Lenovo W520 SHIPPING INFO

Do you know if they open up the box when it goes through customs?

 

i'm fairly certain that they don't, mine came completely sealed

 

My tracking number is being a bit odd... Right now the UPS website shows this:

I called UPS and I had them look up my W520 shipment. Apparently, the truth is that the paperwork for my package has arrived in Louisville, but the laptop itself is in transit between Alaska and Kentucky.

The separate shipment for my laptop lock, however, seems to be going good:

 

What coincidence (long time lurker here)... My W520 shipment info says:

Shanghai, China 06/14/2011 3:37 A.M. Departure Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/13/2011 7:41 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 06/12/2011 9:32 P.M. Departure Scan
06/12/2011 8:05 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 06/13/2011 3:43 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 06/11/2011 8:38 P.M. Export Scan
06/11/2011 8:32 P.M. Origin Scan
China 06/11/2011 1:20 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

I couldn't make sense of it until I read your post.

 

When I called them, I recall hearing something about the internal tracking at UPS being a bit off. Not sure exactly what's going on, but shipping is apparently unaffected, so I'm sure you're package is fine. We're probably on the same truck ...

 

Please remember if you leave Shanghai by air you will arrive in Anchorage several hours before you leave (Intl Date Line)

 

Sounds good... hope it arrives undamaged. From Lexington, your package will probably go South-East and mine will leave North-West at the same time.

 

You might know this already, but just thought I would add a little insight that might help. Departure and Arrival scans are not actual scans of the package. They are derived scans that are created by events based on the trailer/container that the package was last seen in. I say that, to say that Departure and Arrival scans can sometimes we a little flaky when it comes to trying to figure out where your package actually is.

 

Thanks for the reassurance! I don't want anyone's hands on my goods except mine!

 

I should be looking out for my laptop lock today...

The W520 itself isn't too far behind. ETA is still 6/16 though.

 

BOOYEAH!

Brooklyn, NY, United States 06/14/2011 3:31 P.M. Delivered
06/14/2011 7:18 A.M. Out For Delivery
Jamaica, NY, United States 06/14/2011 5:09 A.M. Departure Scan
06/14/2011 4:48 A.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/14/2011 3:09 A.M. Departure Scan
06/14/2011 12:20 A.M. Import Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/13/2011 12:22 P.M. Import Scan
06/13/2011 11:50 A.M. This shipment is warehoused until it is released by Clearing Agency. / Brokerage released shipment. Shipment is submitted to Clearing Agency for further clearance.
06/13/2011 10:38 A.M. This shipment is warehoused until it is released by Clearing Agency.
Anchorage, AK, United States 06/10/2011 11:32 P.M. Departure Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/10/2011 9:36 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 06/09/2011 11:32 P.M. Departure Scan
06/09/2011 9:35 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 06/10/2011 4:42 A.M. Departure Scan
06/10/2011 1:20 A.M. Export Scan
06/10/2011 1:13 A.M. Origin Scan
China 06/09/2011 1:36 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

W520 ETA has changed to 6/15, so that's nice. My laptop lock is still somewhere on the roads in my town, though. Should be here by end of today.

Congratz! Also, there's a Jamacia, NY? ....

 

My lock just arrived... =)

 

UPS hasn't updated my page since Sunday I called them up and they said everything looked good and it's still scheduled for Thursday the 16th.

perplexed

Louisville, KY, United States 06/12/2011 9:55 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 06/11/2011 11:44 P.M. Departure Scan

 

All this process took 8 days in total ?

 

Thanks! Hopefully yours will not be too far away! Originally UPS had it slated for tomorrow, but then right after clearing customs it shaved off a day to today...

Nice! Did you order your RAM yet?

 

Nah, not yet. I was considering ordering it today since Newegg had one of those 1-day sales that included 10% off RAM/flashdrives, but apparently the code doesn't work (I posted it in the Bargins subforum). Also, after realizing that I'd be out of town when the standard shipping would arrive, I'm just going to wait until I'm back home before ordering.

What I really want is the 80GB Intel 310, if they ever come back in stock....! If I end up not able to get it, I might consider something like MyDigitalSSD, though I know nothing about their track record to be honest. Earlier, I was considering moving the HDD to the Ultrabay and getting a 2.5" SSD, though that would mean I'd have to buy a caddy from eBay, and I'm not comfortable with that (nor using PayPal), and credit cards for 18 year olds are complete bull (~20% APR, etc).

 

My laptop is getting closer and closer. I have a feeling that I should expect it at around 4:30pm today.

 

For the lock, yes. Looks like the W520 itself will be here 9 days after I ordered.

 

Florence, SC, United States 06/15/2011 6:12 A.M. Out For Delivery
06/15/2011 5:18 A.M. Arrival Scan
West Columbia, SC, United States 06/15/2011 3:26 A.M. Departure Scan
06/15/2011 12:37 A.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/14/2011 3:15 P.M. Departure Scan
06/14/2011 11:50 A.M. Import Scan
Shanghai, China 06/14/2011 3:37 A.M. Departure Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/13/2011 7:41 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 06/12/2011 9:32 P.M. Departure Scan
06/12/2011 8:05 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 06/13/2011 3:43 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 06/10/2011 9:43 P.M. Export Scan
06/10/2011 9:38 P.M. Origin Scan
China 06/10/2011 1:28 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

Nice! You were scheduled to receive on the 16th?

