T42 Sleeve from IBM JAPAN

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#31 Post by **aamsel** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:34 am

Have the Waterfield model numbers changed???
I ask because lfeagan says that he got a "Size 15 horizontal" and then later on he says "Ah yes, I should have mentioned that I got a size 5 horizontal."
BUT, if you check Waterfield's website, it lists a Size 11 for the T42 with or without the extended battery.
Again, has something changed????
That is THREE DIFFERENT SIZE NUMBERS for the SAME Notebook!!!????

Thanks,
Andrew
Austin, TX

brewt wrote:...But the Waterfield SleeveCases do fit like a glove and don't have extra cruft (if you don't buy it with it). Take a look at lfeagan's review and pics if you haven't already. His horizontal model can fit both 6-cell and 9-cell battery perfectly and with the vertical orientation it's a tight fit, but juuust okay, with the 9-cell. From the pictures, the SleeveCase looks slightly more bulky, but not by much and it's probably due to the extra ballistic nylon cover over the neoprene (imho slightly better protection).

brewt · #32 Post by **brewt** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:47 am

I think a few months back, they redid some of their sizes. The new sizes should fit better than the old ones. I myself have a size 6 vertical (no extras), that I put in my backpack. It fits the 6-cell perfectly, but the 9-cell's a little tight.

Waterfield's service is pretty good, so feel free to email them. Also, they're pretty good about exchanging for different sizes too.

lfeagan · #33 Post by **lfeagan** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:39 am

Yeah, that is *not* my doing with the random numbering changes they seemed to be undergoing. Just use whaterver they say works and/or email them and ask.

#34 Post by **aamsel** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:23 am

Yeah, well they are saying that an 11 fits both extended and regular battery, so it must be oversized for the regular battery...wouldn't seem to be any way around that.

Thanks for the information!

Andrew
Austin, TX

CChoi83 · #35 Post by **CChoi83** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:52 am

So about the Japanese sleeve: Who wants one? Maybe if enough of us want it and are willing to pay, we can get it through Bill or maybe we can even find a vendor that has them. If there was a way to get one in the US, I'd DEFINATELY go for it. Who else is up for it?

#36 Post by **aamsel** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:53 am

I think this is "enterprising" but is being gone about in the wrong way.
First, we do not have a source. Nobody has contacted Bill to ask, but I doubt he can import them. Somebody would have to import them, pay the duty, etc. To do that, he has to have an exporter. You can not organize a group buy if you don't have a vendor or a price. There have ALWAYS been items available in Japan that are not available here. You can not just simply buy them somewhere. Some items are not for export, and can not be setup for export, period. That's the way such commerce works. Stuff intended to get to the states gets here, other stuff does not, with very little exception.
If someone can get them, THEN we can ascertain interest, until then, it is a dead issue.

I do realize that this is "soft goods" and not electronics, so the "black/grey market" issue is moot, but you still need someone to export/import.

Andrew
Austin, TX

CChoi83 wrote:So about the Japanese sleeve: Who wants one? Maybe if enough of us want it and are willing to pay, we can get it through Bill or maybe we can even find a vendor that has them. If there was a way to get one in the US, I'd DEFINATELY go for it. Who else is up for it?

Edward Mendelson · #37 Post by **Edward Mendelson** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:26 pm

Has anyone asked www.dynamism.com ???

baraider · #38 Post by **baraider** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:41 pm

there you go...i think you can order here

http://www2.elecom.co.jp/accessory/bag/index.html

zzyss · #39 Post by **zzyss** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:42 pm

In the "close but no cookie" category, my Japanese colleague found this alternative:

http://www.kawaya.com/shopping/innercase/innercase.html

Not quite the same, but at least it has the right colours

baraider · #40 Post by **baraider** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 7:46 pm

maybe we can take the yellowish logo out and glue our ibm logo in

lfeagan · #41 Post by **lfeagan** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:15 pm

Does anybody have a picture of this?

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/store ... 8425003213

Sounds like it might also be pretty nice.

