ordered:T420, May 21
shipped: May 26
charged: May 31
received: June 2

Ordered T420

Order online: May 30th
Shipped: June 11th
Received: June 16th

Considering ordering a PC-DOS T520 with the FHD 1080p screen from the Barnes & Noble site.
(Note: T420 with 1600x900 HD screen, and X220 w/IPS screen are also available, rather cheap.)

Never though I'd see a 1080p config that cost less than painting my car.

Is there any reason to avoid this config? (i3 is ok by me).

4239CTO ThinkPad T520 - 1 Yr Depot Topseller Warranty

Estimated ship date: 6/30/11**
Intel Core i3-2310M Processor (2.10GHz, 3MB L3)
ThinkPad PC DOS License
15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
Intel HD Graphics 3000
2 GB DDR3 - 1333MHz (1 DIMM)
UltraNav with TrackPoint & touchpad
320 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
DVD Recordable
6 cell Li-Ion Battery
No Bluetooth
ThinkPad b/g/
Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable
4239 : 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller

Just ordered a T520 with i5, FHD, HD3000, 2GB of RAM (will upgrade to 6 via third party), webcam, Bluetooth, 6-cell, and Intel 6205 WiFi. Oh, and the Thinkpad 15W sleeve to protect it. Can't wait...

Ship date is 15 Aug, though...!



elrey: Nothing wrong with that config, but I'd strongly suggest switching over to the Intel 1000 WiFi at no cost--the default option has a spotty reputation. I ordered a very basic config outside of processor (i5 mattered to me) and screen, but it's much easier to get the webcam and Bluetooth installed by default than to retrofit--at least with the Bluetooth, it's an easy add-on, but the Webcam retrofit would require cracking open the screen bezel---not so much fun. Just a thought. On the other hand, if you're sure you don't want it/can't have it (security reasons, maybe), then that's easy

Well its time to retire my trusty T60p even though I cant fault it still (screen was replaced 18 months ago and its like a new machine again), almost jumped ship but finally found a modern thinkpad which should meet my current requirements:

T520
Core i7 2720QM
15.6" FHD Screen (1080p)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS4200M Optimus technology (1GB)
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 AGN
Bluetooth 3.0
Integrated Mobile Broadband (Ericsson F5521gw) with 21Mbps D/L
etc...

Looking forwward to a new workhorse, was to dear to go W520 here in aus (massive difference in price to spec both as quad core), only thing I'm nervous about is how massive it will be compared to my other thinkpads, I''m sure it will be fine and weight wise its not that much heavier than the T60p apparently.

Not sure the shipping date yet, hopefully will arrive in the next 2 - 3 weeks!

Order date: August 6, 2011
Ship date: August 11, 2011
Delivery date: August 17, 2011

T420i
i5-2410M
4 GB RAM (1 stick)
320 GB 7200 RPM hard disk
14" 1600 X 900 screen
Intel HD 3000 graphics
Intel Centrino-N Wireless
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
9-cell battery
3 year onsite support

... and my Intel 310 80 GB mSATA drive should arrive soon too. I've never been so excited in my life (to receive a laptop).

ETA: First impressions: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=98681

T420s

Order Date: 29 Aug 2011
Delivery Date: 06 Sep 2011

Less than the quoted 8 days to ship + 5 days shipping!
Caught me completely by surprise.

Will post first impressions in a separate post.

T520
Order date: 9/13/11
Est. Ship Date: 9/23/11
Ship Date: 9/18/11
Delivered 9/22/11 NY

Order in to Lenovo IBM EPP for:
Order in to NewEgg for:Now need to find a supplier for the RUNCORE T50 SATA3 6Gb/s mSATA SSD 120GB!


Unit was defective returned New Replacement unit being build and sent.

I ordered my T520 on 1/25/12 and it shipped yesterday on 1/30/12. Far sooner than the estimated shipping date of 2/16/12! Now I'll get a 64GB MyDigitalSSD mSATA SSD to make it even faster.

Just ordered (afternoon 14th) T520 and estimated shipping is 3/23/2012
I did some customizations so that may reflect a few days.

