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16 Jun 2008, 22:22

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nice! Yeah, my shipment arrives Wednesday, 6/18, no later than 10:30am. Wow! That's express for you, from Shanghai no less!

Ugh, don't want to scare you, but mine was held for a few days at customs by Homeland Security

Eventually it was released though 8-)

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17 Jun 2008, 01:58

oh, that kind of sucks... UPS International said that it will arrive for sure on Wednesday. Not sure if it passed customs already.

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17 Jun 2008, 02:11

Here's my tracking report:
06/09/2008 4:47 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
PALATINE,
IL, US 06/07/2008 7:10 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
CHICAGO,
IL, US 06/07/2008 6:29 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/07/2008 5:34 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 06/07/2008 5:18 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/07/2008 3:49 A.M. IMPORT SCAN
ANCHORAGE,
AK, US 06/06/2008 4:03 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
06/06/2008 2:07 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 06/06/2008 1:39 P.M. BROKERAGE RELEASED SHIPMENT. SHIPMENT IS SUBMITTED TO CLEARING AGENCY FOR FURTHER CLEARANCE
SHANGHAI,
CN 06/06/2008 9:45 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 06/05/2008 1:28 P.M. THE SHIPMENT IS BEING HELD BY BROKERAGE FOR REASONS BEYOND UPS' CONTROL
SHANGHAI,
CN 06/05/2008 8:37 P.M. EXPORT SCAN
06/05/2008 8:35 P.M. HUB SCAN
06/05/2008 9:23 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN
CN 06/05/2008 2:06 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

Looks like somewhere in between they also shipped it to Alaska by mistake :lol:

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17 Jun 2008, 08:34

I think I am going to take a shot with the X61. I shall try and sell the T61 that I have currently and put in the extra $'s to get the X.

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17 Jun 2008, 11:23

yay dosa!

helg, wow, that's strange it went to Alaska!

Wow, mine arrived this morning (Tuesday) instead of Wednesday as they told me... strange.

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17 Jun 2008, 11:36

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I think I am going to take a shot with the X61. I shall try and sell the T61 that I have currently and put in the extra $'s to get the X.

Dosa, what kind of hardware does your T61 have?

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17 Jun 2008, 13:34

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Wow, mine arrived this morning (Tuesday) instead of Wednesday as they told me... strange.

Cool! Congrats :-D

And... how is it? :wink:

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17 Jun 2008, 14:06

T7250
200 GB HDD
CDRW/DVD ROM
2GB RAM (1GB Installed by me)
14.1" Screen

bherronp wrote:

dosa_don wrote:

I think I am going to take a shot with the X61. I shall try and sell the T61 that I have currently and put in the extra $'s to get the X.

Dosa, what kind of hardware does your T61 have?

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17 Jun 2008, 18:00

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Cool! Congrats :-D

And... how is it? :wink:

well, because it came one day early, I wasn't expecting it and missed the delivery person.

Their stupid same day will call thing is between 8:30-9:30pm, when I have a meeting to attend. So it seems that I will be picking it up after 12pm tomorrow (when they open) myself, later than when I originally would have had it. Sigh.

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18 Jun 2008, 13:57

We have the T61 on the standards list at my company but almost NO-ONE buys it due to its size. Everyone opted for the x61's instead and they're loving it. The T61 is a beast though, in terms of performance... and dimensions. :lol:

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18 Jun 2008, 22:00

got my x61, it's soooo nice and light. Screen size is ok so far, we'll see how I like it after more use.

Question, Windows XP comes with the computer, but if I ever need to reinstall, how does that work since it didn't come with a CD?

Also, I seem to have Microsoft Office 2007 installed on there already, even though I didn't buy it. But then it asks for CD key... I guess they really want you to pay for the CD key?

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19 Jun 2008, 05:02

kryzak,

IBMs come with a hidden partition that holds the recovery data. You can reinstall without even a CD. In fact, I recommend you do it and customize the install so that its clean and not full of junk. I'll look for instructions.

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19 Jun 2008, 05:50

^ You have to enter the Lenovo Rescue and Recovery console. When you turn the laptop on, press the blue button labeled "ThinkVantage." From there, it will load a GUI that will allow you to do several things:

1) Entirely wipe out the HD and have windows + apps reinstall to a "factory new" state

2) Reinstall windows only - allowing you to keep your data on C - works well but sometimes, some apps need to be reinstalled.

3) Diagnose / scan your harddrive for any hardware related problems.

and a whole bunch of other things. Here is the link to the X61 troubleshooting guide:

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mo ... 2x3408.pdf

The recovery details start on page 29.
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19 Jun 2008, 09:35

The Microsoft Office is a 60 day trial version. After that you'll have to purchase. Look into getting it through Haas if you haven't already. It is WAY cheaper through Michigan, for example, than buying direct.

kryzak wrote:

got my x61, it's soooo nice and light. Screen size is ok so far, we'll see how I like it after more use.

Question, Windows XP comes with the computer, but if I ever need to reinstall, how does that work since it didn't come with a CD?

Also, I seem to have Microsoft Office 2007 installed on there already, even though I didn't buy it. But then it asks for CD key... I guess they really want you to pay for the CD key?

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19 Jun 2008, 10:51

check with your company. i got my office 2007 enterprise for $20 from my company.

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19 Jun 2008, 11:07

I was just looking around on Lenovo's web site at the various configurations for the T61 and can't find a setup that allows you to select Windows XP....it only has Vista. Granted this is only through their web site - I plan to give them a call this afternoon to see if I can build a T61 with XP. From what I have read, XP is still the way to go over Vista.