whats your X61 estimate ship date?

The one you linked is actually different than the other one; can anyone confirm that these are new machines?

 

Yes, it's different, but it's also cheaper. But the most important thing is that it's already prebuilt, which means you don't have to wait over a month for it to ship, unlike if you buy it from Lenovo.com. Both the CPU and RAM are the same. It should be brand new, otherwise it would be labeled as a refurb on the site.

 

Good point. My only sticking point is the lack of a 7200RPM HD. I guess I'm not in a position to argue too much given how Lenovo has royally screwed me :/

 

Bro...the difference is MINIMAL, plus you can upgrade it anytime. The fact is that Buy.com has it cheaper and NO WAIT, and you don't have to sit-and-listen to Lenovo music on the phone for hours before someone can assist you. The End...

 

any prebuilt x61s models with the ultralight screen?

 

Unfortunately, no.

 

According to tabook the following x61s come with UL screen.

7669-7DU
7669-88U
7669-85U
7666-76U

 

blah i just received an email that if i dont agree the delay in 5 days, they will cancel my order.

 

After ordering from Buy.com, I received notification from Lenovo that the laptop had shipped. I cancelled the Buy.com order because the 7200RPM HD was a big point for me (Vista is a resource beast and speed/read times become important). Anyway, I plan on calling Lenovo and demanding a $200 price break ($100 for each month of delays) or for some peripherals (external CD/DVD drive perhaps?) and was wondering if any of you had any pointers on how to approach this; also, is 1-866-42-THINK the number to use, or is there a better/easier number to use to get through to them? Thanks.

 

well, she will ask u what kind of compensation u looking for. I tried to ask two things. ($100 off and a free case) however, she said she can only file one compensation, which means I cannot get two things at once. By the way, she claims they will email me back and they still have not

 

i just want to warn people about Buy.com ..please look at their reseller ratings on bizrate and other ..there are numerous customer complaints....i myself am a victim ..i ordered a laptop ...and they had me wait for 10 days ..and cancelled without any reason.....soo be carefulll ...

 

I was just about to cancel from lenovo and order it from somewhere else, but it is just shipped this morning. You don't need to order from buy.com. If you search in pricegrabber for the same model, you'll have a dozen of providers that sell the x61 with the same configuration of buy.com but even lower price. Buy.com is of course one of them in the list. Some customer review of these dealers are decent. They may be good choices. I guess I've lost $100 for not choosing those dealers.

 

lenovo sent me a 1-30 day delay notice, saying nothing needs to be done. esd pushed back to august 8th.

 

Well, the X61 finally arrived, today (July 24) after I ordered it on June 1st. It's really been something dealing with these folks. It wasn't until I called the U.S.-based 877 number in my email, really ripped into these folks, and asked them what the holdup was that it shipped. But truthfully, I doubt anyone I spoke with did anything -- like others who received their units faster, it just came when it came. I guess the moral is if you wait long enough, it will come :/

 

mine says

CONFIGURED SYSTEM
08/07/07 $1,214.48 $1,214.48
RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 4 TO 14 INCH DISPLAY
07/24/07 $6.00 $6.00

 

My X61 just shipped. Here's my info:

Model: X61 (not s or tablet)
Order: 9 July
ESD: 27 July
Actual shipping date: 25 July

 

Is it just me, or does the palmrest on the X61 get very, very hot? I have an X31 and an X60 and never remember the palmrest heating up in this way. Anyone else experience this problem?

 

Did you get the ThinkPad (Atheros) a/g/n wireless card? They're known to run pretty hot.

 

Nope - I have the INTELPRO/WL3945ABGUSCNLAAP (whatever that is). Any ideas?

 

null84: same here, mine changed from the full description to "CONFIGURED SYSTEM" last night. anyone know if that means mean it'll ship out soon?

 

I just got off a Lenovo CSR about this and they have no idea what's going on.

