W5X0/W7X0 Shipping Thread

[varunet]

Got my TP yesterday...

9 days from order to delivery here again..

order date: 5/26/2011
delivery date: 6/3/2011

The box was a bit untidy, but again it traveled all the way from China.
I wish the packaging was better, similar to a sony or apple. but again not a big priority.

Waiting for my 2x4GB RAM from newegg, it should arrive by tomorrow and then i will be up and running smoothly.
- G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Laptop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSQ

btw. i noticed that the cover did not closed snuggly, the locking seemed a bit weak.

Ahh one more item, I got GOBI 3000 and while unpacking I saw a at&t sim kinda card.. but it is only a holder and no sim in it. what does that do.. ? and do i insert a sim for gobi 3000 to work.. ? and where do i enter that.. ?

[waynewal]

With the latest shipping showing delivery to north of Chicago by late Tuesday, and the latest update was the W520 got to Lousiville, KY at 10:40 AM KY time, getting here by the end of the day is going to be interesting to watch.

[rockefella]

I ordered the below configuration a week ago for $2,116.18. Just saw the Labor Day 20% off sale. Called my sales rep and he knocked off $200! I love Lenovo! The bad news, I'm back at the end of the shipping queue, but well worth it for the savings.

1 4270CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
09/14/11 $1,916.52 $1,916.52
0A68542 SBB ICI7-2820QM IHD GR200
45M3090 VBB GENUWIN7PROFES.64
0A68625 SBB GW7P64 E
0A68535 SBB 15.6FHD (1900 X 1080) LED
0A68894 SBB NVQ2000M GR
45M4574 VBB 8GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM
45M4839 SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH
0A68526 VBB FINGERPRINT READER
0A68558 SBB 720P HD CAM INT MICR
0A69620 SBB I RAID-NOT EN
0A68553 SBB 500GB HDD7200RPM
0A68547 SBB DVD RC8XMXDLLRULTEHATA
0A68529 VBB ECS+4IN1CR
45M4816 SBB 9CELLLI-ION BATTERY
0A68904 SBB CPNAMLC+ 170W AC AD
0A68261 SBB BLUETOOTH 3.0
45M4804 SBB IN.CENT.ULTIMATE-N 6300
44C7950 SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR
0A68564 SBB LANG PCK US E
0A68537 SBB FINGRPRNT READER
41C9339 4YR ONSITE + 4YR TPP

[vdb11]

4270CTO THINKPAD W520 - 1 YR $1,031.98
0A68269 SBB 2NDGICI7-2620M IHDGR200 $0.00
45M3092 VBB GENWIN7HOMEPREM64 $0.00
0A68718 SBB GW7 HP64 US ENGLISH $0.00
0A68534 SBB 15.6HD+ (1600 X 900) LED $0.00
0A68893 SBB NVQ1000M GR $0.00
45M4572 VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM $0.00
45M4839 SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH $0.00
0A68526 VBB FINGERPRINT READER $0.00
0A68558 SBB 720P HD CAM INT MICR $0.00
0A69620 SBB I RAID-NOT EN $0.00
0A68552 SBB 320GB HDD7200RPM $0.00
0A68547 SBB DVD RC8XMXDLLRULTEHATA $0.00
0A68529 VBB ECS+4IN1CR $0.00
45M4816 SBB 9CELLLI-ION BATTERY $0.00
0A68904 SBB CPNAMLC+ 170W AC AD $0.00
0A68261 SBB BLUETOOTH 3.0 $0.00
75Y1724 SBB THINKPADB/G/N $0.00
44C7950 SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR $0.00
0A68564 SBB LANG PCK US E $0.00
0A68537 SBB FINGRPRNT READER $0.00

Merchandise Total $1,031.98
Sales Tax $69.66
Shipping / Handling $0.00
Total $1,101.64



hey guys, is this a good deal?

[antelope]

I ordered the below configuration a week ago for $2,116.18. Just saw the Labor Day 20% off sale. Called my sales rep and he knocked off $200! I love Lenovo! The bad news, I'm back at the end of the shipping queue, but well worth it for the savings.

