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i ordered an X60 Tablet on 12/11. "estimated ship date" has been 12/26 since i placed the order. i looked today, and it's been changed to 2/13, a slip of 7 weeks!!! arghhh!!!

details of the order (cut from the lenovo order status website) are attached below.

currently, the SXGA+ screen is not orderable on the lenovo website; perhaps it is the cause of the delay?

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1 6365CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
02/13/07 $2,419.00 $2,419.00
6365CTO CTO THINKPAD X SERIES X60
27R0300 VBB INTEGR. FINGERPRINT SENSOR
42R9190 VBB NO INT.WIFI WL 3RD ANTENNA
42T6780 SBB 12.1"SXGA TFT CD 1.83GHZ
39T3645 VBB MS WINXP TABLET PC ED.2005
42T6743 SBB MS WINXP TABPC2005-USEN
41W2062 VBB 1.5GB PC2-5300 667MHZ2DIMM
41W1836 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42R9177 SBB 100GB HD 7200RPM ATA2.5"
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
41W1685 SBB 11ABGWIFI WL LAN USEULAANZ
42T6684 SBB THINKPADX60 TABSER8 SL
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
42T6686 SBB LANGPACK US ENGLISH
42T6786 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42T6788 SBB CL. PLATE WLANANDBLUETOOTH
42T6791 SBB FCC LABEL
42T6800 SBB GEO LABEL US,WLAN,BT
41W1982 SBB LOGO PLATE
42R8988 SBB MS LABEL ( VISTA CAPABLE )
42T6795 SBB MT 6365 SYSTEM LABEL
41W2078 SBB INTEL LABELS DUAL CORE
42T6723 SBB PACKAGING
41W2071 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ MEM.
41W2070 SBB 512MB PC2-5300 667MHZ MEM.
41C9168 LENOVO THINKPLUS ONSITE REPAIR - EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - ON-SITE

Wow... that is a looooog time. I'm considering making the plunge as well. Did they mention anything about being Vista compatible or will Lenovo give a coupon for free upgrade to Vista from XP professional in Feb 07? This is not mentioned ANYWHERE on their web site

thanks

GM

MountainMan wrote:currently, the SXGA+ screen is not orderable on the lenovo website; perhaps it is the cause of the delay?

That's the net.speculation. I've yet to hear of someone who's received one.

I have one on order and am not looking forward to the Estimated Shipping Date jumping out again.

Did they mention anything about being Vista compatible or will Lenovo give a coupon for free upgrade to Vista from XP professional in Feb 07?

On the GottaBeMobile X60T interview inkshow, I think it was said that there would be a free upgrade to Vista Business.

gmaniac wrote:Did they mention anything about being Vista compatible

note in my original post, one of the items is "42R8988 SBB MS LABEL ( VISTA CAPABLE )", so i'm sure it's compatible. i'm sure i've seen somewhere on the lenovo website that you can order a vista upgrade for just the cost of shipping.

although, i, for one, will avoid vista as long as possible because of its unbelievably evil DRM implementation (take a look at this) and probably switch to a mac or linux when microsoft drops support for XP.

Lenovo really needs to get their act straight and maintain an inventory. I can see on CTO orders having, maybe, a 2-3 week delay, but they should have a set of ready to ship systems that ship same or next day. Apple does it, HP/Compaq does it, and I'm sure there are others. Even a CTO Dell only has a few week delay.
It seems I lucked out when I ordered my X60s back in July, I only had to wait 3 weeks.
But, seriously, Thinkpads are among the best laptops on the market, and they can't get their act together enough to not have 2+ month delays.

couldn't wait 2 wks plus 7 additional wks. x60 tablet was for my son, a college student, who needs his new machine up and running before the new semester starts next week.

got a macbook pro instead. very cool machine! first non-windows machine in our family (not counting a linux server) but likely not the last. no more hassles with product activation, "content protection," etc.

next step is to experiment with linux on the desktop, using my old laptop. deciding between suse 10.2 and fedora core 6...

I ordered a Multitouch/Multiview on 12/10. First ship date was 12/25, delayed to 1/8. Now my ship date is 1/22. Man it is gonna be fun not having a laptop for college.

Here is something on Lenovo's blog regarding shipping delays with the X60 Tablet.

http://www.lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=47