ThinkPad X220 Info/Ordering/Shipping Thread

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@vinuneuro interested, although this idea is news to me? Can't find any info on the W520 guys either

 

depends on how fast the reseller stocks

some reseller have a lead time of 2-3 weeks, some directly say they'll get their orders next wednesday etc

 

starting price of 1909 .....

link still going to preview page. hoping that price is a typo

 

Up on Lenovo Canada, starting at $1,529.00 CAD with i3 (x220i)... I am sad.

 

still not available in US. still seeing that scary 1909 starting point. can anyone else confirm?

can get on using spp site - 1909 starting price for i3 confirmed. why the heck is it so much cheaper in canada????? even with the exchange rate thats a massive discount!!!

i3 only option available.

 

it appears to be up in the spp site 1165.50 starting price..

 

For Canadian site, x220T starts @ 2227.00 CAD!! Crazy price....

 

That can't be right. It's alot more than preconfigured models. Preconfig X220T is <$1600. There is going to be some discount on it starting soon plus coupon codes.

 

And mass chaos descends upon the forum as random tidbits are released here and there. Its silly to think in 24 hours all of this will make sense.

 

Nevermind... always google before asking questions... I'm slippin.

 

www.lenovo.com/familyandfriends

yep it's up

 

URL Hacking FTW



Too expensive.

 

Any sign of the x220 Tablet?

Lenovo - ThinkPad laptops - X Series tablets says the tablet lineup is no longer available for purchase

Maybe we'll start seeing them after the x220 is fully set in.

 

Holy **** $1909 for an i3??? >.> Source: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...-category-id=329576204C9E42289967E79E0E7C9A2D

 

X220 Tablet is out in canada.

 

And I didn't see any option or i5 or i7

 

I would wait until everything settles down and the X220 is readily available from (all) avenues before drawing any conclusions on the price.

Lenovo has a rather nasty habit of advertising absurd prices as their "normal" price so they can say that the current prices are the result of some drastic price cut. Lets (hope) the prices listed are the former ones.

 

I'm not entirely sure why these systems are being pushed one at a time (and partially too, as not all the config options are there) onto the main site. Is this what they usually do..? (I'm getting a leeeettle impatient here haha. The guy who's been spamming refresh on this forum for the past few hours.... >.<)

@Quickrabbit5: But they've already publicly announced their pricing for several of the models (at least, the i5 x220s that were shipped to reviewers, and also the i5 x220ts were all priced around.. $14-1500?) Unless they gave a bad price to the reviewers, but prices have come from Lenovo themselves for a few weeks already.

 

The x220 comes stock with the sd card reader right? This optional add-on one isn't it?

 

sigh read the tabook for that...

it does come stock with SD(plain, DC, XC) reader

 

According to tabook, "Multicard Reader: 4-in-1 reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC)" seems to come standard, at least with the topseller lines on the x220t.

 

Well, i think that might be the system had not yet fully changed. But i am so shocked with the price, $1900 for the i3 !!!!!!! Hopefully thats a typo or something. Also, when i chose to browse it as a student, the price is $1200. Thats a lot different.

 

Don't know about you guys, but it's telling me the configuration is invalid.

 

How do you view it as student? I did some "url hacking" and changed the portal to "ucdavis" which is my university, but still am looking at $1718..?

 

Both X220 and X220T showed up on the US websites now. X220T tablet gives the i3 as the only CPU option. Looks like they are still working on it. Or it is a lame joke.

 

It's not fully set yet. For whatever reason Lenovo releases it and fixes the prices/configs over time. The prices right now haven't been set to the 'sale' prices (real prices).

 

no, it works. i can add to cart.

4286CTO ThinkPad X220 - 1 Yr Depot Topseller Warranty
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Ships within 12 business days**
Plus FREE shipping
Learn moreFree shipping details:
$1,434.00
Intel Core i7-2620M Processor (2.7GHz, 4MB L3, 1333MHz FSB) USB 3.01
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 6412
12.5" Premium HD (1366x768) LED Backlit Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, 2x2 Antenna
Intel® HD Graphics 3000
4 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)8
Fingerprint Reader
320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm4
ThinkPad Battery 29+ (6 cell)60
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (2x2 AGN)10
Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable65
4286 : 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller7

 

yea the prices are really inflated! Look at the T420s with Nvidia GPU compared to the regular T420s. Crazy.

 

You can add it to the cart, but you can't do anything with it beyond that. Look on top, in red it says Config Invalid.