I think their sales usually exclude notebook RAM... I did see the rebate thing with Mushkin, but they're out of stock. I've already got the G.Skill RAM on order so I guess I'm gonna have to wait until the 21st to see if they get that RAM in stock before I open up the G.Skill ones...

APR ain't a problem if you pay in full

 

Yeah, I was told by my rep that I'd get it on the 16th. Getting it one day earlier is a welcome surprise.

For the sale, it was for all notebook/desktop RAM and flashdrives made by Corsair (I forgot about that part). And I just checked Newegg for that Mushkon RAM and all I have to say is, "Dammit!"

 

My W520 arrived

 

Great! How is it? mine arrives tomorrow

 

The $60 Mushkin 8GB RAM rebate ends 6/21/2011, so as long as Newegg restocks you don't have to worry as much.

Edit: I checked and found that they have restocked, this is almost like the Intel mSATA 80GB drive (these mSATA drives were in and out of stock fast).

 

I just took it out of the box 30 minutes ago and backed up my Windows install to the hard drive, and I'm in the process of backing it up to DVDs.

The keyboard is AMAZING! No flex whatsoever, the keys have a smooth travel, and they are nearly slient (except for the space bar, which makes a nice "click" sound each tim I hit it). The body feels strong, and the only flex I've noticed is on the middle of the bottom edge of the screen, though I don't worry about it since there won't be any pressure there anyway. The hard drive boots pretty fast, and the FHD display is simply perfect (and very, very bright)! I am extremely happy with this machine, and as soon as I'm done backing up the stock Windows install, I'll install my programs and put my data on the drive to make it personal.

Disclaimer: I'm using this laptop after being use to using my previous laptop, which as you can see in my sig, wasn't very impressive.

 

Well, I checked again and the Mushkin 2 x 4GB RAM is back in stock ! Go here to pursue the deal.

 

Yay! Congrats!

Must have missed it... it's out again!

 

Very Hot Deal on Mastercard Marketplace......EPP -15% on Lenovo.

I got my X220 on a EPP-12% and was totally stoked.

 

woot! My W520 is here It's gorgeous!

South San Francisco, CA, United States 06/16/2011 12:27 P.M. Delivered
06/16/2011 7:16 A.M. Out For Delivery
06/16/2011 6:23 A.M. Arrival Scan
Oakland, CA, United States 06/16/2011 5:29 A.M. Departure Scan
Oakland, CA, United States 06/15/2011 9:35 P.M. Departure Scan
06/15/2011 5:41 P.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/15/2011 4:06 P.M. Departure Scan
06/15/2011 12:07 P.M. Import Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/12/2011 9:55 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 06/11/2011 11:44 P.M. Departure Scan
06/11/2011 6:10 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 06/12/2011 1:46 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 06/11/2011 7:03 P.M. Export Scan
06/11/2011 6:58 P.M. Origin Scan
China 06/10/2011 7:53 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

ordered: 6/2 Arrived 6/16

 

Bleh, Chrome...

 

At last
Ordered: 06/13/2011
Shipped 06/16/2011 (I dont have shipping number yet. It says it will give me tomorrow)

Arrived - I hope a.s.a.p

 

You can probably expect it in about three or four days after shipment

 

By the way you are new owner of laptop. I have couple questions if you can answer.

Is default software on laptop worth to use? I'm asking because whenever i buy a laptop i format it after 10 mins and install clean windows.

There are many posts in w520 owners thread. I'm too lazy to read that many pages Do you have a most important things todo when we get laptop?
For example i see many posts about bios etc. I think you are more interested in this w520 Thanks for answers

 

ThinkVantage is pretty neat I suppose, though I don't really use it. This is only my second laptop I've owned, and both times I always used the default install of Windows (no clean install) since it was good enough for me.

What I usually do is to first install Firefox (and later upgrade IE to version 9), then security software (MSE and Malwarebytes), then delete bloatware (not too much on Thinkpad, thankfully), and then move my data/apps onto the new computer. However, because I'm waiting to buy a mSATA SSD, I haven't installed any of my programs (I only have browsers and security at the moment), so my laptop is still in a near-OEM condition, OS-wise.

 

At last! Received my W520 today .

Has been exciting playing with it and getting all the right pieces of software on it. Just typing on the keyboard is giving me nostalgic Thinkpad memories from the past...

 

Waiting ...

Shanghai, China 06/17/2011 3:07 P.M. Export Scan
06/17/2011 2:57 P.M. Origin Scan
China 06/17/2011 8:41 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

My machine has the EXACT same configuration as in your sig. Hope you get it sooner than scheduled...

 

ordered: 6/09/11
shipped: 6/14/11

any idea how long it takes to clear canadian customs?

