Thinkpads Forum

robpm wrote: So far, things seem to work as advertised, except I have not been able to get my Blackberry to bluetooth connect with the T61 (which I want to do to take advantage of its capability as an EVDO modem - I considered the broadband card, but since I already pay for the unlimited data on the Blackberry, I can get the ability to use it with the T61 for less than 1/3 the cost of a second unlimited data feature).

I would be careful doing that as most carriers don't allow phone as modem unless you have that option and it is different then having unlimited data. I did that with my Treo when I was with Verizon and got away with it for the first few months. Then I received a letter threatening termination of service, if I continued to use my PAM without the plan. I was lucky I heard some have been billed for the data a $.02 a single KB. There bills have been in the thousands.

integra144 wrote:Does it really take that long to make? Is my system built with good features? Did I get a good deal?

Thanks

i don't know if you got a good deal..
looks ok to me, though..

it probably does not take that long to build and ship..
usually, these come from hong kong and even UPS ground will actually be express and arrive the next day after shipping..
occasionally theyn arrive the same day because of dateline stuff..

surprised that h/p support is that bad..
i had a bad toner cartridge in a printer and they were there on time and in full..
(mixing metaphors here)
and i got two phone calls asking if things had gone right..

lenovo, like ibm in the past, tend to under promise and over deliver..
this does not ALWAYS hold if there is a shortage on some critical part..

which is why i like to order pre-build thinkpads..

integra144:

I specifically discussed this with Verizon before doing it - it's a $15 monthly charge to use the Blackberry as a wireless modem. When you have a Blackberry, you pay a ~$45 per month fee for the unlimited data service that covers the data for the Blackberry.

I first asked if, since I was paying for unlimited data, I could buy an EVDO modem and use it w/o additional charge. Verizon told me no, I'd have to pay for another 'line' BUT for the $15 a month, I could use the Blackberry as a wireless phone modem.

I only get a 115k out of it, but it is very handy to have when you're not near a free hotspot and need internet access.

robpm wrote:integra144:

I specifically discussed this with Verizon before doing it - it's a $15 monthly charge to use the Blackberry as a wireless modem. When you have a Blackberry, you pay a ~$45 per month fee for the unlimited data service that covers the data for the Blackberry.

I first asked if, since I was paying for unlimited data, I could buy an EVDO modem and use it w/o additional charge. Verizon told me no, I'd have to pay for another 'line' BUT for the $15 a month, I could use the Blackberry as a wireless phone modem.

I only get a 115k out of it, but it is very handy to have when you're not near a free hotspot and need internet access.

wow thats really cool, thanks for the information. When my contract ends with Sprint maybe I'll go back to verizon and get a blackberry.

Xantrus wrote:Order placed 10/18/07:

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Estimated shipping date 11/20/07

Spoke to customer service yesterday to see if I could delete the DVD burner and switch to normal dvd drive to bring shipping date forward, seems they are now in stock and was told my actual shipping date should be 10/31/07, except for the additional battery ordered (9-cell) which is out of stock, but will ship separately (maybe early January). SO glad I ordered the actual unit with the 6-cell!

So, fingers crossed for the 31st October shipping date!

Just checked my oder, was shipped on 28th October, due for actual delivery on 30th!

Nice. Also seems like 2 packages shipped, maybe battery now in stock?

integra144 wrote:

robpm wrote:integra144:

I specifically discussed this with Verizon before doing it - it's a $15 monthly charge to use the Blackberry as a wireless modem. When you have a Blackberry, you pay a ~$45 per month fee for the unlimited data service that covers the data for the Blackberry.

I first asked if, since I was paying for unlimited data, I could buy an EVDO modem and use it w/o additional charge. Verizon told me no, I'd have to pay for another 'line' BUT for the $15 a month, I could use the Blackberry as a wireless phone modem.

I only get a 115k out of it, but it is very handy to have when you're not near a free hotspot and need internet access.

wow thats really cool, thanks for the information. When my contract ends with Sprint maybe I'll go back to verizon and get a blackberry.

I should have mentioned that Verizon has specific software (VZAcess Manager by Smith Micro Software, Inc.) that you download in order to make this work. You also have to make sure your Blackberry has the appropriate capabilities - mine is an older one that needed a (free) update.