 

My X61 finally arrived. Pretty solid machine, but the buzzy adapter is really annoy, I'll complain to lenovo and ask for another adapter definitely. Moreover, the internal microphone is removed, which I haven't expected, leaving only mic hole on the machine ( but padded inside ).

Here is the delivery info, pretty fast. But lenovo don't allow personal pickup unless you call lenovo to request UPS the pick up for you. I listened an hour's terrible music on the phone before reaching a representative.

Location Date Local Time Description
COLONIE, LATHAM, NY, US
07/25/2007 7:19 P.M. DELIVERY
07/25/2007 7:19 P.M. THE RECEIVER REQUESTED THAT UPS DELAY THIS DELIVERY
07/25/2007 2:18 P.M. A DELIVERY CHANGE REQUEST FOR THIS PACKAGE WILL BE PROCESSED / SAME DAY WILL CALL
07/25/2007 10:19 A.M. THE RECEIVER'S LOCATION WAS CLOSED ON THE 1ST DELIVERY ATTEMPT. A 2ND DELIVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE
07/25/2007 2:35 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
07/25/2007 1:39 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN E. SYRACUSE, NY, US
07/24/2007 11:08 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
07/24/2007 6:54 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN LOUISVILLE, KY, US
07/24/2007 5:08 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
07/24/2007 12:04 P.M. IMPORT SCAN SHANGHAI, CN
07/23/2007 8:59 P.M. HUB SCAN
07/23/2007 4:34 P.M. EXPORT SCAN
07/23/2007 8:56 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN CN
07/23/2007 3:13 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

 

Why doesn't your X61 have a microphone? My X61s does...

 

Just a week after I spent $40 purchasing a 1gig crucial memory from Buy.com (applying Google $10 off) to upgrade my baby, Frys.com has it for $25. You guys hurry up and get one if you have the second slot vacant .

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/5331858

About the buzzing adapter, IBM sent me a replacement with overnight shipping. I can now use my X61 without having to tolerate the irritating static buzz. Anyway, does anyone bother to send the defective one back, or just keep them as a spare like me?

 

It seems like a lot of people are getting overnight shipping when they ordered standard ground?

 

mine shipped this morning, so i don't yet have shipping information. on the order status, it shows 'ups ground'. could they have shipped it to me overnight even if it says that?

edit: shipping information now shows Express shipping, expected three days after shipment.

 

Just to throw another curve ball into this discussion, my X61s shipped today, on the ORIGINAL ESTIMATE SHIP DATE.

Honest. I know, it's a shocker, but I'm sure it happens to others too, due to the law of large numbers if not for anything else.

 

Let me throw in another curve ball; mine shipped 6 days before the ESD.

Order date: 7/16
ESD: 8/2
Actual ship date: 7/27

 

No, sir, you must be mistaken. Did you take all your pills this morning? it is a well established fact in these here parts that Lenovo is ALWAYS late. Always.

 

umm why my X61s takes 2 months and others take 2 weeks -_-
I start wondering is it because I purchased X61s cheaper...

 

Mine was pretty cheap so I don't think that's the reason. Lenovo probably didn't have supply for the part(s) for your laptop, hence the long delay.

 

Ordered today, est. ship date 8/15/07.

I am a bit disturbed by my system readout on the order status page, however. Rundown: I ordered, using the Visa cardholders' discount, an X61 with T7300 processor (2.0GHz, 4MB L2), w/ 2GB RAM (2 DIMM), 100 GB HD (7200 rpm), 8-cell battery, bluetooth. All is well until I read the order page online, where it lists:

1 7675CTO LENOVO THINKPAD X61 7675 - NO CPU - 12.1" TFT $1,333.80

And below, it lists:

Processor No CPU

And on the component list, no mention of CPU.