 

Canadian customs clear in 1 day, and it should be at your house within a day or 2, but the unit usually boards the plane much later than the shipped date. My unit took 11 calendar days to reach my house after shipping, and didn't even enter Canada until 7 days after it was shipped.

 

Have you already got this laptop or are you still waiting like me ? If you have tell me your impressions.
Thanks

 

I got it on 6/16; one day before my scheduled delivery.

Having been a previous Thinkpad owner, I had high expectations (I am very happy). The W520 really is impressive. I don't have an SSD installed yet, but this machine is fast. It took one day to get just the right Lenovo software on there, and the unnecessary stuff out.

The battery life is awesome. I did a stress test on day one. With above average power consumption (a Netflix movie, few you tube videos, and Flash intensive websites), I get about 4 1/2 hours. With power savings mode, I get around 8 1/2 hours (I stopped at about 4-5%). I am sure that with SSD, this could improve a bit.

I love the FHD screen. Went through my Picasa Albums collection and the color reproduction is very good. Lenovo made an error in my order and did not ship the Color Sensor despite me ordering it. But, I am glad they didn't ship it because the display colors are pretty accurate already.

With the standard Microsoft applications, this machine just flies. 8GB is sufficient in every way for the foreseeable future. Netflix and Youtube videos were also stutter free. My other laptop (a four year old Macbook Pro - 15 incher) would have frequent Wireless network connections problems but this machine (with Centrino - Ultimate card) just rocks. To test it further, I took the laptop to the farthest corner of the backyard (about 250 ft) from the access point and the connection was just as smooth and fast.

The keyboard is just superb and the palm rest area is curved so as to not hurt your wrist. My macbook pro made me wear a wrist band due its super sharp edges.

The controls and buttons are all well thought out. I know that folks are ambivalent about the thinklight (as opposed to a backlit keyboard). Since my macbook pro had the latter and it definitely looks cooler, I can say that I prefer lenovo's solution every time because I can have a paper/my draft/scanned notes/magazine/journal etc.. right on/next my keyboard and not have to wake up our kids with the room light needing to be turned on.

Let me know what other questions you had and I will try to answer to the best I can.

If there is one minor con with the appearance, the palm rest area can attract finger prints easily. So keep a lens cleaner solution (or isopropyl alcohol or alternative) around you if you are particular about the machine looking new all the time.

 

Thank you for detailed impressions.
I have couple of questions if you have time to spare..

1. Are you using default software in factory image or did you install clean version of windows 7?
2. If you did clean install why does machine needs it?
3. You told you uninstalled sme softwares can you write which softwares are not useful and need to be uninstalled ?

I'm asking because generally i am making clean install on my laptops. I'm just wondering if i need for this too.

Thank so much.

 

W520 i7-2920
LENOVO: UPS 2 DAY
Order date: 06/14/11
Status: Shipped on 06/17/2011
UPS: WORLD EASE
Shanghai, China 06/18/2011 9:40 P.M. Export Scan 06/18/2011 9:22 P.M. Origin Scan China 06/18/2011 2:31 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Scheduled Delivery Updated To: Monday, 06/20/2011, by 10:30 A.M.

Whew!

 

I ordered mine before you and they are not updating anything .

Scheduled Delivery:
Wednesday, 06/22/2011, By End of Day

There is nothing to do instead of waiting lol

 

1. 
   I clean installed the software and downloaded Lenovo Systems Update
   
   
   I don't think the machine needs it. But, I like to be in control of what goes in the machine (and partitioning - one for OS, one for Data). That is why I did the install myself. However, before I started, I made sure that all the lenovo tools/drivers were downloaded to a flash drive in case I needed it.
   
   
   I started off with everything that came from the Lenovo systems update and then started removing them one at a time.
   
   I removed the Lenovo Autolock
   I removed the Thinkvantage toolbox as it was too much of an annoyance
   I removed the Fingerprint software (I will put it back later at another time if I need it; it is a little annoying because it takes about three-four tries to get my fingerprint recognized correctly).
   
   I downloaded the 275.33 nVidia drivers directly from NVIDIA. However clean installation of these gave me problems. So I did a overwriting installation of the drivers provided with the system so that the nVidia settings from the previous version are still retained.
   
   I let the remaining Lenovo tools be intact: these include Rescue and recovery, Systems update, Access connections (mainly because I like its Location profiles solution, where I have created an Office profile, Home profile, and public wireless profile), Power Manager (I love this utility), UltraNav drivers (I felt the driver update improved the sensitivity for me).
   
   
   
   I am of the same mindset; clean installation is always preferred to a factory installation.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/len...chnical-review-thinkpad-w520.html#post7607664

 

i guess it's a waiting game now sucks that there is no express shipping option for lenovo canada

 

Anchorage, AK, United States 06/18/2011 11:41 P.M. Departure Scan
06/18/2011 2:33 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 06/19/2011 3:17 A.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 06/17/2011 3:07 P.M. Export Scan
06/17/2011 2:57 P.M. Origin Scan
China 06/17/2011 8:41 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

The package will probably end up at Louisville, KY and you will have to wait for the Import Scan.