ThinkPad X220 Info/Ordering/Shipping Thread

cant you get somone to mail it to you?

 

What did you ask for?

 

I was going to suggest a cousin lol. I definitely would not have paid any more for this. I am trying to find a sad now. It really sucks that Lenovo charges so much for the intel.

 

WELL SAID +1

 

come to canada we get both.

i just told them i missed the sale and asked if he could do anything, apparently they had some problems on the back end in the last few days.

monopolies ftw? lol if only amd could step up their game ;(


btw how is the x220's mic? anybody have a sample?

 

I seem to recall someone complaining because the IPS upgrade was $150 in Canada, but it's only $50 in the US. It's tempting, but seems like a lot of work.

 

lol no, it was $50. i would much rather have a 1600x900 TN display though
come to vancouver

 

I've actually been to Vancouver. Nice city. I always wanted to go to Port Hardy. It seemed like a nice out of the way place.

 

lol vancouver is actually pretty quiet

here's hoping my order arrives before the 5th
aww!!!!!!!!! lenovo changed the ship to the 7th... or 1 day after school starts -_-

 

i5-2410M with standard frills: ips, wifi 2x2, bt 3.0, fingerprint reader, camera.
ordered 8/8
shipped 8/12
received 8/17

 

i5-2520m X220t, fingerprint, multitouch, BT, fingerprint, 3x3. $1112 before tax.
ordered 8/22
ship notice 8/26, UPS code doesn't work yet.

 

great, my 12w case sleve just arrived... why cant they just ship them all together?!?!?

 

I'm thinking of buying the X220 but was wondering if anyone has had any recent luck on getting any discounts or deals for it in Canada.

 

ouch, you just missed the 20% off sale exactly a week ago
they had some trouble with the store crashing near checkout so you could try phoning in and saying the store crashed.

 

I actually stumbled on the Lenovo EPP plan for Canada so I'll be getting it for more than 25% off.

However, mine will come with only 2GB of RAM since I'd rather buy my own memory for cheaper than what they offer. I also need to find a good displayport to hdmi adapter and maybe some way to get MS Office for cheap.


ThinkPad X220 - 1 Yr Depot Topseller Warranty
Processor: Intel Core i5-2410M Processor (2.30GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
Operating system language: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 - English
Display type: 12.5" Premium HD (1366x768) LED Backlit Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, 2x2 Antenna
System graphics: Intel Core i5-2410M Processor (2.3GHz, 3MB L3)
Total memory: 2 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 (1 DIMM)
Keyboard: Keyboard - US English
Fingerprint reader: UltraNav with Fingerprint Reader
Camera: 720p HD Camera
Hard drive: 250GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
Battery: 6 Cell Battery
Power cord: 65W AC Adapter - North America, Latin America (2pin)
Bluetooth: Broadcom Bluetooth 3.0 with antenna
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters: ThinkPad 1x1 b/g/n
Integrated mobile broadband: Mobile Broadband ready (no mobile broadband module)
Language pack: Publication - US English

$831.94

 

is that after tax?
consider upgrading your wifi, it makes a pretty big difference, same with the ram, 4gb 1 dimm should be good, buy another one later

looks good!
might want to consider hard drive but idk

 

Yeah, that's after taxes already. Haven't ordered yet, going to call Lenovo themselves and see if they can do better. Been looking at the Dell Vostro v131, which is pretty good and cheaper, but the IPS screen on the x220 is too good to pass on for me. Hopefully can haggle a little bit.

Good call though on the wireless card, will upgrade that and downgrade Bluetooth, which I never use. I would upgrade ram to 4GB, but on EPP it's $68 for just 2GB more, whereas I can get 8GB for $55 plus tax from newegg.ca. I don't need superfast hard drive either and I can always add an SSD drive later on.

Thanks for the input though, much appreciated.

 

did anybody else get their estimated ship date moved forward?

 

Just a heads up, if you opted for 5 day or the free shipping your X220 usually gets delayed at customs, if not you will get it fast. Atleast this is what i observed.

 

delayed at customs for how long? i want my lappie before school starts

 

Mine wasn't delayed at customs.

 

Ordered August 23 and she seems to be moving along nicely:

Louisville, KY, United States 08/27/2011 8:40 A.M. Arrival Scan

Anchorage, AK, United States 08/26/2011 10:42 P.M. Departure Scan

08/26/2011 1:30 P.M. Arrival Scan

Shanghai, China 08/26/2011 9:00 P.M. Departure Scan

08/26/2011 8:07 P.M. Export Scan
08/26/2011 8:01 P.M. Origin Scan

China 08/26/2011 1:04 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

hell's yeah! my x220 just shipped today!

 

Louisville, KY, United States 08/30/2011 9:15 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 08/29/2011 11:11 P.M. Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 08/28/2011 11:48 A.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 08/28/2011 6:48 P.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 08/27/2011 9:25 P.M. Export Scan
08/27/2011 9:18 P.M. Origin Scan
China 08/27/2011 7:01 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

I finally took the plunge and ordered an X220 to replace my long-in-the-tooth, T42.