1 4270CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
09/14/11 $1,916.52 $1,916.52

Rockafella - How accurate was your estimated shipping time? I just ordered a W520 today and I am on a bit of a tight timeframe. Thanks.

[antelope]

FWIW, I ordered my W520 on 9/12/11; the ship by date was 9/21/11.
It ended up shipping on 9/19/11 and I got it on 9/22/11.
Route was Shanghai > Anchorage > Louisville > Portland OR.

[justin216]

Ordered my W520 (sig) as a refurb on Lenovo's Outlet site. Ordered Sunday night (11/13) and arrived this morning (11/15). I did pay the expedited shipping cost, clearly well worth it!

[PeterNY]

Did not order my W520 from Lenovo directly, bought it from TigerDirect instead. Ordered it last week Wednesday and got it last week Thursday to upgrade my W500 (the warranty expired last week so I decided to replace it). I have a feeling the W500 was a higher quality product somehow (finishing, material, speakers) but obviously the W520 is a lot faster with Windows 7 than the W500 with Windows Vista.

ThinkPad W520 (4276-37U)
i7-2720QM(2.2GHz) 8GB RAM 500GB 7200rpm HD 15.6in 1920x1080 LCD 2GB Nvidia Quadro 1000M CDRW/DVDRW Intel 802.11agn WWAN option Bluetooth Modem 1Gb Ethernet UltraNav Secure Chip FPR Camera 9c Li-Ion Win7 Pro 64

75Y5112 75Y5113 SBE11 Rambo-VI Optiarc Yes
71Y3514 0000000 COA LABEL:LABELS No
63Y1745 - - Yes
60Y3270 60Y3271 BLUETOOTH Yes
60Y3252 60Y3253 WLAN ICA-N Yes
60Y3206 60Y3207 FRU MDC Yes
45N7542 - - Yes
45N7276 45N7277 HDDS 500GB Yes
45N7033 54Y8377 FRU DT HDD 500GB MX Yes
45N2106 45N2141 KBD USE Yes
45N0113 45N0114 ADAPTER170 Yes
42X4525 0000000 - Yes
42T5093 0000000 LINE CORD:LINE CORDS No
42T4800 42T4801 Panasonic 9c d Yes
41R0642 - - No
41R0642 - - No
0B01909 04W2028 PLANAR TPM Yes
0A68625 03W8347 W7P64 US Yes
0A66631 04W1544 LCD ASM Yes
0A38042 04W1360 CPU 2.2GHZ Yes

[Alejandro Audisio]

Did not order my W520 from Lenovo directly, bought it from TigerDirect instead. Ordered it last week Wednesday and got it last week Thursday to upgrade my W500 (the warranty expired last week so I decided to replace it). I have a feeling the W500 was a higher quality product somehow (finishing, material, speakers) but obviously the W520 is a lot faster with Windows 7 than the W500 with Windows Vista.

It worries me more and more as I continue to explore these forums and confirm that an important number of folks that remain loyal to ThinkPads all seem to say that newer models have less impressive finishing & materials.... sure the specs and performance improve, but I just dont get why Lenovo seems to be willing to play games and (apparently) cut corners with materials & finishing quality. IBM left them with an Icon brand with a loyal following... if Lenovo has to cut corners to keep profitable then there is something fundamentally wrong with their business model.....

I hope I just worry tooo much....

[PeterNY]

I hope I just worry tooo much....

They want to grow very fast and that is why they need to cut prices. In order to cut prices and still make money they are cutting corners obviously. You should never worry: in the end it is just a piece of machinery.

[arty_harvy]

