Ordered a new W series notebook? Post your specs, shipping information and questions here!

Ordered 8/11/08 - (one day sale with the special T9600 discount.)


058CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM - expected ship 08/27/08
42X6339 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600
43Y4471 VBB GEN WIND. XP PROFESS.
43Y3435 SBB MW XP PROF US ENGL
44C1924 ** SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
44C1922 SBB AMD M86GL HYBRID 512MB
42X6308 SBB 3GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
44C1927 SBB ULTNV(TR.P.+TOUCHPAD)+FIN
44C1937 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
44C1931 SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA
42X6310 SBB EXPR.CARD SLOT/PCCARDSLOT
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
44C1928 SBB INTWIRELESSWIDEAR.NETW.UPG
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C1941 SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.
41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN
1 CAFEE08 RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 15 TO 34 INCH DISPLAY
08/27/08

(I'm not supposed to include the price - right?)

Shipped 8/22/08 (from Hong Kong) - Oh happy day!
It's here! [8/25/08]

Canceled my original order of 08/07/08, when I saw that the T9600 had become available again. Same configuration, just with the faster proc, which with the price drop, ended up being exactly the same price as the original order. Reordered on 08/12. Estimated Ship Date: 08/26/08

4058CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
42X6339 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600
42V8173 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSSINESS 64
44C1081 SBB G W VISTABSS64 US ENGLISH
43Y3484 SBB MW XP PROFES. US ENG RDVD
44C1925 SBB 15.4 WUXGA TFT
44C1922 SBB AMD M86GL HYBRID 512MB
42X6306 SBB 2GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ1DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
44C1927 SBB ULTNV(TR.P.+TOUCHPAD)+FIN
44C1917 SBB INTEGRATED CAMERA
44C1937 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
44C1931 SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA
42X6311 SBB EXPR.CARDSLOT/SMARTCSLOT
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
42X6331 SBB ERICS.F3507GUSA-WIWANCARD
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C1941 SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.
42X0068 SBB MS ONENOTE07ENG EXL EUEFTA
41C9338 LENOVO THINKPAD PROTECTION WITH THINKPLUS ONSITE REPAIR - EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - ON-SITE

Edit: Received shipment confirmation today, Last log from UPS was an Export Scan in Guangzhou with two packages scheduled for delivery on 9/9/08.

Edit: From Guanzhou to Anchorage to Louisville took 2 days, another day to clear customs in Louisville, and a 1.5 hour trip from there to the UPS hub here where it was scanned yesterday afternoon. While I was hoping they would try to beat their estimate and put on a truck for delivery today, it didn't happen. Maybe it will still show up a day early on Monday. Should have specified 2 day shipping.

Edit: Posted too soon! Delivered at 9:38 this morning! Now I will happily eat my words... Way to go UPS!

Ordered 8/22/2008

Est. Ship Date 09/05/08
1 4058CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
42X6338 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9400
43Y4471 VBB GEN WIND. XP PROFESS.
43Y3435 SBB MW XP PROF US ENGL
44C1924 SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
44C1922 SBB AMD M86GL HYBRID 512MB
42X6306 VBB 2GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ1DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
44C1926 SBBULTRA NAV(TR.POINT+TOUCHPAD
44C1935 SBB 250GB HDD,5400RPM
44C1931 SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA
42X6311 SBB EXPR.CARDSLOT/SMARTCSLOT
44C2615 SBB THINKPAD 11B/G WLAN PCI 3
44C1928 SBB INTWIRELESSWIDEAR.NETW.UPG
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C1941 SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.
41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE
AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN

Greetings,

Ordered on 8/5/08 - Few minutes after web site came up for the W500. Original Ship date as 8/25/08, now the ship date is 9/8/08, another two week delay.

I wonder if this is due to the battery as many have suggested? Should it really take five weeks to get a laptop?

4058CTO THINKPAD W500
42X6339 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600
42V8173 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSSINESS 64
44C1925 SBB 15.4 WUXGA TFT
44C1922 SBB AMD M86GL HYBRID 512MB
42X6309 SBB 4GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
44C1938 SBB 200GB HDD,7200RPM+DISKEN
44C1930 SBB CD-RW/DVD-ROM ULTS.SATA
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
41C9338 3 YEAR THINKPAD PROTECTION

Edit: Shipped on 9/1 - Finally - only almost four weeks to get this thing out the door.

