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@ Bill Cube, your delivery timing is weird, it seems your dealer is mocking you, I would cancel the order and try to buy directly to Lenovo...

Anybody know whether, if you order T61p with a 100 GB 7200 rpm drive, they ship a 7k200 generation drive?

pae77 wrote:Anybody know whether, if you order T61p with a 100 GB 7200 rpm drive, they ship a 7k200 generation drive?

it could be a seagate 7200.1 or 7200.2 or a hitachi 7K100 or 7K200.   you won't know until it ships and there's no way to specify in your order.

Thanks.

finally I guess it's time to post my shipping post

Ordered 09/22/07(Sep), shipped 11/16/07(NOV), hopping to receive it before 11/22/07.

6457CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WIDESCREEN-3Y
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8191 INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7500
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8287 SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
42V8297 SBB UN(TRCKP TOUCHPAD)FINGERRE
42V8300 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHZ
42V8601 SBB NO UWB ANTENNA
42V8605 SBB NO INT.WWAN ANTENNA 15.4"R
42V8607 SBB INT.WLAN ANTENNA 15.4"
42V8612 SBB ST LCD COVER/BEZEL 15.4"
42V8631 SBB 15WSXGAW/BTW/OWWANW/OUWB
42V8658 SBB CL.PLATE T61P WL BLTH
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42X0819 SBB NVIDIAQUAD FX 570M W/WWAN
42X0842 SBB NVIDOAFX570MW/WWAN,W/AMT
42X0850 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
42X0875 SBB MT 6457 SYSTEM LABEL
42X0995 SBB PC CARD SLOT EXP.CARD SLOT
42X1232 SBB NEWINTELLAB_DUALCORE/CEPRO
42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42X1483 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
42X1524 SBB LP-US ENGLISH
42X1587 VBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32
42X1917 SBB MSWVISULT32 US ENGLISH
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
93P7250 SBB THINKPAD LOGOPLATET-SERIES
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
41C9340 3 YEAR THINKPAD PROTECTION
41W1749 SBB GEO LABEL US WLAN BT
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42T6638 SBB PACK. US, 15.4"
42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)
42V8169 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN

Why it took so long? Don't ask me. I know I own part of the delay, but not all.
called twice in the middle of Oct, and they said it's OK.
Then on the end of Oct, the sales rep finally found out that they failed to send out build slip or something to the building storehouse( not their fault, but due to system failure?).
Then I changed a card since they tried to place a back order. And the credit department made it wrong.
then here comes the part that was clamed as my fault:
I could not make through the 800 to the credit department, for a week.
always the answering machine, and they don't call back.
I bothered several sales reps to inform the credit department( which I want to show gratitude to), but that did not work.
Finally, when I was talking to some sales rep of WSCA, he could not hear me clearly(might be an indian), he transformed me to his superior, who seemed to have the authority to fix anything, and it got fixed instantly.
That's about two weeks ago, so I guess this span is normal if you count it from early November.

Anyway, I guess I finally got my machine within a quater, that's not yet a record.
I live a busy life, so I don't have much time or energy to argue with lenovo , but I do have two suggestions:

1. set a phone between sale rep and credit department. this would solve a lot of trouble.

2. stop telling people to leave a message and wait for call back. Just "leave a message". That gives customers expectation and since you usually don't actually call back, that makes people don't trust you.

I guess I will stick to thinkpad for the price, but, really, the buying experience is horrible when you are the unlucky one.

rleo25 wrote:@ Bill Cube, your delivery timing is weird, it seems your dealer is mocking you, I would cancel the order and try to buy directly to Lenovo...

Hello !

Here in Switzerland, you have to go through a distributor to buy Lenovo products, there is no direct sell.

Based on the dist. estimates, estimated delivery : 12/12/2007 ... Because of the WUXGA screen as it seems.

***********UPDATED 11/29/07*************
I finally got my T61, and much earlier than promised, too. See updated dates below.
*************************************

I've been reading this forum for a while, but this is my first post. It seems fitting! Anyway, here are the specs:

Ordered: 11/8/07
Estimated Ship Date: 12/11/07 (due to DVD burner)
Actual Ship Date: 11/24/07
Received: 11/29/07 (exactly 3 weeks from order date)

8897CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 1YDW
42V8191 SBBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO T7500
42V8011 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME PREMIUM
42V8285 SBB 14.1 SXGA+ TFT
42X0807 SBB INTEL GMA X3100 W/OWWAN
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
42X5218 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S 42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN 41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY

I'm also ordering 2 GB additional memory to install myself.

