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    X220 shipped

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by zygomatic, Apr 26, 2011.

  1. mush10

    mush10 Newbie

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    I ordered on the 21st and it arrived in Anchorage today. This was a 6 cell, IPS, i5, 4GB RAM, camera, Bluetooth, etc.

    I decided I didn't want to be without USB 3.0 and i7 as I plan to have this for a while due to it being a work laptop. Yesterday I ordered a 6 cell, IPS, i7, 4GB RAM, Bluetooth, camera, and upgraded wireless card.

    Hopefully it will move quicker than 2 weeks, but I am not hopeful. It is going to be painful next Tuesday or Wednesday when I have my new laptop that I have to send back and wait for the upgraded one.
     
    mush10, Apr 29, 2011
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  2. zygomatic

    zygomatic Notebook Guru

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    Update: My i7 x220 arrived yesterday. Shipped on 4/26, arrived 4/28. I had the expedited 2 day shipping, which only took two days. The shipment came straight from Alaska to CA without stopping in Louisville.
     
    zygomatic, Apr 29, 2011
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  3. Benchmade 42

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    Unboxing video, pics, review now! gogogo!
     
    Benchmade 42, Apr 29, 2011
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  4. chaose

    chaose Notebook Consultant

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    already plenty of those on youtube, although I would like it if someone does a software test/review doing common tasks like browsing videos, editing spreadsheets, encoding/decoding videos, encryptions, zipping, and photo/video editing.
     
    chaose, Apr 30, 2011
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  5. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    i plan on making some instructional videos when i receive mine.

    installing ram, ssd, clean install of win7 with activation and uefi enabled.
     
    sp00n, Apr 30, 2011
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  6. atticus182

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    Cool!! a little review would be so nice!! :D

    Also, if you can told me if it is expresscard 2.0 5gt/s compatible, I would be sold for this baby.
     
    atticus182, Apr 30, 2011
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  7. SR45

    SR45 Notebook Consultant

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    Agree 100% on some instructional videos if possible and tests plus hands on reviews. Unboxing are all over the place and I really, really do not care about how to open a box and remove system. :wink:
     
    SR45, Apr 30, 2011
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  8. chaose

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    does reinstalling win 7 do anything? I was under the impression that the thinkpads doesn't ready come with bloatware except for the thinkpad specific software that are actually beneficial like the battery manager, also how big of a difference does uefi make in terms of boot speed?
     
    chaose, Apr 30, 2011
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  9. Duckfart

    Duckfart Notebook Evangelist

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    I personally don't want the Lenovo utility manager, and the reason I am reinstalling win 7 is to upgrade from win 7 hm to win 7 Pro(I have several copies of unused pro).



    YouTube - Lenovo UEFI Demo Clip.wmv
     
    Duckfart, Apr 30, 2011
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  10. vinuneuro

    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    How do you get into 'bios' area to change hdd passwords, boot order, configuration, etc?
     
    vinuneuro, Apr 30, 2011
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  11. othersteve

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    I believe at CES they told me it was accomplished from within Windows actually.
     
    othersteve, Apr 30, 2011
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  12. sdong

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    sdong, Apr 30, 2011
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  13. thecrafter

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    Varies from motherboard to motherboard, but in x120e I believe it was pressing enter at the prompt when you first turn on the computer (with the Thinkpad logo showing).
     
    thecrafter, Apr 30, 2011
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  14. fighter1

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    =[ mine went from alaska and it's in louisville right now :(

    y would they do this instead of sending to ca?
     
    fighter1, Apr 30, 2011
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  15. thecrafter

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    Apparently customs for these flights operates both in AK and KY. I guess for his flight customs was passed in AK and for yours for whatever reason (maybe they're overloaded in AK right now) will need to be passed in KY
     
    thecrafter, Apr 30, 2011
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  16. dadoes

