T42s delayed?

[Logi7]

got this in the mail yesterday

"Dear xxx,

Thank you for contacting IBM.

We are in receipt of your inquiry regarding order numberxxxxx

Please be advised, the T42 ThinkPad you ordered is currently not in
stock. The estimated time of arrival (ETA) is 3 weeks. Once stock
becomes available, your order will be shipped to you via 2 Business
Day Priority service.

We apologize for any inconvenience or frustration you may have
experienced.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact Customer
Service at 1-877-999-7115, followed by option 1 on the voice response
unit. Their hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST,
Monday through Friday.

Thank you for visiting our site and contacting IBM.

Regards,"

[Logi7]

ok my order status says that itll be here the 11th still

[Logi7]

lol
just got off the phone with IBM, the guy told me the order shoudl be shipping within the next 24 hours hahaha

anyway ... shoudl haev my laptop soon then

ordered it on the 19th

[pat]

tricky fellows, aren't they?

[Logi7]

1 2373H13 T42 1.7GHZ 512MB 60GB COMBO XP
08/11/04 $1,733.00 $1,733.00
Status: Customizing\Packing

yay

but .. i palnned it to be there in a week , didnt htink it woudl take 1 1/2 days
nobodys going to be there to recieve it

[mtbiac]

I ordered almost exactly 48hrs ago. Status: "Your product is currently back-ordered, please call for further information" - WTF??

2373GVU T42p

should I give them a call in an attempt to speed things up or ??

thanks

[BillMorrow]

i have been getting fairly good ship times..

letters that say your product has been delayed are usually followed closely by that product..

its a case of one computer not knowing what the other computer is doing..