Qty Component Description Cost
1 42V8012 SBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 42X0367 SBB MSWINVISHOMB32 US ENGLISH $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 42X0133 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 42X1458 SBB TRACK POINT $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 42V9144 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM ATA 2.5" $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 41W1832 SBB 8CELL LI-ION BATTERY 2.6AH $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 42X0202 SBB LANG.PACK_US ENGLISH $0.00
Qty Component Description Cost
1 41C9340 LENOVO THINKPAD PROTECTION EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS $143.65

I'm not familiar with Lenovo's processing method or terminology, but there is no mention of the Core Duo processor I configured anywhere on my order, on the e-mail or the order tracking page. I am assuming, of course, this is a common problem? Because surely there must be a processor in there somewhere.

Maybe I be stupid. But knowing Lenovo's mixed track record in order processing and shipment times, I'm not taking any chances.

 

That looks very unusual, but if Lenovo manages to ship out a laptop without a CPU, I'll seriously fall off my chair dying in laughter.

 

Really? Does everyone else 's X61 has an internal microphone ?

 

oh my X61s shipped
still at shanghai though
Package Progress
Location Date Local Time Description
SHANGHAI,
CN


kind of weird.. they have not charged my card yet.
they also tell me to contact them once the notebook is shipped. (the $100 compensation for the delay)
umm can i just email them? kind of lazy to call and explain stuff.

 

I have an X60s and (2) X61s machines that all have microphones. Are you really really sure that you don't have a mic?! Go into audio properties -> recording and check it out.

I've been fooling around with the voice recognition software included in Vista...pretty wild!

 

OH.... I found I just didn't turn on the mic boost. It has to be turned on to record something otherwise nearly mute. The recording quality is influenced too much by the buzzy adapter. Thanks for the prompt.

 

I ordered mine on Jun 26th I think, the shipping date was pushed back twice to July 26th. At 1 am on the 27th I got an e-mail saying it had been delayed again and I had to approve it or it would be canceled, I then get an e-mail at 8am saying it had shipped. Shipped from China and estimated delivery date is the 30th. Three day shipping from China is impressive, one month extra wait isn't

 

Phone Lenovo and exchange your buzzing AC adapter! It is a known problem that you don't have to live with

 

How loose is the screen? I've read that the X61(s) screen hinge is looser than normal ThinkPads.

 

Mine is pretty tight. I've owned three thinkpads before. For this one, I can't open the screen using only one hand without the bottom moving away from the desktop. I think there are few notebook's hinge as tight and steady as thinkpad's. That's one of the main reasons I like it.

 

does UPS ship package sunday? Although my EST is monday, im hoping theres a chance i will receive it tomorrow

 

They do for an extra charge, but unless you paid for it specifically, they won't.

They won't even let you pick up your package at the center on the day it arrives until they have tried delivering to you first. My laptop arrived at my local center on the night between friday and saturday, and I called and asked if I could interrupt the delivery process and come pick it up instead, and was told exactly that. I also asked if I could pay a charge to have it delivered saturday or sunday, and was told that, again, they cannot interrupt the process.

 

If you know ahead of time you want to pick it up, you can call and have them put a hold on it.

The morning of, or day of, it's too late to stop delivery attempt.

 

-_- mine is:

LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 07/29/2007 9:35 A.M. WAREHOUSE ENTRY CLEARANCE DETAILS, NECESSARY FOR CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE RECEIVER
LOUISVILLE,

KY, US 07/28/2007 3:24 P.M. THE SHIPMENT IS BEING HELD BY BROKERAGE FOR REASONS BEYOND UPS' CONTROL

 

Here's mine:

LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 07/29/2007 1:12 P.M. IMPORT SCAN
07/29/2007 1:00 P.M. IMPORT SCAN
07/29/2007 9:34 A.M. THIS SHIPMENT IS WAREHOUSED UNTIL IT IS RELEASED BY CLEARING AGENCY

It looks like it has passed customs.

 

dam my x61s is losing. he better catch up
it is funny that lenovo send all orders at once

 

null84: mine's at the same spot (blah blah has been requested blah blah). it says "in transit - on time", though. i guess a few more days of waiting is nothing compared to the initial 2 1/2 months

 

Mine's still show that it's in Kentucky but the delivery date is today.

 

Mine is still in Kentucky too, but it has an import scan, does that mean its cleared customs?