I'm pumped, got the SATA II drive bay ready to go with the additional 320GB 7200 RPM ready to be plugged in.......

Edit 9/5 - Received Finally - only a month from the time of ordering.

I did it; placed the order.

Estimated Ship Date is 5 September 2008.

Quantity Part No. Description

1 2757CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM

INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600
MS WIN VISTA ULTIMATE 64
GWVIS ULT US ENG
MWINXP PROF US ENG RDVD
17"WUXGA LCD 400 NIT 72% GAMUT
NVI NB9E-GLM2(FX1700,512MB
W700 BASE
4GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
SBB KYB US ENGLISH
ULNAV+FPR+PNCOLSENSWACOM
INTERNAL RAID-NOTENABLED
NON-RAID HDD160GBHDD,7200
INT.TURBOMEMORY1.6 2GB
DVD REC 8X MAXULTRENHSATA
EXPCARD(54MM)+EXPCARD(34MM
WIFI LINK5300
9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
C PACK NA
LANGPK US ENG

This does include 64 bit Vista. No Quad Core.

Replacing a T61P WUXGA.

Al

Shipped 9/1/2008! 4 Days ahead of the original shipping date!

So far it's left Hong Kong, arrived in Korea and left Korea on it's way to the US.

Update: W500 arrived by UPS at 9:00 AM on 9/3/2008--even though I didn't pay for 2 day shipping!

After Korea it went to Anchorage, AK, Louisville, KY and finally to Philadelphia. (Fun watching it make its way through UPS transportation centers!)

I purchased the W500 from an authrized dealer who had one in stock, it (406227U) will be here tomorrow, on Saturday before 10am.

Backto XP Pro for me and thinking it will scream on this machine!

Greg - am a bit surprized that you did not get one of the 700's!

UPDATE: Ordered on 9-11 with shipping date of 9-24 but shipped 9-15, early. Would have been here today on the 16th but Lenovo did not fill out some papers and it is stuck in Louisville at the big UPS terminal. It seems as many laptops as Lenovo ships via UPS, they could do better. Anyway UPS is telling me they do this all the time and that is will arrive in Jacksonville on 9-17 without fail.

Could not go back to XP Pro so gave my W500 to my VP and ordered me a W500 directly from Lenovo.

I have owned a 17" notebook before and . . well never again.


4058CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
Shipping date 09/24/08

42X6339 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600
42X1587 VBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32
44C1034 SBB G W VISTAULT32 US ENGLISH
44C1925 SBB 15.4 WUXGA TFT
44C1922 SBB ATIMBLITYFGLV5700W/512VR
42X6306 VBB 2GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ1DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
44C1927 SBB ULTNV(TR.P.+TOUCHPAD)+FIN
44C1917 VBB INTEGRATED CAMERA
44C1937 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
42X6326 SBB INT.TURBOMEMORY1.6 2GB
44C1931 SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA
42X6311 SBB EXPR.CARDSLOT/SMARTCSLOT
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
42X6331 SBB ERICS.F3507GUSA-WIWANCARD
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C1941 SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.
41C9170 THKPLUS TP 3YR PICKUP DEPOT

Anyone have any idea if it will really ship before 9-24? I hear their dates are conservative and it could ship sooner

W700 Quad Core:
Ordered 9/4/2008, expected ship date of 9/17/2008, when I ordered, and still showing 9/17 estimate as of 9/10.
Had ordered on 8/14, but wasn't quad core and cancelled.

Plan on 100GB in SATA ultrabay adapter 43R1980 for C: with Vista 64 Ult (eventually to go solid state, once 80GB Intel X25-M is affordable)
Plan on RAID0 of 2 500GB drives for D: data drive (bought elsewhere)
Plan on buying 4GB SODIMM when affordable.