(Sniff.)
The epic thread still stands tall.

Just got my T61p from Lenovo Taiwan 2 days ago. I saw newer T61p model in Japan (T7800, 200G/7200rpm, WUXGA) but they won't be in Taiwan till next year.

All T61p in Taiwan are the same, 15.4 WUXGA, T7700, 100G/7200rpm, 2G RAM, and Vista Business.

I have swapped the HD with Hitachi 7k200 200G and downgraded (or upgraded?) the OS to XPP.

i ordered my T61p on 10/09/2007 and when i looked at the estimated ship date it was 3/01/2008

so i called them and my battery and dvdrw was out of stock. i o stopped that order and placed a new order. well about 8 days later the first laptop showed up on my door step. so i had to cancel my new order. so i would say the shipping on these are great just learn to uhh. i lost my train of though.

Ordered online on 11/15/07
Estimated ship date: 12/18/07 (this date never changed on my status page)
Received it today 11/28/07

Specs:
T7700 2.4ghz
XP Pro
15.4 WSXGA+
Quadro FX 570 256mb
1GB RAM (bought 4GB from Crucial already)
Fingerprint reader
200GB hard drive
DVD Dual Layer burner
9 cell battery
SATA adapter for ultrabay (will hold a Hitachi 200GB 7200 drive)

It looks like there is hope for these seemingly far out estimated shipping dates. I figured the DL DVD burner and 9 cell battery would delay this one, but thankfully not.

I'm off to do a clean install of XP to get rid of all the bloatware.

Edit: Actual ship date was 12/04/07. Much quicker than the ordering system initially forecast!


6459CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
Ordered: 11/28, Estimated shipping date: 12/31/07

42X5208 SBB INT.CORE2DUO PROCES.T7800
42V8010 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSINESS
42V8504 SBB MS WIN VISTA BUSS.32 US EN
42V8288 SBB 15.4 WUXGA TFT
42X0819 SBB NVIDIAQUAD FX 570M W/WWAN
41W2067 VBB 3GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8295 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT TOUCHPAD)
42X5218 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8171 SBB CD-RW/DVD-R24X24X24X8XUB-S
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY



My current TP42 will be wiped and reloaded fresh for the wife to use.... can't wait for the new box to get here! Very grateful for all the good info. on this site... helped me decide on O.S. and RAM for this unit... was thinking Vx64 with 4GB RAM but Vx32 and 3GB makes more sense at this time....

Shipping dates are definitely improving dramatically.

Ordered 12/7/2007

Shipped 12/12/2007

Five day build!

I wonder if my newLenovo 2.6Ghz dual core will be faster than my HP 166Mhz?

lol.

Salivating...

Alacrity

6457CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
42V8288 SBB 15.4 WUXGA TFT
42V8295 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT TOUCHPAD)
42V8504 SBB MS WIN VISTA BUSS.32 US EN
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT 42X0819 SBB NVIDIAQUAD FX 570M W/WWAN 42X1524 SBB LP-US ENGLISH
42X5208 SBB INT.CORE2DUO PROCES.T7800
42X5218 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
41W2068 VBB 4GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8010 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSINESS
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S 42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH 1 40Y7630 LENOVO THINKPAD 90W AC/DC COMBO ADAPTER - POWER ADAPTER - AC / CAR / AIRPLANE - 90 WATT

Ordered: 2 Nov 2007
Estimated ship date: 23 Dec 2007
Shipped: 7 Dec 2007
Received: 11 Dec 2007

Delay probably from the WUXGA, DVD RW, but oddly enough, the 90 W combo power adapter was the last thing to clear.

Burned restore disks, now relieving uncomfortable bloatware.

My first laptop, and my first ThinkPad!

