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No, you may get it sooner. I've noticed that Lenovo only seems to send out their machines in bulk batches about once a month. So everyone's machine will back-up until the bulk shipment goes it (usually the end of the month)

Antioch wrote:No, you may get it sooner. I've noticed that Lenovo only seems to send out their machines in bulk batches about once a month. So everyone's machine will back-up until the bulk shipment goes it (usually the end of the month)

I hope so. Thanks for the heads up

Omer wrote: ESD pushed back to 10/02/2007.

(I should mention this is a US order placed via Lenovo's US CTO website, regardless of where I am located)

Hey, Omer could you please post your X61s' config.

Here's mine:

7668CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM

46P4166 VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION
42X0239 SBB MSWIN XP PROF US ENGLISH
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42X0133 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42X0754 SBB TRACKPOINT W/FINGERPR.READ
42V9134 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM ATA 2.5"
41W1928 SBB THINKPAD X6 ULTRABASE
42V9137 SBB DVD REC 8X MAX DUAL LAYER
41W1685 SBB 11ABGWIFI WL LAN USEULAANZ
41W1830 SBB 8CELL LI-ION BATTERY 2.6AH
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42X0165 SBB LANG.PACK US ENGLISH

Just ordered my first ThinkPad: an X61s. No top notch specifications and no estimated delivery date, but a huge student discount.
Looking forward to a really nice and sturdy GNU/Linux-compatible system!

DranK wrote:Hey, Omer could you please post your X61s' config.

Sure; very similar configuration, so I guess they'll be shipped at the same time - which is hopefully very soon. Like, two minutes from now

7668CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM

42X1587 VBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32
42X2061 SBB MSWINVISULT32 US ENG
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42X0133 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42X0754 SBB TRACKPOINT W/FINGERPR.READ
42V9134 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM ATA 2.5"
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
41W1928 SBB THINKPAD X6 ULTRABASE
42V9137 SBB DVD REC 8X MAX DUAL LAYER
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
41W1830 SBB 8CELL LI-ION BATTERY 2.6AH
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42X0202 SBB LANG.PACK_US ENGLISH

Omer wrote:

DranK wrote:

Omer thanks gor posting your config.

Apparently, you were right I received my order today I hope you also got yours.

Gah, you're killing me; mine is still marked as "In Process", and some of the items (an extra 4cell slim battery) have actually been pushed back to October 4th.
I knew I don't actually need that Intel Turbo Memory (or perhaps it's the bluetooth which is causing the delay...).

In any case... argh - and congratulations on your new X61s

My X61s shipped on 9/17, was ordered on 8/31.

1GB RAM, 80GB 5400RPM HD, 1GB Turbo Memory, Bluetooth, Fingerprint Reader, Intel Draft-N WiFi.

However for those who haven't gotten shipped yet, I feel it prudent to note that I had my processing priority bumped up by a sales rep. as they owed it to me because my first X61s was defective.

Anyways, cheers, and good luck to all!

Omer wrote:Gah, you're killing me; mine is still marked as "In Process", and some of the items (an extra 4cell slim battery) have actually been pushed back to October 4th.
I knew I don't actually need that Intel Turbo Memory (or perhaps it's the bluetooth which is causing the delay...).

In any case... argh - and congratulations on your new X61s

thanks.

I am sorry to hear that your order has not shipped yet. I know how you feel, my T61p order (placed in July) only got shipped yesterday, been waiting for it almost 2 month

Anyway, I hope yours will ship soon! Good luck.

SECOND EDIT! It shipped today! 4 day turn around!
Ordered 9/19/07. Expected Ship of 10/8/07. Actually shipped 9/23/07

System specs:
1 SYS.7668CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
10/08/07 $1,372.55 $1,372.55
7668CTO CTO THINKPAD X61S-1YD
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
42X0367 SBB MSWINVISHOMB32 US ENGLISH
42X0100 SBB 12.1"ULTRALIGHT L7500_1.6G
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
42X0133 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42X0754 SBB TRACKPOINT W/FINGERPR.READ
42V9131 SBB 120GB HDD,5400RPM ATA 2.5"
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
41W1830 SBB 8CELL LI-ION BATTERY 2.6AH
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42X0202 SBB LANG.PACK_US ENGLISH
41W1910 SBB PACKAGING
42V8300 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHZ
42X1465 SBB CLEAR PLATE X61,WLAN
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42X0411 SBB GEO LBL US,WLAN
41W1982 SBB LOGO PLATE
42X0401 SBB MT 7668 SYSTEM LABEL
42X0948 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
42V7973 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA BASIC)
42X1232 SBB NEWINTELLAB_DUALCORE/CEPRO
42X1461 SBB WLAN,MISC PARTS
41C9334 3 YEAR THINKPAD PROTECTION

