Average time it took for your ThinkPads to leave IBM

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Sci-Clone · #1 Post by **Sci-Clone** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 9:57 am

I wanted to start this new post to see how long it took for you guys to recieve the "shipped" status from IBM. Just so me and other people have an idea of how long it takes since purchase. In my case I am purchasing through Bill so I understand there is an extra delay since Bill has to recieve it from IBM and mail it to my address. How were you guys' experience with Bill also?

Thank you sooo much in advance!

Skywing · #2 Post by **Skywing** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:07 am

ordered 5/19

shipped 6/10

2374-3VU

Conmee · #3 Post by **Conmee** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:52 am

I ordered June 1st, but then made some changes to my order on June 11th. My system then went to packaging/customizing phase on June 12th, and on June 13th it shipped. Today I checked the tracking info and it's headed to Miami. I should receive the system on Wednesday.

Daniel.

kangazoom · #4 Post by **kangazoom** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:02 pm

ordered: june 7th
shipped: june 13th

t42, dxu

::dances::
original shipdate was july 16. haha.

Flightvector · #5 Post by **Flightvector** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:31 pm

I ordered my T42 2378DXU on 6/3, shipment was on 6/10, so it was 7 days for me

UbiMea · #6 Post by **UbiMea** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:31 pm

We ordered a 2378DXU on June 4, 2004.

It appears to have "shipped" on June 10, 2004 from Hong Kong. Our credit card was charged then, including charges for second day shipping. According to UPS, the unit has travelled to Houston TX and Lousiville, KY, where it is now supposedly languishing in FDA clearance.

Seems that the the rush shipping charge was a waste of money, although in the past, IBM has been good about refunding these types of charges even when stuff gets delayed, as here, beyond their control.

Of course, it was their business choice to manufacture/warehouse these machines in China, and accordingly, in a larger sense, the shipping delays are their fault.

Sci-Clone · #7 Post by **Sci-Clone** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:18 pm

Those numbers a pretty encouraging!

I hope mine will be fast like that! Thanx for the post everyone!

Skywing · #8 Post by **Skywing** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:35 pm

UbiMea wrote:We ordered a 2378DXU on June 4, 2004.

It appears to have "shipped" on June 10, 2004 from Hong Kong. Our credit card was charged then, including charges for second day shipping. According to UPS, the unit has travelled to Houston TX and Lousiville, KY, where it is now supposedly languishing in FDA clearance.

Seems that the the rush shipping charge was a waste of money, although in the past, IBM has been good about refunding these types of charges even when stuff gets delayed, as here, beyond their control.

Of course, it was their business choice to manufacture/warehouse these machines in China, and accordingly, in a larger sense, the shipping delays are their fault.

looks like yours is in the same batch as mine, [censored] thing has been sitting there forever

digital · #9 Post by **digital** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:30 pm

Sci-Clone wrote:Those numbers a pretty encouraging! I hope mine will be fast like that! Thanx for the post everyone!

I ordered my T42 2378DXU about 5 hours ago and my email notification gives a ship date of July 7th. Hope it gets here earlier.

I've been using a desktop for 8 years now and finally broke down and decided to add a laptop, mainly for mobile 'net use and some work.
This is my first post at this site. I look forward to being a frequent visitor here and learning about IBM ThinkPads from y'all.

UbiMea · #10 Post by **UbiMea** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:12 am

To Skywing and all, our long nightmare of FDA captivity in Kentucky is finally over; all the bugs were found and our unit has been released to the Men In Brown for delivery today.

Ordered 6/4/04--on the local UPS truck 6/15/04.

Less time than the even the most optimistic two week initial estimate.

Cgillies86 · #11 Post by **Cgillies86** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 8:50 am

I orderd My My IBM ThinkPad t42p 2373-KTU with a Minidock on 5/28. I revieved the minidock on 6/11, however I still have not recived my ThinkPad.

The scheduled ETA is 7/13/04. I hope it comes before that.

Sci-Clone · #12 Post by **Sci-Clone** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 10:10 am

Cgillies86 wrote:I orderd My My IBM ThinkPad t42p 2373-KTU with a Minidock on 5/28. I revieved the minidock on 6/11, however I still have not recived my ThinkPad. The scheduled ETA is 7/13/04. I hope it comes before that.

the reason it might take so long is because of the PM 755 2.0 GHz. They are not even listed on the IBM website anymore (I believe they were only there for the first day).

admsteiner · #13 Post by **admsteiner** » Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:31 am

Ordered my T42 2378-FVU with an additional 256MB of RAM on the 3rd of June, late in the afternoon (not sure if that has any impact). I was told by my computer supplier that it arrived yesterday, the 14th. This is after IBM said it would take 2-3 weeks, so I guess they were off a bit on the low end (not that I mind

)

--Adam

digital · #14 Post by **digital** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:57 am

Ordered my T42 2378DXU on June 14th...here's the UPS tracking so far:

Jun 20, 2004 7:19 P.M. ANCHORAGE, AK, US PROCESSING ERROR AT DESTINATION SITE;PKG HAS BEEN REROUTED TO DESTINATION
8:42 A.M. LOUISVILLE, KY, US SPECIAL CUSTOMS DELAY FOR LIVE ENTRIES;BROKERAGE RELEASED. WAITING FOR CLR AGY
Jun 19, 2004 10:10 P.M. LOUISVILLE, KY, US SPECIAL CUSTOMS DELAY FOR LIVE ENTRIES
Jun 18, 2004 7:08 P.M. KOWLOON BAY, HK PICKUP SCAN
Jun 17, 2004 2:29 A.M. CN BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

ARRIVED JUNE 21 @ 12NOON

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