My new W520 is scheduled to be delivered Tuesday the 28th.
Will be Installing my 300GB 320 Series and 16GB ram as soon as it arrives. Will hopefully Get a Crucial M4 if I can justify it to the wife........
0B06463 SBB INCOI7-2960XM2.70GHZ8MB
45M3090 VBB GENUWIN7PROFES.64
0A68625 SBB GW7P64 E
0A68535 SBB 15.6FHD (1900 X 1080) LED
0A68894 SBB NVQ2000M GR
45M4572 VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM
45M4839 SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH
0A68526 VBB FINGERPRINT READER
0A68558 SBB 720P HD CAM INT MICR
0A69620 SBB I RAID-NOT EN
0A68552 SBB 320GB HDD7200RPM
0A68287 SBB NO MSSDRIVE
0A68547 SBB DVD RC8XMXDLLRULTEHATA
0A68528 VBB ECS+4IN1CR+SCR
45M4816 SBB 9CELLLI-ION BATTERY
0A68904 SBB CPNAMLC+ 170W AC AD
0A68261 SBB BLUETOOTH 3.0
0A68540 SBB NO MODEM
45M4804 SBB IN.CENT.ULTIMATE-N 6300
44C7950 SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR
0A68564 SBB LANG PCK US E
0A68945 SBB CLPLW520 WLAN/WWN/WPN
0A68563 SBB NO COLOR SENSOR
44C8401 SBB ENERGYSTAR 4.0 TIER 2 PACK
75Y2143 SBB FCC LABEL
0A68782 SBB GEO LABEL US WLAN BL
0A68967 SBB 2ND GIL(ICI7 PR EXT ED
0A68951 SBB NVGRQ3TPM/AES
0A68809 SBB 15.6FHD LED B-L,11NWWN,C
0A68771 SBB MECH MPARTS
0A68545 SBB 4GB DDR3 SDRAM1333MHZSMM
0A71678 SBB MS LABEL (W7ST/EE 2.0)
0A68536 SBB FINGERPRINT READER
0A68599 SBB PCK MOW EXCEPT CH HK JP
0A68776 SBB REAR CLEAR PLATE
0A71377 SBB SLBIDTP00002BFORROW170W
0A68561 SBB SMART CARD READER
0A68766 SBB WLAN MP 3X3 HALF (H1)
0A68768 SBB WWAN MP WWAN RD FULL F1
THINKPAD BATTERY 55+ (6 CELL)
THINKPAD BLUETOOTH LASER MOUSE
THINKPAD 15W CASE SLEEVE

[mkruger]

Just received a refurbished W500 (4061-B13) from the IBM contractor purchase program. I am impressed, it's a very nice machine. It came with 4GB of memory, Core 2 Duo T9400 (2.53Ghz) Win7 Pro (32bit), 9 cell battery, and the lower resolution 1680x1050 display. Plus, they tossed in a 1 year extended warranty for free. Not bad for just a bit over $400US. I really like the high resolution display and the discreet ATI graphics. The keyboard though....it's not as good as the keyboard in my T60P. This one requires more effort to press the keys and they make more noise. Still though....this laptop does circles around my old Intel Atom powered Lenovo S12 Netbook.

[http302]

Bought direct from Lenovo.

1 4270CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
0B06462 SBB INCOI7-2860QM2.50GHZ8MB
45M3090 VBB GENUWIN7PROFES.64
0A68625 SBB GW7P64 E
0A68535 SBB 15.6FHD (1900 X 1080) LED
0A68894 SBB NVQ2000M GR
75Y0175 VBB COLORSENSOR
45M4572 VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM
45M4839 SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH
0A68526 VBB FINGERPRINT READER
0A68558 SBB 720P HD CAM INT MICR
0A69620 SBB I RAID-NOT EN
0A92910 SBB 500GB HRD DSK DRV 5400RPM
0A68547 SBB DVD RC8XMXDLLRULTEHATA
0A68528 VBB ECS+4IN1CR+SCR
45M4816 SBB 9CELLLI-ION BATTERY
0A68904 SBB CPNAMLC+ 170W AC AD
0A68261 SBB BLUETOOTH 3.0
45M4804 SBB IN.CENT.ULTIMATE-N 6300
44C7950 SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR
0A68564 SBB LANG PCK US E
41C9339 4YR ONSITE + 4YR TPP

Out the door, just under $2300 with tax and upgraded UPS shipping. Due to ship out on 3/27.

In case you're wondering, yes, I deliberately only got 4gb memory. Will be swapping that out with 32gb DDR3-1600 to be ordered later today from Newegg.

(updated 3/21 with actual Lenovo BOM sheet)
3/22: Got email confirmation that my W520 was being shipped! So much for a 3/27 shipping date; I should *receive* the laptop by that date!
3/23: Got tracking code, it's going to be delivered later today! Crazy!
3/23: It's here!