my x61s

Ordered Sep18
EST Oct05
Shipped Sep22

LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 09/22/2007 9:02 P.M. IN TRANSIT TO
ANCHORAGE,
AK, US 09/22/2007 5:01 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
09/22/2007 4:35 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
OSAKA,
JP 09/23/2007 6:30 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
09/23/2007 4:56 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
SHANGHAI,
CN 09/22/2007 8:22 P.M. EXPORT SCAN
09/22/2007 10:49 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN
CN 09/22/2007 1:17 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

This was quick !
Scheduled delivery on Sep24!! I didn't order express service ?

Unbelievable. Or quite believable and expected, depends on your PoV I guess.

I just called Lenovo, and after being put on hold for about 20 minutes with some weird excuse about having to check on my order status (on a very bad quality phone line, probably outsourced), I was transferred to a guy who seemed to actually know what's up. He, on the other hand, did not need 20 minutes to pull up my order, and immediately told me my order is not even in production yet, and is highly unlikely to ship any time in the next three weeks due to supply issues with the LCD ultralight panels. This really bugs me, because they pushed my ESD back to 02.10, which is obviously just as much BS as the previous one.

I'm pondering canceling and placing an order for a Dell XPS M1330, which I was considering purchasing originally, before convincing myself an X61s is a better choice (when in fact I couldn't decide and just wanted the machine quicker ) due to Dell supply delays.

Sorry, wrote too much - bottom line for others who may be interested: Lenovo claim X61s with Ultralight displays are unlikely to even enter production in the next 3 weeks, at the least - which obviously sounds like nonsense considering some people have been getting their machine, with an ultralight panel, within 4 days...

I was trying to get my order in before these sales end, but there are no SXGA+ options?? I even called and asked if they could supply it (on backorder) but to no avail...

Anyone have any thoughts on when the SXGA+ will be back in the X61?

Ordered an x61s on 9/28 with an est. ship date of 10/17. Here are the specs:
Order status site says that it is still "In Process".

I ordered my X61s on 10/02/07

I called and changed my configuration from having the Atheros wifi card to the AGN when I read further into palm rest heat issues and my estimated ship date was bumped up three days to 10/22/07

After bugging CS a bit I was told the third week of January is when I could expect it to ship.

7668CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
10/22/07 $1,211.40
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
42X0367 SBB MSWINVISHOMB32 US ENGLISH
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42X0133 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42X1458 SBB TRACK POINT
42V9132 SBB 160GB HDD,5400RPM ATA 2.5"
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
42V9334 SBB WAN:CINGULAR
41W1830 SBB 8CELL LI-ION BATTERY 2.6AH
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
42X0202 SBB LANG.PACK_US ENGLISH

My status still says "In Process," is this normal?

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Edit: Just got a confirmation that my laptop shipped. 10/9
I was expecting much longer than a week turnaround, I am really impressed.

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Edit: Received my Thinkpad on the 11th. It was shipped express (I paid for UPS ground). I was not expecting a 9 day turnaround.

My x61s shipped the 7th and should be here on the 10th according to UPS.

BTW Omer if yours hasn't shipped yet I ordered mine with the Ultralight screen.

1 6365CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
10/29/07 $1,348.80 $1,348.80
42V8010 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSINESS
42V7524 SBB MS WINVISTA BUS US ENGLISH
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
41W1836 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42R9176 SBB 120GB HD 5400RPM ATA2.5"
41W1501 SBB INTELPRO/WL3945ABGUSCNLAAP
42T6684 SBB THINKPADX60 TABSER8 SL
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
42T7448 SBB LANG.PACK:US ENGLISH
1 CAFEE06 RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 4 TO 14 INCH DISPLAY
10/29/07 $6.00 $6.00

X60T SXGA 2gb/120gb
10/29 ship date, 10/8 ordered.

Hmmm ordered it today with the special Anniversary coupon code... can I call in ask them to change the wireless card to the N card? I stupidly forgot to do that.[/quote]

X61t ordered on 10/2/07 with an expected ship date of 10/26/07

7764CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
$1,514.40
42V8010 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSINESS
42X0661 SBB MW VISTABUS32 US ENGLISH
41W2067 VBB 3GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42X0133 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9154 SBB 100 GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN

flypenfly wrote:can I call in ask them to change the wireless card to the N card? I stupidly forgot to do that.