Here's the cut-and-paste of the order:
2757CTO THINKPAD W700
43Y4809 SBB ULNAV+FPR+PNCOLSENSWACOM
44C1917 SBB INTEGRATED CAMERA
43Y5203 SBB INTERNAL RAID-NOTENABLED
43Y4825 SBB NON-RAID HDD250GB HDD,5400
42X6326 SBB INT.TURBOMEMORY1.6 2GB
43Y4819 SBB DVD REC 8X MAXULTRENHSATA
43Y4800 SBB EXPCARD(54MM)+EXPCARD(34MM
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
43Y4810 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
43Y4832 SBB C PACK NA
43Y4812 SBB INTQUADCREXTPRC45W TDP2.53
43Y4880 SBB LANGPK US ENG
43Y4926 SBB PKG US, 17"W
43Y5162 SBB BASE2.TOUCHHYB.FAN+FAN+HDD
43Y5146 SBB FCC LABEL
43Y5161 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
44C7301 SBB FRU LABEL FOR TPM PLANAR
43Y4814 SBB 2GBPC3-8500DDR3SDRAM1067MH
43Y6079 SBB PR HDD 250GB HDD5400
43Y5118 SBB INTEGR. CAMERA MODULE
43Y5110 SBB UWB MISCPARTS-NO CARD HALF
42V8009 VBB MS WIN VISTA ULTIMATE
43Y5114 SBB UWB MISCPARTS-ROB H.(F1)
43Y5126 SBB 17"WUXGA,W/CAM,W/OUWB
43Y5132 SBB EXPRCARD(54MM)EXPRCARD34MM
43Y5137 SBB LCD ASMCLPLW700NOCSENSLED
44C6783 SBB ODD SW FOR DVD REC, VISTA
43Y5142 SBB MT 2757 SYSTEM LABEL
43Y6035 SBB NW IN LBL 2008 CORE2 EX
43Y5116 SBB WLAN MISCPARTS3X3FULL(F2)
43Y5135 SBB CLPLATE FOR W700WLAN+BLT.
43Y5150 SBB GEO LABEL US,WLAN,BLTOOTH
43Y4935 SBB GWVIS ULT US ENG
42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)
41C9336 4 YR TP PROTECTION +
40Y9134 TPP TERMS AND CONDITIONS
43Y4804 SBB 17"WUXGA LCD400NIT72%GAMUT
43Y4816 SBB NVI NB9E-GLM2(FX1700,512MB
43Y4803 SBB W700 BASE
42X6306 VBB 2GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ1DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH

Weird. I ordered a W500 on 08/12, with an estimated ship date of 08/27. This got pushed back to 09/11 and now has pushed back even further to 09/24.

CONFIGURED SYSTEM
SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600
VBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32
SBB G W VISTAULT32 US ENGLISH
SBB MW XP PROFES. US ENG RDVD
SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
SBB AMD M86GL HYBRID 512MB
SBB 3GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
SBB KYB US ENGLISH
SBB ULTNV(TR.P.+TOUCHPAD)+FIN
SBB INTEGRATED CAMERA
SBB 200GB HDD,7200RPM+DISKEN
SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA
SBB EXPR.CARD SLOT/PCCARDSLOT
VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
SBB INTWIRELESSWIDEAR.NETW.UPG
SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.
3 YEAR THINKPAD PROTECTION

(Edit) Just talked to Lenovo, they say there is a huge backlog. At least they were able to apply today's 2 day sale, and knocked $500 off the order price...

Oh this isn't good news. Up until yesterday, it showed estimated ship date of 9/17/2008. Today, it has moved to 10/15/2008.

Quantity Part No. Description Est. Ship Date
1 SYS.2757CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM 10/15/08
2757CTO THINKPAD W700

Got an email today (9/26/08) that it has shipped...

Laptop received on 9/29/08...so far love it!

Ordered September 19:

4058CTO THINKPAD W500
44C1917 VBB INTEGRATED CAMERA
44C1937 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
44C1931 SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA
42X6310 VBB EXPR.CARD SLOT/PCCARDSLOT
42X6324 SBB INT.WIFILINK5100
44C1928 SBB INTWIRELESSWIDEAR.NETW.UPG
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C1941 SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.
42X6341 SBB 1GBPC3-8500 1067MHZMEM
42X6338 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9400
42X6342 SBB 2GBPC3-8500 1067MHZMEM
43Y3956 SBB 56K V.92 DESIG. MODEM
43Y4032 SBB BASE2ND TOUCH FOR HYBRID
42X2659 SBB ENERGY STAR 4.0 PACK
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
44C2053 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
44C1988 SBB INTEGR WRLSS ANTENNA 15.4"
44C1990 SBB UWB MISC PARTS NO CR HF H1
44C1994 SBB INTEGRATED CAMERA MODULE
44C2010 SBB 15.4"WSXGA+,+CAM,+WWAN+11N
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
44C1997 SBB STLCD COV/BEZ15.4W/CAMERA
44C2032 SBB CL.PLATEW500WLAN+WWAN
44C2022 SBB EXPR.CARDSLOT+PC CARDSLOT
44C6783 SBB ODD SW FOR DVD REC, VISTA
43Y3962 SBB NEWINTELLB2008 CENTRINO2
42V7973 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA BASIC)
44C1991 SBB WWAN MP-READY FULL F1
43Y3626 SBB WLAN MISC PTS-1X2FULL(F2)
43Y4096 SBB MT 4058 SYSTEM LABEL
41W1748 SBB GEO LABEL US WLAN
44C1269 SBB GEN WIN VIS HOBAS 32 US E
42T6638 SBB PACK. US, 15.4"
44C6779 SBB AMD M86GL GRP512MB FRU LBL
41C9170 THKPLUS TP 3YR PICKUP DEPOT
40Y9135 THINKPLUS TS AND CS
44C1924 SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
44C1922 SBB ATIMBLITYFGLV5700W/512VR
42X6308 VBB 3GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
44C1926 SBBULTRA NAV(TR.POINT+TOUCHPAD[url][/url]

I ordered mine on August 22.

Estimated delivery was September 19th.

It has now been postponed to October 17th.

Has ANYONE actually received a W700 yet??

Al

4058CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
42X6338 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9400
42X1587 VBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32
44C1034 SBB G W VISTAULT32 US ENGLISH
43Y3484 SBB MW XP PROFES. US ENG RDVD
44C1924 ** SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
44C1922 SBB ATIMBLITYFGLV5700W/512VR
42X6309 VBB 4GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
44C1927 SBB ULTNV(TR.P.+TOUCHPAD)+FIN
44C1917 VBB INTEGRATED CAMERA
44C1935 SBB 250GB HDD,5400RPM
42X6326 SBB INT.TURBOMEMORY1.6 2GB
44C1931 SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA
42X6310 VBB EXPR.CARD SLOT/PCCARDSLOT
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
44C1928 SBB INTWIRELESSWIDEAR.NETW.UPG
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C1941 SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.
40Y9213 1 YEAR THINKPAD PROTECTION
1 CAFEE08 RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 15 TO 34 INCH DISPLAY
10/08/08
1 41A2476 COMPUTRACE LOJACK FOR LAPTOPS 1 YR LIC.
10/08/08
1 CFN53782 INTERNET SEC STE PLUS 2008 NON-CONSIGN-SM BOX W/$10000 W
Estimated shipping date: 10/08/08
Status: In process

SYS.2757CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM 10/17/08
2757CTO THINKPAD W700
43Y4812 SBB INTQUADCREXTPRC45W TDP2.53
42V8009 VBB MS WIN VISTA ULTIMATE
43Y4935 SBB GWVIS ULT US ENG
43Y4804 SBB 17"WUXGA LCD400NIT72%GAMUT
43Y4817 SBB NVI NB9E-GLM2(FX3700,1GB
43Y4803 SBB W700 BASE
42X6309 VBB 4GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
43Y4809 SBB ULNAV+FPR+PNCOLSENSWACOM
44C1917 VBB INTEGRATED CAMERA
43Y5203 SBB INTERNAL RAID-NOTENABLED
43Y4828 SBB NON-RAID HDD200GB HDD7200
43Y4820 SBB TPAD BLU-RAYRCULTENHSATA
43Y4800 VBB EXPCARD(54MM)+EXPCARD(34MM
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
43Y4810 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
43Y4832 SBB C PACK NA
43Y4880 SBB LANGPK US ENG
43Y4926 SBB PKG US, 17"W
43Y5162 SBB BASE2.TOUCHHYB.FAN+FAN+HDD
43Y5146 SBB FCC LABEL
43Y5161 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
44C7301 SBB FRU LABEL FOR TPM PLANAR
43Y4814 SBB 2GBPC3-8500DDR3SDRAM1067MH
43Y6082 SBB PR HD 200GB HDD,7200 W DE
43Y5118 SBB INTEGR. CAMERA MODULE
43Y5110 SBB UWB MISCPARTS-NO CARD HALF
43Y5126 SBB 17"WUXGA,W/CAM,W/OUWB
43Y5132 SBB EXPRCARD(54MM)EXPRCARD34MM
43Y5137 SBB LCD ASMCLPLW700NOCSENSLED
44C1385 SBB ODD SW BLUE-RAY,VISTA
43Y5142 SBB MT 2757 SYSTEM LABEL
43Y6035 SBB NW IN LBL 2008 CORE2 EX
43Y5116 SBB WLAN MISCPARTS3X3FULL(F2)
43Y5135 SBB CLPLATE FOR W700WLAN+BLT.
43Y5150 SBB GEO LABEL US,WLAN,BLTOOTH
42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)