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    I live in Northern California and mine was sent to Southern California and then marked as "Incorrect routing at UPS facility." Hopefully I still get it on Monday.
     
    dadoes, Apr 30, 2011
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  17. vinuneuro

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    Mine's in Chicago and looks like it'll be at the sorting facility not far from me this afternoon, but UPS says you can only pick it up from them after a delivery attempt has been made.
     
    vinuneuro, Apr 30, 2011
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  18. thecrafter

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    Haha so you tried calling as well? Thought you said gas was expensive :p That's the same reply I got from them. Cheeky monkeys

    What's the big deal? It's physically near by and I got my ID to prove I'm the owner. Why make a person wait 48 hours for waheahrahrarar I want the x220 right meow!!!
     
    thecrafter, Apr 30, 2011
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  19. vinuneuro

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    It went from Louisville to Chicago. Looks like it'll come straight to Palatine instead going to Hodgkins first.
     
    vinuneuro, Apr 30, 2011
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  20. Duckfart

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    Thats how my X100 was as well.
     
    Duckfart, Apr 30, 2011
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  21. Duckfart

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    Duckfart, Apr 30, 2011
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  22. zygomatic

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    zygomatic, Apr 30, 2011
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  23. SR45

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    SR45, Apr 30, 2011
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  24. zygomatic

    zygomatic Notebook Guru

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    I kept the stock windows install on the HDD after installing the mSATA SSD. In device manager, I updated the USB 3 driver by manually pointing it to the windows directory on the stock drive.
     
    zygomatic, Apr 30, 2011
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  25. SR45

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    Thanks zygomatic
     
    SR45, Apr 30, 2011
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  26. Epsilon748

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    Is everyone getting their models earlier than marked? I just ordered mine today (see sig), and it's got a scheduled shipment date of 5/24. If it isn't physically delivered by 5/27, I won't be able to get it as I'm moving....

    Should I cancel the order, or will it most likely be here earlier than expected? Even two days early should do it.
     
    Epsilon748, Apr 30, 2011
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  27. thecrafter

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    Count on it being 1-3 weeks earlier than the estimate.

    edit: noticed your sig says 9-cell. Those apparently are out of stock and will delay the shipment by a week or two (from what I read here; people said they called in and that's the answer they got)
     
    thecrafter, Apr 30, 2011
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  28. Blue_Alien

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    I ordered mine on April 23rd and Im receiving it here in California on Tuesday.
     
    Blue_Alien, Apr 30, 2011
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  29. Nithy

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    I finally received a shipping notification email tonight. I ordered on the 19th.
     
    Nithy, May 1, 2011
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  30. fighter1

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    Anchorage, AK, United States 04/30/2011 11:41 P.M. Departure Scan
    Louisville, KY, United States 04/30/2011 9:52 A.M. Arrival Scan
    Anchorage, AK, United States 04/29/2011 11:34 P.M. Departure Scan
    04/29/2011 1:36 P.M. Arrival Scan
    Shanghai, China 04/29/2011 9:09 P.M. Departure Scan

    kinda odd :p
     
    fighter1, May 1, 2011
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  31. gauden44

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    Mine shows the same thing haha.
     
    gauden44, May 1, 2011
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  32. DocJ

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    Ended a live chat session with Lenovo. My order was placed April 19/20, with an est. shipping date of May 12th. No updates from Lenovo's or IBM's site yet. Both either show in progress or expected to ship, but the CSR stated:
    ": This order is estimated to ship week of May 4th.
    : Anytime this week.
    : You will receive shipping confirmation email on the date of shipment."
     
    DocJ, May 3, 2011
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  33. ksvjdsvagff

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    That's too bad, was there anything unusual about your configuration?
     
    ksvjdsvagff, May 3, 2011
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  34. DocJ

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    I'm pretty sure it was the 9 cell battery. It only cost me $9 to upgrade at the time. It went up to $30 last time I checked.
     
    DocJ, May 3, 2011
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