6459CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
42V8191 SBBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO T7500
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
42V8568 SBB MS WINVISTA HM BS32 US ENG
42V8287 SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
42X0819 SBB NVIDIAQUAD FX 570M W/WWAN
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8297 SBB UN(TRCKP TOUCHPAD)FINGERREADER
42V8165 SBB 120GB HDD,5400RPM
42V8171 SBB CD-RW/DVD-R24X24X24X8XUB-S
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
42X1524 SBB LP-US ENGLISH

Ordered: 12/14/2007
Shipped: 12/17/2007 (1 business day build time!)
Arrived: 12/24/2007 4PM

Ordered on: 12/18/07

Estimated ship date 1/11/08

T61

42X2727 SBB INTEL2DUO PROCESSOR T7250
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
42V9597 SBB MSWIN VHB32 US ENGLISH
42V9324 SBB 14.1WXGA +TFT,W/OCAM
42X0906 SBB NVIDIA QUADRO NVS 140M MEDIACARD
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9330 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TCHPD)+ FING.R
42V8701 SBB 80 GB HDD,5400RPM
42V8714 SBB CD-RW/DVD-ROM COM,UBAYSLIM
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
41W1685 SBB 11ABGWIFI WL LAN USEULAANZ
42V9339 SBB 7 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
42V9391 SBB LANG.PACK US ENGLISH
41C9169 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 2 YEARS - PICK-UP AND


/not to shabby for 42% discount.

T61P - Ordered 12/18/2007, Estimated 1/04/2008
** Shipped 12/21/2007
** Arrived 12/24/2007 11 AM EDT

6459CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
42V8191 SBBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO T7500
42V8011 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME PREMIUM
42X1954 SBB MSWVISHMPRM64 US ENGLISH
42V8287 SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
42X0819 SBB NVIDIAQUAD FX 570M W/WWAN
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8295 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT TOUCHPAD)
42V8169 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8171 SBB CD-RW/DVD-R24X24X24X8XUB-S
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
42X1524 SBB LP-US ENGLISH
41C9169 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT
- 2 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN

Packaging simplified since I ordered my R52 26 months ago, but sufficient and the TP was protected. Enabling the security chip now...

Status: Shipped on 12/21/2007


I'm impressed. Now lets just hope it gets here by xmas.

For a T60 15.4":

Ordered online 12/14/07
Estimated delivery date 1/2/08
Shipped 12/20/07
Delivered 12/24/07

waiting on 2 more units...

Ordered T61 Christmas Eve Dec 24

Just saw it shipped today (Dec 27) .. I hope I get it Monday before the New Year's holiday.

By the way, the Lenovo site still shows Jan 10th as the shipping date. The IBM site had the updated/current information.

Yay!
----------------------
UPS dropped it off earlier today (Dec 31) ... been updating Windows XP Pro and installing some software.

So far so good ...

Ordered last Monday, got it this Monday -- considering there was a holiday in between this is pretty fast!

Just ordered me a:

T61p - 8889CTO
T7700 2,4ghz
Vista Ultimate 32
14.1sxga+
4Gb ram
Quadro Fx570m
Fingerprintreader
100gb 7.2k
1Gb Intel TM
DVD-RW
Intel AGN
Bluetooth
9cell
3yr warranty

2299$ is not a bad price??

npvk_x wrote: 2299$ is not a bad price??

you coulda saved a ton of money by getting the ram, and HDD elsewhere. (and getting the OS from shady sources as well maybe)

but in general, its not a bad price for what it is

So how do you track progress of your order? I ordered a T61 from Lenovo Canada on 22 Dec, and received an e-mail indicating that the order is being processed but there's no link to an 'order tracker' . . . I've scoured the website, but couldn't find anything. Do they really want me to phone to check the progress?!

EDIT: OK, I broke down and called and was told the system will arrive 17 January . . . Looks like American customers have priority, judging by esmail's 7 day delivery wonder!

For a T60 15" SXGA+ FV:

Ordered online 12/14/07
Estimated delivery date 12/28/07
Shipped 12/28/07
Delivered 12/31/07

blackomegax wrote:

npvk_x wrote: 2299$ is not a bad price??

you coulda saved a ton of money by getting the ram, and HDD elsewhere. (and getting the OS from shady sources as well maybe)

but in general, its not a bad price for what it is

i know. had i found an alternative with only the lcd and gfx i could have uppgraded over time.. but have not found anny other way.. stil save "a ton of money" over bying trough the normal sellers here in Norway.

I can't believe how fast this was:
Ordered on 12/31/07
Received on 1/02/08

Went from Hong Kong to the east coast in 2 days. That was with there free shipping.

hamrad wrote:I can't believe how fast this was:
Ordered on 12/31/07
Received on 1/02/08

Went from Hong Kong to the east coast in 2 days. That was with there free shipping.

Was this a custom build?

Yes a custom build.

T61P: Ordered Dec 31, shipped Jan 3!!

I for one was hoping for a delay---had to order Dec 31 to take advantage of a good deal.

I ordered the second.. due to ship the 28th. God, I hope it gets out faster than that...