 pm

Dang - looks like those chickens we ordered have them all hung up in Louisville still!

Evil, evil chickens!!!

One of those packages better be headed for a flight to the Twin Cities soon!

G-Man · #43 Post by **G-Man** » Wed May 26, 2004 11:00 pm

Just be careful with those chickens guys! Remember the TP’s are coming from China, and they had some problems with chicken (or bird) flu recently. Let’s cross fingers that these TP’s are shipped with chicken flu patch already installed.

Regards,
G-Man

Mofongo · #44 Post by **Mofongo** » Thu May 27, 2004 12:16 am

Now mine is in a batch of 32, all labelled "Exception" for status. Does that meas "Let's make an exception and send these along as soon as possible" or "all the rest in the batch were fine, but these are the exceptions that will have to sit here until Friday next week"?

I guess we'll see.

Mofongo

lhsa · #45 Post by **lhsa** » Thu May 27, 2004 2:46 am

i have a 2378-FVU (t42) i ordered on May 20. although the rep told me that i would n't receive it for 4-6 weeks, i just received the tracking information! unfortunately, the UPS website only shows that it is part of 53 units headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico but i am in new jersey!!! i hope it comes soon.

still waiting...

durjaya · #46 Post by **durjaya** » Thu May 27, 2004 8:11 am

<snip>
8:00 A.M.
BALDWIN, WI, US
OUT FOR DELIVERY
7:55 A.M.
BALDWIN, WI, US
ARRIVAL SCAN
6:53 A.M.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US
</snip>

She should be here in an hour or so!!! Cool!

Skywing · #47 Post by **Skywing** » Thu May 27, 2004 8:24 am

oh hell, i just checked my order status and the ship date changed from Call to 6/27/04

i dont wanna wait a freakin month

Nabeel · #48 Post by **Nabeel** » Thu May 27, 2004 10:06 am

i'm at school, but my mom just called me and said they delivered it! ahh 2 more hours till i go home..can't wait!!

G-Man · #49 Post by **G-Man** » Thu May 27, 2004 1:36 pm

If I were you I would just skip the classes.

Regards,
G-Man

thinkpadtan · #50 Post by **thinkpadtan** » Thu May 27, 2004 1:37 pm

If I were you... I would have shipped the pad to I instead of you...

Nabeel · #51 Post by **Nabeel** » Thu May 27, 2004 1:50 pm

Yeah, I just got home...and I'm typing this post on my spankin' new T42. It's sweet, great keyboard, everything. I got the 2378-FVU, the 14.1" 9600 model, the screen size is perfect for me. The only thing I don't like is that the Fn and Control keys are switched around, I keep pressing Fn instead of Control. Now I'm trying to get that recovery partition back...I got a 40gb drive, and there's about 28gb available...that's not acceptable for me...

Otherwise, sweet machine.

durjaya · #52 Post by **durjaya** » Thu May 27, 2004 1:51 pm

First post from the new T-Pad!

It's bigger than I expected - but not bad big. I was a little concerned initially but think I'm over that now.

The Flexview Screen is really, really nice. Well worth the $$ I think.

I'll try some games later and see how it performs for me.

In the process of loading stacks of software on it now...

G-Man · #53 Post by **G-Man** » Thu May 27, 2004 2:06 pm

thinkpadtan wrote:If I were you... I would have shipped the pad to I instead of you...

LOL. True.

Regards,
G-Man

Nabeel · #54 Post by **Nabeel** » Thu May 27, 2004 2:48 pm

I ran 3dmark 2001, I got 9630, not too bad, it's decent. I won't be gaming too much on the machine, but it's still pretty impressive.

I have one stuck blue pixel, does anyone know of any ways to fix that?

eriqesque · #55 Post by **eriqesque** » Thu May 27, 2004 2:56 pm

Nabeel wrote:I have one stuck blue pixel, does anyone know of any ways to fix that?

Returning it for another is the only way to possibly fix the problem.

Conmee · #56 Post by **Conmee** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:01 pm

I also had a stuck Green pixel on a T42 (2373-CYU) 15" SXGA+ Flexview... maybe we need to start a stuck pixel thread... I have since returned my ThinkPad for a T42p with 14" LCD instead...

Daniel.

Mofongo · #57 Post by **Mofongo** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:18 pm

Got my new T42p today, too!

It is a 2379-DYU: 15" UXGA with FireGL, and I am happy to report that I have no stuck pixels. Maybe the secret is to get the UXGA screen and not the 15" SXGA+ one. Or maybe the single stuck pixel on mine is so small I can't see it anyway.

The screen is so awesome! Later tonight I will try installing some games on it to see how the slow response time looks. Right now, I am burning the recovery CDs in preparation to resize the NTFS partition, blow away the IBM_SERVICE partition, and install RH Enterprise Linux.

Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised at the size and weight of the unit. It really is not that much bulkier or heavier than the T40s and T41s I have seen. A collegue of mine has a T40, so we will do a side-by-side comparison tomorrow. However, given the awesome screen, I have to say that the slightly extra bulk is well worth it!

Mofongo

thinkpadtan · #58 Post by **thinkpadtan** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:32 pm

Ah, 2379DYU is sweet... my 2379EZU is suppose to be pretty much the same with 15inch UXGA and its FireGL T2....

how I wish I put my order in for 2379DYU instead of customizing..

lilserenity · #59 Post by **lilserenity** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:40 pm

Oh I'm so glad all you guys are gettng T42s. Means I'm got a great price on a T40.

Somehow I feel I am playing catch up

But hey since October last year I have been through (and again sold where marked)

- Thinkpad 560 SOLD
- Thinkpad 765L SOLD
- Thinkpad 570 SOLD
- Thinkpad 570E SOLD
- Thinkpad T21 SOLD
- Thinkpad T23 (Due to be sold, sniff)
- Thinkpad 560 SOLD (This was my solid state project till I got...)
- Thinkpad 560X - Solid State
- Thinkpad 560X SOLD (used best parts of two 560Xs and sold the remnants)
- Thinkpad 560Z - server
- Thinkpad T40 (Due to be paid for)

There is no way I shall be affording a T41/42 for sometime. If I find my t40 lacking, I'm gonna need my head checked

Vicky

Mofongo · #60 Post by **Mofongo** » Thu May 27, 2004 3:58 pm

An for the record, the specs seem to match the TABOOK in all respects:

Processor: 1.8GHz Pentium-M 745
RAM: 512MB
Wireless: IBM a/b/g
DVD-RAM: yes: M a t s u s h i t a DVD-RAM UJ-812K103
Bluetooth: yes
Hard Drive: 80GB Hitachi (5400 rpm model HTS548080M9AT00)
Screen: 15" UXGA Flexview
Graphics: FireGL

Mofongo

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