Order Date: 8/28
Est Ship Date: 9/14

Configuration:

1 4286CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
0A69630 SBB INTCR I7-2620M PROC USB3.0
45M3090 VBB GENUWIN7PROFES.64
0A59804 SBB GEN WIN7 PRF64 ENGLISH
0A69642 SBB 12.5PRMHDLDBCLTDPYMBBBRDAN
45M4572 VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM
45M4839 SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH
0A69643 SBB FINGERPRINT READER
0A69657 SBB CAMERA, HD 720P
0A69654 SBB 320GB HRDDSK DRV,7200RPM
0A68287 SBB NO MSSDRIVE
0A69647 SBB TP BATTERY 29++(9CELL)
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
0A68261 SBB BLUETOOTH 3.0
45M4805 SBB IN.CENTADV.-N+WIMAX 6250
44C7950 SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR
0A69659 SBB LANGUAGE PACK US ENGLISH
41C9338 3YR ONSITE + 3YR TPP
51J0476 THINKPAD 12W CASE SLEEVE

On a separate order, from Amazon.com:

Intel 320 Series 80Gb "boot drive"
2X4GB (insanely fast) memory upgrade
3M Screen protector / privacy thing-y
32Gb USB stick/drive

Edit: I've never NOT owned a Thinkpad in my professional / adult life. I'm kinda addicted.

 

Estimated arrival date: 09/1/2011 to Vancouver BC
Estimated shipping date: 08/29/2011
Actual shipping date: 08/26/2011

Seattle, WA, United States 08/31/2011 5:34 P.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 08/31/2011 3:58 P.M. Departure Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 08/30/2011 9:15 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 08/29/2011 11:11 P.M. Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 08/28/2011 11:48 A.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 08/28/2011 6:48 P.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 08/27/2011 9:25 P.M. Export Scan
08/27/2011 9:18 P.M. Origin Scan
China 08/27/2011 7:01 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

Arrived at my house in New York today.
That was fast!

 

Just picked up the i7 - win7home - 4gb - 12.5HD - fingerprint reader - 720p camera - 320gb hard drive - 9 cell - $1,060 including tax

So pumped!

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ThinkPad x220 | Intel Core i7-2620M | 12.5" Premium HD | 4 GB DDR3 | 320 GB | 9 cell | 128GB MyDigitalSSD mSATA SSD

 

Anyone else have a Vista sticker on theirs? So annoying.

 

Be sure to pick up a sleeve off the Lenovo website. Nice quality.

 

To anyone who has ordered an X220 recently new sales have dropped the price significantly. I had a quote saved for the sale through August 31st. I waited until this morning to place my order to see if they would have any better sales for Labor Day and sure enough they do. My particular X220 configuration dropped $160.00 in price. Gotta love holidays!

4286CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM

0A69627 SBB INTEL CORE I5-2520M PROC
45M3092 VBB GENWIN7HOMEPREM64
0A59833 SBB GEN WIN7 HOME PRM64 EN
0A69640 SBB 12.5PRMHDLDBCLTDPYMBBBRDAN
45M4572 VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM
45M4839 SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH
0A69644 SBB NO FINGERPRINT READER
0A69658 SBB NO CAMERA
0A69654 SBB 320GB HRDDSK DRV,7200RPM
0A68287 SBB NO MSSDRIVE
0A69646 SBB TP BATTERY 29+(6CELL)
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
45M4804 SBB IN.CENT.ULTIMATE-N 6300
44C7950 SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR
0A69659 SBB LANGUAGE PACK US ENGLISH
41C9170 3YR Depot

$881.39

 

And it's going back, but from what customer service stated, not nearly as fast...
For a $1300+ laptop, I am sorely disappointed.

 

Took all the stickers off mine, although I had a Win7 sticker. Nice and clean now

 

Just ordered mine, can't wait!



Processor

Intel Core i5-2520M Processor (2.5GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)
Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64
Operating system language Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 English
Display type 12.5" Premium HD (1366x768) LED Backlit Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, 2x2 Antenna
Total memory 4 GB DDR3 - 1333MHz (1 DIMM)
Keyboard Keyboard US English
Fingerprint reader No Fingerprint Reader
Camera 720p HD Camera
Hard drive Intel 160 GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA
Micro Hard Drive No Micro Solid State Drive
Battery ThinkPad Battery 29++ (9 cell)
Power cord Country Pack North America with Line cord & 65W AC adapter
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (2x2 AGN)
Integrated mobile broadband Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable
Language pack Language Pack US English




and the Lenovo sleeve. Total with tax = $1,133.80

 

how important is to have extra warranty?

I got a i5 without any extra warranty

 

I did order a sleeve but, I've read elsewhere on this forum that I'm likely to be disappointed.

In other news....my Thinkpad shipped today (9/2)!!!

 

I've had (takes off shoes) six thinkpads now....maybe seven.

I've always gone with the three year long advanced warranty with thinkpad protection....this is what we used to (I used to own a IBM business partner / certified consulting firm) lovingly call the "throw it down the stairs" warranty....which at one time, it really was, sorta.