 

You dont need to "hack." Its available now, but the x220 only i think. The x220t is only available for i3, there are no other options. The price for x220 is very very ok for me. Just hope that the price for x220t is roughly the same, not too higher than the x220.

ps. I am transferring to UC Davis too.

 

nope i can checkout. too bad the coupon code "USXAPRILSAVINGS2011" doesn't work. i'm just not convinced this is the best price or that i have a need that equates to me spending $1400 + tax.

 

So question...

I am aware that the HD 3000 is a significant upgrade over previous integrated models. My question is, as I am planning on doing light-moderate gaming, say maxing out at Civ V, would I observe a difference between the 2540/2520 i5s. I have not used integrated graphics before and would I be correct in saying that, without dedicated memory, the CPU becomes the throttle point in which case there might be an observable difference?

Also: The Expresscard smart reader - that is to enable an expresscard slot? One potentially usable for USB 3.0?

Also: Price seems to be corrected here!

 

Ooh jonmlee was talking about the x220, not the x220t. I was wondering where he found a sub 1900 tablet...

Edit:
Yay! The x220t prices have dropped to reasonable levels.. though its showing still an msrp of 1909, and then a discount of $600ish to $1249..

 

Stupid question,
I cant remember but does the 9 cell stick out from the back?

Building mine right now.

 

@Duckfart - was wondering this thing myself. Response I got was that 6/9 cell both stick out (6 not so much)

 

the price did drop for x220t, but still only i3 CPU option.

 

I am looking at a review and he says he has the 15hr battery (9cell) and it does not stick out. 6 or 9???????

 

While we're biding the time till midnight.. Duckfart.. what does a duck fart smell like...? >.>

 

Not sure what review you're referring to, but the review done by engadget: Lenovo ThinkPad X220 review -- Engadget states a 6-cell battery and that one is flush (at least thats how it seems from the pictures). From that, one would conclude that the 9-cell would stick out.

 

Crap

I think the 9 cell sticks out
the 6 cell does not.

I am going to finish building it right now.

 

Done!
$1,194.00 out the door w/ shipping.

I will double up on my memory from newegg for $40.



Intel Core i5-2410M Processor (2.3GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz FSB)1
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 6412
12.5" Premium HD (1366x768) LED Backlit Display, Mobile Broadband Ready, 2x2 Antenna
Intel® HD Graphics 3000
2 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)8
Fingerprint Reader
320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm4
ThinkPad Battery 29+ (6 cell)60
Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 625010
Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable65
4286 : 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller7

 

So! 5 minutes till! Who's planning on ordering what? What do system configs look like? What options are causing people grief?

For me, I'm looking at an x220 Tablet. Preferably with all of the options (bluetooth, wlan 6205, fingerprint reader, multitouch, 4gb 1 stick). What I'm torn about is the i5 vs i7. Granted it really is just a marketing distinction (the i7 is "better" and by better we mean .2ghz in clock, and .2ghz in turbo, and 1mb more L3 cache). I know that has been discussed elsewhere in these forums, but I'm still :S about the +$200 price difference for what seems to be a minute change in processor. Damn you marketing. They've succeeded in getting me to consider +$200 for an essentially garbage change...

 

It is ready now at U.S.A Lenovo website, x220 base price starts @ $849 for the i3 version and $949 for the i5-i7.

 

When will it arrive at your doorstep (lenovo estimate)?

 

my config is pretty basic.

i5-2410, hd+, windows 7 HP, 2gb ddr3, fingerprint rdr, 250gb 5400rpm, 6cell battery (considering getting the slice as well), intel adv-n 6205, 720 webcam.

I'm planning to upgrade the memory and ssd independently. They don't have the option for the msata ssd. Is it better to just get a small msata ssd for boot and maybe upgrade the hard drive for some more space? I was expecting to pay a little more for the laptop so I'm pretty happy

 

Is the premium HD +$50 dollar upgrade the IPS screen? Because if it is that is darn cheap. Even the battery upgrade from 6 cell to 9 cell is only $10.

 

Copied from tabook:

12.5" (317.5mm) HD (1366x768) TFT color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 200 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 300:1 contrast ratio

(Premium) 12.5" (317.5mm) HD (1366x768) TFT color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 300 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 500:1 contrast ratio, IPS, WideView (170° viewing)

So yes, presumably the Premium screen is the IPS display.

 

AHHH
Now it is saying invalid order.

Why?????

 

invalid configuration error also.