Arrived yesterday, the 29th

Order from the outlet store with a T420 with these specs:

Condition New
Processor Intel® Core™ i5-2520M (2.50GHz base; 3.2GHz Max Turbo, 3MB Cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 - English
Total Memory 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM SODIMM Memory
Hard Drive 500GB, 7200RPM Serial ATA 2.5" Hard Drive
Display 14.0” HD+ (1600 x 900) LED, W/ 720p HD Camera
Graphics NVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 4200M
Optical Device DVD Recordable SATA
Keyboard/Pointing Device UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
Battery 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (Up to 2.8 Hours Run Time)
Ethernet/Wireless 11b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless
Mobile Broadband Integrated Wireless Wide Area Network upgradable
Bluetooth No
Integrated Camera Yes
Color Black
Fingerprint Reader Yes
Form Factor Laptop
Preloaded Software No Software Included
Limited Warranty 1 Year Depot Warranty

For 900 bucks pretty much. I ordered it on the 26th of April and apparently it was shipped to my house today. Sadly I barely made it so gotta wait till tomorrow. Overall A++ on the outlets part.

I took delivery of a T420 (4178-6VU) today, 8GB RAM. Haven't had a chance to play yet, but sure am looking forward to checking it out. I've been on WINXP forever.

Does anyone know the significance of "55++" written on the battery?

Thx.

Ordered a new Thinkpad T520:

Intel Core i7-2760QM Processor (2.40GHz, 6M Cache with Turbo Boost up to 3.50GHz)
15.6" FHD (1920x1080) LED Backlit AntiGlare display
NVIDIA Quadro NVS4200M Optimus technology (1GB)
4 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
320GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Lithium Ion 6-cell Battery
135W AC Adapter - AP,Arab,US(3pin)
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 AGN

Ordered on 5/27, arrived 6/05:

Sharonville, OH, United States 06/05/2012 1:56 P.M. Delivered
06/05/2012 7:03 A.M. Out For Delivery
Sharonville, OH, United States 06/04/2012 8:23 P.M. Arrival Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/04/2012 5:18 P.M. Departure Scan
06/04/2012 2:02 P.M. Import Scan
Louisville, KY, United States 06/01/2012 1:46 A.M. Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 05/31/2012 3:27 P.M. Departure Scan
05/31/2012 1:52 P.M. Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 05/31/2012 9:14 P.M. Departure Scan
05/31/2012 7:01 P.M. Export Scan
05/31/2012 7:01 P.M. Origin Scan
China 05/31/2012 11:09 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Ordered a t530 on the 16/07 and arrived yesterday. It was held in customs in Germany for three days (part over the weekend), and then the doofus at Lenovo who actually created the order for the courier didn't type my full postcode so the laptop was held for another day by the courier company until I could get the problem rectified.

FWIW, the computer showed it was still being held in Germany until the status updated to show it was in the UK. There was nothing to show that it'd be released from Germany.

http://www.thinkpro.sk/produkt/t430s-i5 ... ia-n1rltxs

bought this one...just unpacked.
Bought from the shop as per the link.
Happy at the moment
small hiccup at purchase. Was hunting for a stellar price quality ratio in the form of a year old T420si with an i3 processor, old keyboard.
Been told it was out of stock, after the dealer received the payment.
got a reasonable offer for this one, now I do not regret it. Faster processor, and it is after all a newer machine, with USB3 and a win8 upgrade dvd option.
Look forward to replace the stock HDD with my SSD Intel though...there is something like a mouse inside, rattling away. either the HDD some fan. I think the HDD.

http://www.thinkpro.sk/produkt/t430s-i5 ... ia-n1rltxs

bought this one...just unpacked.
Bought from the shop as per the link.
Happy at the moment
small hiccup at purchase. Was hunting for a stellar price quality ratio in the form of a year old T420si with an i3 processor, old keyboard. {I mean a model that is one year old now, but purchased new unused unopened

Been told it was out of stock, after the dealer received the payment.
got a reasonable offer for this one, now I do not regret it. Faster processor, and it is after all a newer machine, with USB3 and a win8 upgrade dvd option.
Look forward to replace the stock HDD with my SSD Intel though...there is something like a mouse inside, rattling away. either the HDD some fan. I think the HDD.