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    IBM and backordered ship dates

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dietcokefiend, Nov 15, 2005.

  1. dietcokefiend

    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    Who here has purchased an IBM laptop to have it show up as a month later in estimated shipping time, and also stated as backordered? If you were in this list, did it ever change to all of a sudden shipped one day much sooner, or was it pretty close to the est ship date?
     
    dietcokefiend, Nov 15, 2005
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    It is not unusal to wait a while for a CTO machine.
     
    ZaZ, Nov 16, 2005
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    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    Yes, but how long?
     
    dietcokefiend, Nov 16, 2005
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    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    Oh wonderful. Just got off the phone with an IBM rep. "Oh we are only taking PRE-ORDERS on the Z60 series right now"...

    Thanks for even saying that anywhere on the site IBM... weee :mad:
     
    dietcokefiend, Nov 16, 2005
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    That's how I felt too (but pre-ordered anyways). I just got back from office depot, and they had a 1.7ghz z60t out on display, so some product is obviously shipping to some degree...
     
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    mliu Notebook Consultant

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    i ordered an ibm thinkpad x41 tablet mid october and it was said to ship in 2 - 4 weeks, it was shipped in 9 days. so i guess it all depends.
     
    mliu, Nov 16, 2005
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    sparta.rising Notebook Consultant

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    I've posted this a bout a million times before, but they told me a month, I got it in a week. Configured T43.
     
    sparta.rising, Nov 16, 2005
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    I bought a T43P, their website said "within 2 weeks"
    It shipped exatcly 3 weeks from the order date.
     
    Zangmonkey, Nov 17, 2005
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    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    the only difference I can see is this is a brand new model that no consumers have even gotten yet. the t43 has been around for a while. I just want to toy before xmas :(
     
    dietcokefiend, Nov 17, 2005
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    Note the case here; I ordered my z60t over 2 weeks ago and the sched. ship date is still 4 weeks from now.
     
    bcc, Nov 17, 2005
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    Yeah I ordered a z60m on October 30, the 80 GB titanium cover model, upgraded to 1 GB RAM...my est. ship date has been Dec 9th since that day, and I called to ask about whether that is accurate and that is about when it should be shipped. Bummer, but good things come to those who wait. haha.
     
    laxdogg22, Nov 17, 2005
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    dietcokefiend DietGreenTeaFiend

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    Maybe we will get free docking stations ^-^
     
    dietcokefiend, Nov 17, 2005
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    I bought mine from my pc mall vendor, and they are constantly changing the ship dates. They were promised to have the z60t in by yesterday, but now pushed it back again to the 28th (which happens to be the day the Lenovo webiste "sale" ends). Hopefully I get it by then. I'd buy it from the Lenovo website, but they said probably 4-8 weeks before its actually in stock and shipped from them. Although, 1999 is very tempting for the top of the line model.
     
    svtxchinoy, Nov 22, 2005
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