VZ Access Manager will work with other similar devices or with any appropriately EVDO capable and enabled Verizon phone. You should check with Verizon at http://vzw.smithmicro.com/download/supported.aspx.

It works cabled to the laptop or, in theory, connected by bluetooth. So far, that's where I've not been able to get it to work.

I think I have close to the ultimate Thinkpad T61p on its way....ordered on 10/5 and it was originally given an 11/21 shipdate due to constraints on the 15.4" LCD.... It appears it shipped on 10/24 and scheduled to me delivered tomorrow, 10/30.

The configuration is:
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I think the timing was perfect too...got the 25% anniversary deal, plus employee discount.

I was actually calling Lenovo last week to see about changing the order to Windows Vista Ultimate, but it was too late...it shipped. I hope that I made the right decisions to stick with XP Pro and the 15.4" WUXGA LCD.

The only reason for upgrade from my T43p is that my 100GB HDD is at 93GB used. Hopefully the 200GB HDD will last more than 1 year.

Any thoughts on user experiences with the LCD or good reasons to avoid Vista?

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ordered 10/08, est. shipping 10/25, shipped 10/23, delivered in the US on 10/25, now on it's way to me

Wow Lenovo Build Fast. No Worries other T61 buyers!!!

Ordered: 10/26/07 around 10:00AMish PST
Estimate: 11/14/2007
Shipped 10/31/2007

Wow only 4 days thats crazy I am in shock, I never had a computer built so fast

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kangazoom wrote:7663CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM

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ordered: 10/25/2007
estimated ship date: 1/08/08

i'm a college student with a broken T42 (and i remember that machine shipped rather quickly), so i just sent a few complaints.

i caannnn't wait that long :(

Shipped: October 28, 2007
Received: today (November 1, 2007)

It's booting up right now, so I really don't have much to say in terms of first impressions. I'm pretty excited, so hopefully all will go well. Two things I found unusual: (1) My thinkpad has the thinkpad (not the IBM) logo. This confused me, since I thought IBM logos were staying on thinkpads until 2008. Also, I am a student, not a business user. (2) Headphone port is in the front. I thought this had been moved to the side in later models?

Okay, I'm going to go play now before class!

kangazoom wrote:snip.......(1) My thinkpad has the thinkpad (not the IBM) logo. This confused me, since I thought IBM logos were staying on thinkpads until 2008. Also, I am a student, not a business user. (2) Headphone port is in the front. I thought this had been moved to the side in later models?.....snip

1. Only those consumers will get IBM logo as of this moment who would buy their machines without any special exception of SPP, lenovo EPP, stockholder, IBM EPP, LGS EPP, BCS EPP and IGS EPP discounts.

2. Except 14.1 WS all have on the left end.

UberSteve wrote:

uks4z wrote:But yeah, if you want to order, the time is now. Like, today. With the sale, Visa discount, and USXANNIVERSARY, you can save $1,091.46 off list.

And on that note, I have just placed my order:
Order date: 10/04/07
Est. Ship Date: 10/23/07

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Total savings according to the order page: $1,122.21 !!

I'm soo excited!

-Steve

Notebook arrived today! Only problem is, it's in Ohio and i'm in Brisbane, Australia (It will now get shipped internally from our US office to our Brisbane office...I can't wait!)

-Steve

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ordered 10/27/07. Est ship 11/29/07

@kangazoom, whats the need to bear the IBM logo if your machine doesn´t have any relation with big blue anymore?[/quote]

rleo25 wrote:@kangazoom, whats the need to bear the IBM logo if your machine doesn´t have any relation with big blue anymore?

[/quote]

No need. I wasn't complaining. I was just making an observation.

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Cost - $1233.XX (incl tax).

