W Series ThinkPad Laptops

[#1]

Ordered a new W series notebook?  Post your specs and shipping information and questions here!

[#2]

Hi I had initially ordered a T61p, but apparently they ran out of the boards with a Quadro 570M, so they upgraded me to a W500. These are the specs:

058CT        CONFIGURED SYSTEM
    09/23/08      $1,468.20       $1,468.20
            42X6338       SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9400                        
            42X1587       VBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32                        
            44C1034       SBB G W VISTAULT32 US ENGLISH                        
            43Y3484       SBB MW XP PROFES. US ENG RDVD                        
            44C1924       SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT                        
            44C1922       SBB ATIMBLITYFGLV5700W/512VR                        
            42X6303       VBB 1GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ1DIMM                        
            42X6355       SBB KYB US ENGLISH                        
            44C1926       SBBULTRA NAV(TR.POINT+TOUCHPAD                        
            44C1937       SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM                        
            42X6326       SBB INT.TURBOMEMORY1.6 2GB                        
            44C1931       SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA                        
            42X6310       SBB EXPR.CARD SLOT/PCCARDSLOT                        
            62P6054       VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN                        
            42X6325       SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300                        
            44C1928       SBB INTWIRELESSWIDEAR.NETW.UPG                        
            39T6651       SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY                        
            39T6442       SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA                        
            44C1941       SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.                        
            41C9170       THKPLUS TP 3YR PICKUP DEPOT                        
 1       06P4069       IBM USB OPTICAL WHEEL MOUSE
    09/23/08      $10.20       $10.20

This new order was placed on 9/8. Does anyone have any thoughts on what are the chances of it shipping on time? (I know I have a 9 cell battery, and I don't know what else Lenovo is running low on...)

My CSR told me it would ship out "by the end of the week" meaning by the end of the day on Friday, 9/12, I hope.

Is it worth waiting or should I cancel and go to BestBuy or something like that... I can't go that much longer without this laptop. 

Message Edited by nonny on 09-12-2008 06:59 AM

[#3]

My W500 came fairly quickly.  I placed the order on the night of 9/4, and it arrived yesterday 9/10.

Message Edited by nonny on 09-12-2008 07:00 AM

[#4]

I must of been lucky I got mine in two days.

Message Edited by nonny on 09-12-2008 07:00 AM

[#5]

wow you are lucky xpnet =)  Actually when I tracked my UPS shipment at the time, the computer was somewhere in Hong Kong!  I guess it was put together over there.  Well I still get it in less than a week so I'm not complaining.

[#6]

Actually, I sorta cheated.. I priced out the one I wanted on Lenovo site then called resellers that where with in the UPS ground next day range that had the closest configuration I was looking for.. and actually I got 1 gig less ram then I was looking for but a faster processor and faster spin hard drive.  In the wash I think I made out really good. I ordered after 3pm so I missed my shipping time but had it pritty much next day.  

Ordering from the site is nice, but I didn't want to wait for shipping.  I researched alot of notebooks too I am very happy with the W500 and this one is retiring three other laptop computers I own .

(I just want to start a thread on optimizing it for Vista 64)

FYI I went for the 406227U configuration which is..

406227U configuration

Product Description

• Lenovo ThinkPad W500 4062 - Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8 GHz - 15.4" TFT
• Dimensions (WxDxH)  14.1 in x 10 in x 1.3 in
• Weight  5.7 lbs
• Localization  English
• Platform Technology  Intel Centrino 2
• System Type  Notebook
• Built-in Devices  Wireless LAN antenna, ThinkLight, Bluetooth antenna
• Embedded Security  Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) Security Chip , fingerprint reader
• Processor  Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 / 2.8 GHz ( Dual-Core )
• Cache Memory  6 MB - L2 cache
• RAM  2 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1066 MHz - PC3-8500 ( 2 x 1 GB )
• System Flash Memory  Intel Turbo Memory (2 GB)
• Hard Drive  160 GB - 7200 rpm
• Optical Storage  DVDñRW (ñR DL)
• Display  15.4" TFT 1920 x 1200 ( WUXGA ) - 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
• Graphics Controller  ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 - 512 MB
• Audio Output  Sound card
• Networking  Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth,
  IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
• Wireless NIC  Intel WiFi Link 5100
• Notebook Camera  Integrated - 1.3 Megapixel
• Input Device  Keyboard, TrackPoint, UltraNav
• Power  AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
• Operating System  Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade
• Environmental Standards  , EPEAT Silver

Message Edited by nonny on 09-12-2008 03:37 PM

[#7]

Did you guys order via UPS Ground, or two day delivery? Im just wondering because i just ordered one on the 14th and i kinda dont hope it will take till the 29th to get out like it says it will on my order sheet.

[#8]

My w500 is schedule to deliver this Thursday and arrived next Thursday.  I called customer service beginning last week, almost daily, till today, just to make small change to my shipping address.  However the package already shipped this yesterday morning from China via UPS, still with the WRONG shipping address.  EVEN I CALLED DAILY and they said they will change it!

Everyday is a suprices.  All agent apologize, made new excluses, ask me to do this and that, which I do most of them but are simply redundant.  One example:  How in the world will you ask me to change my debit card primary address from my home to my (business) shipping address just so you verify?  When I ask "will you garantee it will work" you didn't say yes, only said "it should be ok".  That's not the answer to a customer.

I try not to show my anger but there's seriously wrong with the ordering process, business structure.  For my situation I had to take time to dial the **bleep** phone number (no message recording or email) during my business trip and its really just ticked me off physically and mentally.

Am I doing something wrong?  For those who need to make adjustment after you place order do you had similar problems?  I was going to cancel my order but they won't let me, said they want a percent of my money as re-stock fee eventhough the whole situation is Lenovo's inability to perform customer request right in the beginning....

[#9]

You have to contact Mark_Lenovo on this forum to get this issue resolved.

[#10]

I ordered the following:

4058CT   CONFIGURED SYSTEM 
        

42X6338   SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9400                 

42V8012   VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC                 

44C1269   SBB GEN WIN VIS HOBAS 32 US E                 

44C1924   SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT                 

44C1922   SBB ATIMBLITYFGLV5700W/512VR                 

42X6306   VBB 2GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ1DIMM                 

42X6355   SBB KYB US ENGLISH                 

44C1926   SBBULTRA NAV(TR.POINT+TOUCHPAD                 

44C1917   VBB INTEGRATED CAMERA                 

43Y3620   SBB 320 GB HDDRIVE, 5400RPM                 

44C1931   SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA                 

42X6310   VBB EXPR.CARD SLOT/PCCARDSLOT                 

62P6054   VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN                 

42X6325   SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300                 

44C1928   SBB INTWIRELESSWIDEAR.NETW.UPG                 

39T6651   SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY                 

39T6442   SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA                 

44C1941   SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.

Order Date: 9/12/2008

Ship Date: 9/19/2008

Expected Arrival: 9/22/2008

I selected ground shipping, and according to UPS, it is currently going by UPS Wordwide Express. Since this is an international shipment, they are forced to upgrade the shipping.