That is exactly what I did. It was a painless process and my shipping date was only changed by a few days.

I really can't stand UPS here is my tracking results:

LOUISVILLE, KY, US 10/09/2007 7:00 P.M. IN TRANSIT TO
ANCHORAGE, AK, US 10/09/2007 2:59 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
LOUISVILLE, KY, US 10/09/2007 5:42 P.M. THE SHIPMENT IS BEING HELD BY BROKERAGE FOR REASONS BEYOND UPS' CONTROL
ANCHORAGE, AK, US 10/09/2007 1:31 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
SHANGHAI, CN 10/09/2007 10:15 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
SHANGHAI, CN 10/08/2007 9:33 P.M. EXPORT SCAN
10/08/2007 9:29 P.M. HUB SCAN
10/08/2007 8:57 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN
CN 10/08/2007 2:00 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

Now its giving me delivery date of 10/9 which would be today although earlier it was saying 10/10. The problem is that it is 10:26 PM right now so I'm guessing I'm not getting it today.

Got my X61s today. What an amazing little machine. I couldn't believe how small and yet how solid it feels. The keyboard is awesome feels way better than the one on my Macbook Pro.

My first Thinkpad and I couldn't be happier.

Ordered 10/28/07. Estimated ship date 11/15/07.

1 7675CTO LENOVO THINKPAD X61 7675 - NO CPU - 12.1" TFT $884.40
1 42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
1 42X0367 SBB MSWINVISHOMB32 US ENGLISH
1 41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
1 42X0133 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
1 42X1459 SBB TRACKPOINT W FINGERPR.READ
1 42V9140 SBB 80GB HDD,5400RPM ATA 2.5"
1 62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
1 41W1501 SBB INTELPRO/WL3945ABGUSCNLAAP
1 41W1831 SBB 4CELL LI-ION BATTERY 2.6AH
1 41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
1 42X0202 SBB LANG.PACK_US ENGLISH

It says "NO CPU" but I certainly hope my T7300 is in there! I wish it will come sooner, though. I want to have it before Thanksgiving.

Ordered my X61T on 10/4. It said estimated ship date was 10/30. I checked the order status today and it says it shipped 10/28! Hopefully it will arrive sometime this week.

I ordered a X61s on 10/26 with an estimated ship date on the final order confirmation page stating a ship date of 10/26.... odd.

Order status site says ship date of 11/14 expected. Hopefully I'll have it before then!

my horrible experience so far....

here's my order:

39T3645 VBB MS WINXP TABLET PC ED.2005
42T6743 SBB MS WINXP TABPC2005-USEN
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
41W1836 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42R9174 SBB 80GB HD 5400RPM ATA2.5"
41W1501 SBB INTELPRO/WL3945ABGUSCNLAAP
42T6684 SBB THINKPADX60 TABSER8 SL
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
42T6686 SBB LANGPACK US ENGLISH

I ordered on the 18th of September
Lenovo initialy gave the shipdate of the 9th of October, and to someone who thought most laptops get delivered within two weeks, that's a long @$$ time...
so the 9th comes around, shipdate gets updated to the 30th of October
So I called, Lenovo said they're sorry, but demand is high. I'm sure I'm not the only person who saw PC Mag give the x60 Tablet the highest overall rating, so I guess that made sense. The rep, sounding somewhat clueless, said he doesn't have the actual status on the laptop, but will have someone call me back in a couple of days - didn't happen.
So I called on the following weekend, spoke to another rep, demanded the actual status of my order, and argued that I felt I should be entitled to the 20% discount instead of the 15% I got at checkout. The guy said he's very very sorry, and that they can give me the 20% off, but I will have to call back during regular business days since their customer service center is closed.
I called them back two days later, and was informed that it WILL be shipped on the 25th of October, and when asked about the 20%, the guy said I had to E-mail him the coupon code for him to verify before "price matching" is possible. He said he will either E-mail, or call me to confirm the 20% off, which of course, neither happened.
Since they don't charge my CC until they ship it out, I figured I'll wait until they ship to check the 20% off.

So as promised, it was shipped on the 25th, and I got my tracking number on the 26th. And here I'm thinking, [censored] thing has finally shipped, all is well right? it gets even better...

UPS website indicated it's to be delivered on the 29th, Monday. 1st delivery attempt failed, no one home, tag left on door, package cycled back to the facility. I figured I'll just run home, grab the slip, and then pick it up no problem. I called UPS to check if the package is available for pickup back at their facility, guy who answered the phone said he can't confirm, but will give me a call within the hour. I get a call back saying that the package has the cycled back into the facility, can't be located at the time, but he will put in a note to hold it from being delivered so I can pick it up the next day. Alright, fine, I've waiting over a month now, just another day, not gonna kill me.