MadeInJapan · #42 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:26 am

One of our senior's father (from my school) works for IBM Japan. I'll inquire and see what he can find out about the sleeve in question. I just got back from a trip over there and wish I had seen this post before I went, or while I was there and I would have inquired while I was there. As it is now, I'll have to ask him by email. Maybe we'll strike gold yet. I too would like one of these sleeves!

zzyss · #43 Post by **zzyss** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:35 am

lfeagan wrote:Does anybody have a picture of this?

Sounds like it might also be pretty nice.

Um... but that page already has a picture on it.

#44 Post by **JaneL** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:45 am

>Does anybody have a picture of this?

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/store ... 8425003213

Sounds like it might also be pretty nice.
>

Looks heavy.

Speaking as someone who lugged a TP and as much other stuff as could be fitted into a backpack for years and is now reaping the consequences, protect your back and shoulders. They'll be around longer than the TP will.

valdi · #45 Post by **valdi** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:57 pm

MadeInJapan wrote:One of our senior's father (from my school) works for IBM Japan. I'll inquire and see what he can find out about the sleeve in question. I just got back from a trip over there and wish I had seen this post before I went, or while I was there and I would have inquired while I was there. As it is now, I'll have to ask him by email. Maybe we'll strike gold yet. I too would like one of these sleeves!

wow, that's perfect. i look forward to hearing what your friend had to say.

what fortune patience brings...

none · #46 Post by **none** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:23 pm

Dang, that really is a nice sleeve... Does anyone know IBM's part number for it?

Shift_ThinkPad · #47 Post by **Shift_ThinkPad** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:51 pm

Found some nice Sleeves on eBay. Shipping is a bit high but it is shipped from Tokyo.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

baraider · #48 Post by **baraider** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:20 am

nice find, i just emailed the seller to see if he can us those ibm promotional sleeve...since he is from tokyo...

anyone interested should email him too

MadeInJapan · #49 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:47 am

I emailed my student's father (mentioned in above post) about the sleeve that they are giving away with the purchase of a "T" series Thinkpad in Japan and he emailed me back telling me that they are all the rage over there and that even company employees can't get them unless they buy a computer

Worth a try, but I doubt the guy on eBay will be able to get one either.

baraider · #50 Post by **baraider** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:53 am

i think we should give up on this. If they can't get in in tokyo, we never will

Roisin · #51 Post by **Roisin** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:51 am

check this one out: http://www.hedgren.com/modules/collecti ... 11&iid=265
looks similar to that japanese ibm one, and they sell that in europe

christopher_wolf · #52 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:32 pm

That IBM sleeve is absolutely beautiful....really, wow...

Now I want one

Ah, well...I can wait.

TimWang · #53 Post by **TimWang** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:12 am

I really want one but know that I can't get it only makes me want it more

Toine · #54 Post by **Toine** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:39 am

Okay, I want one too!

davidspalding · #55 Post by **davidspalding** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:28 am

... There's always something new coming next year. Always.

princeatul · #56 Post by **princeatul** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:22 am

Oh god! I'm spoiled! It would be really difficult for me to like any other seelve now [sigh... sigh.... sigh]!

christopher_wolf · #57 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:46 pm

Maybe there is something a tad off with me, but why are all the cooler IBM products headed to Japan? The PC110, the S3X Series, that IBM Sleeve, etc. I mean, I know the design of the Thinkpad woas inspired there, by a japanese lunchbox, and they have a very large research facility over there....but really, spread some of the Cool around (

); that sleeve is awesome.

Had I known that was out there, I would have tried to snap it up *immediately*

I guess I can wait and then find a reason for it.

nshaw · #58 Post by **nshaw** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 4:49 pm

I guess the part number is 13G4361

ThinkPad · #59 Post by **ThinkPad** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:03 pm

I like this sleeve!

beeblebrox · #60 Post by **beeblebrox** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:08 am

What is the problem??!

I just typed Thinkpad Sleeve into eBay, and there they are:

http://cgi.ebay.de/14-1inch-Anti-shock- ... dZViewItem

Cheap, shipped from Hongkong. So what???!!

T42 Sleeve from IBM JAPAN

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