Order Date - 10/31/07
Initial Est Ship Date - 12/03/07

I was pleasantly surprised to find it shipped on 11/01/07

Current shipping status:

LOUISVILLE,KY, US 11/03/2007 7:26 A.M. IN TRANSIT TO

CHEK LAP KOK, HK 11/03/2007 7:25 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN

LOUISVILLE, KY, US 11/02/2007 10:53 P.M. WAREHOUSE ENTRY
CLEARANCE DETAILS,
NECESSARY FOR
CUSTOMS
CLEARANCE, HAVE
BEEN REQUESTED
FROM THE RECEIVER

11/02/2007 3:16 P.M. THE SHIPMENT IS
BEING HELD BY
BROKERAGE FOR
REASONS BEYOND
UPS' CONTROL

CHEK LAP KOK, HK 11/03/2007 1:22 A.M. EXPORT SCAN
11/03/2007 1:21 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN

KOWLOON BAY, HK 11/02/2007 12:31 A.M. PICKUP SCAN

HK 11/02/2007 11:33 P.M. BILLING
INFORMATION
RECEIVED

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ordered 10/08, est. shipping 10/25, shipped 10/23, delivered in the US on 10/25, now on it's way to me

arrived :D:D

I ordered and received my T61 within two weeks. It took one week to build and then 4 days to get here from China. The shipping was expedited and held up for about 12 hours in customs.

The expected shipping time was around three weeks to one month. Good job Lenovo!

WOW! Going by the messages in this thread, I think my order is a first of its kind.

Ordered: 10/31
Shipped: 11/01
Delivered: 11/05

Just 3 business days to process, assemble and ship - despite mine being a customized one.

If not for the customs delay, I would have got mine by 11/03!!!

Can't wait to go home and mess around with my new T61. I hope they haven't sent me the wrong laptop (config) in a hurry

rayman wrote:6459CT
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ordered 10/27/07. Est ship 11/29/07

shipped 11/05/07 -- guess they still had a few wuxga screens lying around.

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Ordered 10/29 expected ship 11/29.
I hope I can wait that long.

rayman wrote: shipped 11/05/07 -- guess they still had a few wuxga screens lying around.

Received 11/06/07, runs pretty well, have some ram coming to make the vista experience better. I am really satisfied with the wuxga screen so far. I'm loving the high res.

Quite happy with my T61. Have tried out all the features except burning a CD/DVD.

For some reason, I find the startup a little slow - almost 1.5 minutes. But once its up, its quite fast. No complaints for now. Lets see how it works once I install all my 3rd party s/w on it.

Ordered T61 8891-CTO (see signature) on 10/31/07.
Estimated ship date: 11/19/07
Actual Ship: 11/03/07
Deliver Date: 11/06/07

I am obviously quite pleased with the shipping expeirence.

specularius wrote:6459CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WIDESCREEN-1Y
Ordered 10/29 expected ship 11/29.
I hope I can wait that long.

Shipped 11/9, received 11/12.

So far abruptly shuts down, reseated Ram and am hoping for the Best.

Ordered my T61 from lenovo. Ordered on 10/29 got an estimated ship date of 11/15. Shipped on 11/1 and got it on 11/2. I have never seen such a fast shipment of a computer. Amazing.

Hello !

I've ordered a T61P from a swiss reseller, on the 5th of september. It is the 6457-5GG /POS/NH05GMZ ( 2.4GHz 2Duo 2G RAM + 1G Turbo Memory 100HD 15.4'' (1920*1200) DVDRW).

It's been more than 9 weeks now and the expected delivery is mid-december. They say it's because of a shortage of high res. screens.

It seems faster to hop on a plane and order it from the US

Ordered from Lenovo 11/15/07
Estimated ship date 12/11/07
ACTUAL SHIP DATE 11/17/07
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Can't wait to enter the modern Core 2 Duo Vista 64 computing era. Hopefully, my system will ship early like many of the recently ordered systems in this thread.

Ordered on 11/13
Got a email today confirms the shipment
So they only spend two days to build to system. I guess it's because mine is almost a standard option. Anyway,I'm impressed by their improvement they are making compared to some opinions found in the forums
I ordered a T42 about 2 years ago, and it took me over one month to have my laptop.

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Soon to be a happy user again.
Hope you guys feel the same, too

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41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN

Ordered 11/14/07, shipped 11/16/07. Can't complain too much about that. Originally it was showing an estimated ship date of 12/3.

Just FYI - NewEgg has a 2GB SODIMM for this laptop right now for $60 with free shipping (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... C8Junction).

I have my ShaggyMac Keyboard cover on its way. CostCentral has the 65W adapters for $28 with free shipping.