Claim will ship on 10-17-08



I have from the order the extra 170W Power Supply and The Hard Drive Bay Adaptor

Ordered this yesterday (W500) - 10/11/08

4058CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM - Estimated Ship: 10/27/08
42X6339 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCT9600
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
44C1269 SBB GEN WIN VIS HOBAS 32 US E
44C1925 SBB 15.4 WUXGA TFT
44C1922 SBB ATIMBLITYFGLV5700W/512VR
42X6309 VBB 4GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
44C1926 SBBULTRA NAV(TR.POINT+TOUCHPAD
43Y3620 SBB 320 GB HDDRIVE, 5400RPM
44C1931 SBB DVD REC8XMAXDUL.ULT.S.SATA
42X6310 VBB EXPR.CARD SLOT/PCCARDSLOT
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
44C1928 SBB INTWIRELESSWIDEAR.NETW.UPG
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C1941 SBB LANG.PACK US ENG.


How long have these been taking to ship lately? Good chance of them getting it out before the ship date, or would that be about right?

EDIT: Shipped today (10/15)

EDIT: Should have been delivered today (10/17), but I missed the delivery (why does UPS deliver at 10 AM on a workday?) I'll call and have them hold it at the depot for pickup.

Yesterday, still showed 10/15/2008 estimate, today, it moved out to 10/27/08.

Looks like the W700 are taking a long time. I got my W500 well before the expected ship date.

Good thing mine's a W500 then. Just realized the order details I pasted in don't say that.

Update: my W700 is on its way to me now, due in Monday October 20th!

Just yesterday, I was looking around the web for any information on any vendor actually shipping quad core laptops, came up dry. Ship estimate still showed 10/27.

Then, surprise! This morning, 8:20am eastern, I got ship notification, my W700 is on its way to me now, due in Monday October 20th!

I ordered a 2757-CTO on October 13th, essentially same configuration as MTWIZARD:

WUXGA, BLU-RAY, QX9300, RAID 1, WACOM, VISTA Ultimate 64, W700 Port Replicator, 4 years ThinkPad Protection Depot service.

Est ship date 10/27/08, has not budged in 5 days.

I'm trying to get my brother hooked up with my used T61p for AutoCAT LT use in a hurry (to replace seriously ailing T30), but I must admit I'm a little wary that my inbound W700 (on order for months) has a serial# ending in 00s followed by a number under 24, which could indicate it's one of the very first 2 dozen made. I sure hope it doesn't have early manufacture flaws, we'll see! Also hoping it can be upgraded to WiMAX at a later date with installing new antennas, but not a near-term priority.

My ship date was 10/17/08 until this morning now the date is 10/27/08

Patience is good

My new ThinkPad W700 has arrived, 9:53am eastern, Monday October 20 2008.

As expected, first impression is that it's large. All looks good, no suprises, BIOS looks very much like T61p. I added a Crucial 4GB SODIMM thru dedicated memory access panel on the bottom, and BIOS says it finds 6GB total, as expected. Cloning/backing up factory preload hard drive image now, before I do anything else...

Congratulations!

I will have to wait. Not Happy

I should have the Mini Dock this week.

Some or all of my order shipped today, a week ahead of schedule.

I have now moved over to this forum area for more detailed experiences:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 2967882960

And have learned to never nest quotes here again (sorry Admin!)