So this morning, I got to work, checked the UPS tracking site, and here's what I see:

LOUISVILLE, KY, US 10/30/2007 2:17 A.M. IMPORT SCAN
10/30/2007 12:56 A.M. IMPORT SCAN
10/30/2007 12:14 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
CHANTILLY, VA, US 10/29/2007 10:45 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
10/29/2007 9:50 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
10/29/2007 9:39 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
10/29/2007 6:34 P.M. SAME DAY WILL CALL / ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED WITH CUSTOMER
10/29/2007 5:22 P.M. THE RECEIVER REQUESTED A HOLD FOR A FUTURE DELIVERY DATE. UPS WILL ATTEMPT DELIVERY ON DATE REQUESTED / DELIVERY RESCHEDULED
10/29/2007 5:00 P.M. THE DELIVERY CHANGE REQUEST FOR THIS PACKAGE WAS MODIFIED / SAME DAY WILL CALL
10/29/2007 11:48 A.M. A DELIVERY CHANGE REQUEST FOR THIS PACKAGE WILL BE PROCESSED / THE PACKAGE IS BEING HELD FOR FUTURE DELIVERY. UPS WILL ATTEMPT DELIVERY ON THE DATE REQUESTED
10/29/2007 9:29 A.M. THE RECEIVER WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SIGN ON THE 1ST DELIVERY ATTEMPT. A 2ND DELIVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE
10/29/2007 3:47 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
CHANTILLY, VA, US 10/28/2007 2:56 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
LOUISVILLE, KY, US 10/27/2007 4:59 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
10/27/2007 2:01 A.M. IMPORT SCAN
ANCHORAGE, AK, US 10/26/2007 6:04 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
10/26/2007 1:27 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
SHANGHAI, CN 10/26/2007 10:46 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
SHANGHAI, CN 10/25/2007 11:14 P.M. THE AIRLINE OFF-LOADED PACKAGES CAUSING A DELAY
10/25/2007 9:55 P.M. EXPORT SCAN
10/25/2007 8:50 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN
CN 10/25/2007 1:40 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

WTF?????
Called UPS, they told me that per Lenovo, package is ONLY allowed for deliver, no pickups permitted, and when a request for pickup is submitted, or any change to delivery is made, the package is automatically sent back to Lenovo.
I was told I've got to call Lenovo to straighten this out if I want the package back.

So I just got off the call with Lenovo's customer service, their systems are currently down, can't track my order status, wonderful. Said he'll call me back. I can only hope that happens before that package is put on a plane back to Shanghai.

maybe I'll have better luck calling my relatives in Shanghai to wait at the airport to pick it up for me....

ME WANT ME LAPPY BACK!!!

good news =]

ordered an X61s (7668-CTO) configured with the 1.8ghz L7700, 4gb RAM, 100gb 7200rpm drive, 1gb turbo memory, fingerprint, bluetooth, 802.11 AGN, 3 extra power adapters, 4cell and an 8cell on 10/26. estimated ship date was 11/16. all of the power accessories (extra battery and power adapters) shipped out separately on 10/27. the laptop itself is showing up as shipped as of this morning, 10/31. pretty fast turnaround!

aaron

My X61s that I ordered on 10/26 has shipped on 10/31 as well!!!

I got the pretty much the same exact config as you except for the extra battery and power bricks. They must be in the same shipment together

Markyologist wrote:Ordered my X61T on 10/4. It said estimated ship date was 10/30. I checked the order status today and it says it shipped 10/28! Hopefully it will arrive sometime this week.

I got it today, 10/31! What an awesome little tablet this is! So far it is running great. Now I am off to install Vista 64 bit...

Markyologist wrote:I got it today, 10/31! What an awesome little tablet this is! So far it is running great. Now I am off to install Vista 64 bit...

Just curious, why 64-bit? I have been trying to decide between 32-bit and 64-bit, but ended up going 32-bit since it has better compatibility.

rhema83 wrote: Just curious, why 64-bit? I have been trying to decide between 32-bit and 64-bit, but ended up going 32-bit since it has better compatibility.

I installed 4 GB of RAM and I want to be able to make use of all of it. Also, I am a software developer and I want to be able to test things out on a 64 bit OS. I'll probably run some virtual machines, so being able to access all 4 GB of RAM will be helpful for that too.