Sometimes throwing down the extra moola was worth while and saved me from what might have been a disastrous amount of expense to repair a machine and sometimes, like the T42 that I'm typing on right now, they're simply bulletproof and likely to run flawlessly for, literally, ever.

When there was a promo that knocked $100-ish off the 3 year I jumped on it.

 

uggh, shipping takes FOREVER!!!

 

Mine shows delivery on Tuesday before 10AM. [I'm hoping that the storm doesn't effect this in any way.] But, considering it shipped on 9/2 and is going to be in my grubby little hands on Tuesday, I'm going the opposite:

UGH! SHIPPING IS SUPER FAST!

 

GAH! I was watching some install videos, dreaming of my new lappy when I realized that I have the WRONG SSD!

Mine's a 2.5, not the super tiny M-SATA.

 

When did you place your order?

 

Placed an order for my X220 on Thursday. Just got a shipment notification ten minutes ago! Woot!

 

X220 i5-2520M/IPS/4GB/320GB/webcam/6cell/6205wifi

Ordered 1-Sept-2011
Shipped 4-Sept-2011
Delivered 8-Sept-2011

Landover, MD, United States 09/08/2011 5:01 A.M. Out For Delivery
Baltimore, MD, United States 09/08/2011 3:42 A.M. Departure Scan
Baltimore, MD, United States 09/08/2011 1:15 A.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 09/07/2011 3:36 P.M. Departure Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 09/07/2011 1:38 P.M. Import Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 09/06/2011 1:06 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/05/2011 3:10 P.M. Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/05/2011 2:01 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 09/05/2011 9:14 P.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 09/05/2011 5:11 P.M. Export Scan
Shanghai, China 09/05/2011 4:57 P.M. Origin Scan
China 09/04/2011 11:30 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

Too bad I won't really get a chance to play around with my new x220 laptop until the weekend, and I have to install my 8GB RAM from newegg too.

Ordered 30/8/11
Delivered 8/9/11

Concord, ON, Canada 09/08/2011 11:30 A.M. Delivered
Concord, ON, Canada 09/08/2011 7:43 A.M. Out For Delivery
Mississauga, ON, Canada 09/08/2011 5:59 A.M. Import Scan
Concord, ON, Canada 09/08/2011 5:35 A.M. Arrival Scan
Buffalo, NY, United States 09/08/2011 1:51 A.M. Departure Scan
Buffalo, NY, United States 09/08/2011 1:34 A.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 09/07/2011 4:01 P.M. Departure Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 09/06/2011 1:06 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/05/2011 3:10 P.M. Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/05/2011 2:01 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 09/05/2011 9:14 P.M. Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 09/05/2011 4:44 P.M. Export Scan
Shanghai, China 09/05/2011 4:38 P.M. Hub Scan
China 09/03/2011 3:07 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Processor Intel Core i5-2410M Processor (2.30GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)
Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
Operating system language Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 - English
Display type 12.5" Premium HD (1366x768) LED Backlit Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, 2x2 Antenna
System graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor graphics with dynamic frequency
Total memory 2 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 (1 DIMM)
Keyboard Keyboard - US English
Fingerprint reader UltraNav with Fingerprint Reader
Camera 720p HD Camera
Hard drive 250GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
Battery 6 Cell Battery
Power cord 65W AC Adapter - North America, Latin America (2pin)
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 AGN
Integrated mobile broadband Mobile Broadband ready (no mobile broadband module)
Language pack Publication - US English

 

What are your issues with it?

 

Ordered 4 Sept
Shipped 7 Sept

Louisville, KY, United States 09/08/2011 1:27 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 09/07/2011 3:16 P.M. Departure Scan
09/07/2011 1:31 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 09/07/2011 9:00 P.M. Departure Scan
09/07/2011 6:48 P.M. Export Scan
09/07/2011 6:42 P.M. Origin Scan
China 09/07/2011 12:49 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Let's hope customs will be good....

 

Sunday the 28th just before midnight Central time.

I got it on Tuesday (damn Holidays) of this week. I'm quite pleased with the machine and can't wait to crack into the Msata upgrade.

I'm not pleased with the fact that the 3M screen protector / privacy filter that I ordered from Amazon doesn't fit, nor am I pleased with the sleeve from Lenovo

 

Ordered today, 9/17. Estimated ship date of 9/29, but hopefully will ship sooner!

Update: Shipped 9/22!

Update 2: Today is 9/26, the package has been sitting in Louisville, KY since Friday...going to call if there is no update by tonight.

 

I'm in the UK.
Ordered afternoon 12th September
Shipping notification early on 16th September
Shipment left China early on 18th September
Delivered on 19th September

Very pleased, fantastic laptop. I've got the X220i with i3, 9 cell and of course the IPS display.

 

These are my X220 specs and upgrades:i3, IPS, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, webcam, 9cell, intel 6205, and 12W Thinkpad sleeve
Total: $835 with taxes

Order Date: September 20
Current Estimated Ship date: September 29
Order Delivered: September 28