ThinkPad X series shipping thread - 2015 edition

All,
With the new year, we start a fresh discussion for members to share their order and fulfillment experiences.
We are retiring the 2014 thread.   Anyone having an active discussion there can find it here.
The 2013 thread  can be found here . 
Here are some common points of frequent discussion:
How to get a system fast: Buy an in-stock standard configuration from Lenovo or a Lenovo Partner in your area. Customized systems take longer.
Avoid Credit Holds - ensure that BOTH your bill to and ship to addresses are listed with your CC bank before ordering
Lenovo will not bill your card until order ships - an authorization charge hold to check for available balance may show up when order is first placed.
Estimated ship dates are based on default lead time and can vary from what was displayed on website.
In the US and Canada, Lenovo utilizes UPS for new product shipments
Orders may ship before the Estimated Ship Date
Orders may enter through Alaska and pass through Louisville, KY before traveling on to final address
Cancellation requests may take up to 2 days to process
Requests to change configuration or other aspects of the order may require the order to be rebooked.
Lenovo does not accept payment via international credit cards, except AMEX.
We hope you enjoy your new ThinkPad system when it arrives!

ftatiger wrote:
they are using cheaper U (ultrabook) CPU instead of M (Mobile) CPU used in X230 serialsCheaper?"Recommended Customer Price" of the i5-5200U: TRAY: $281.00"Recommended Customer Price" of the i5-3320M: TRAY: $225.00(according to ark.intel.com) ftatiger wrote:
my almost 3 years old X230 with i5-3320M is faster than your i5-5200U CPUYou propably forgot to mention that the i5-5200U has a TDP of 15W, while your i5-3320M has a TDP of 35W. Furthermore, the energy efficiency of the i5-5200U is much higher than the energy efficiency of the i5-3320M.ftatiger wrote:
X1 only has one memory slot, so it is single channelI guess you mean the X1 Carbon 2015.There you're mistaken, the RAM of the X1 Carbon is soldered to the system board. However, it supports Dual Channel.ftatiger wrote:
In theory, dual channels is twice the speed of single channel memoryThere's a difference between theory and practice.ftatiger wrote:
CPU and memory are THE most important things for a computer. For a 12 inch ultraportable, they aren't. What about build quality, battery runtime, mobility in general, screen quality, the quality of the input devices and so on?ftatiger wrote:
HOW do you FEEL about spending your hard earned money to "upgrade" to a machine which is less powerful and less RAM speed?In my opinion, getting better build quality, more battery life and a much better screen when upgrading from the X230 to the X250 feels quite good.

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    Post your shipping and order management experiences here:
     Here are some common points of frequent discussion:
    How to get a system fast: Buy an in-stock standard configuration from Lenovo or a Lenovo Partner in your area. Customized systems take longer.
    Avoid Credit Holds - ensure that BOTH your bill to and ship to addresses are listed with your CC bank before ordering
    Lenovo will NOT bill your card until order ships - an authorization charge hold to check for available balance may show up when order is first placed.
    Estimated ship dates are based on default lead time and can vary from what was displayed on website.
    In the US and Canada, Lenovo utilizes UPS for new product shipments
    Orders may ship before the Estimated Ship Date
    Orders may enter through Alaska and pass through Louisville, KY before traveling on to final address
    Cancellation requests may take up to 2 days to process
    Requests to change configuration or other aspects of the order may require the order to be rebooked.
    Lenovo does not accept payment via international credit cards, except AMEX.
    Prior shipping thread can be viewed here-2010
    Prior shipping thread can be viewed here-2011
    Prior shipping thread can be viewed here-2012
    Prior shipping thread can be viewed here-2013
    Prior shipping thread can be viewed here-2014
    We hope you enjoy your new ThinkPad W-series.
     

    GatsbyGlen wrote:
    Order Experience? Here goes ... I ordered a W541 configuration on 2/27 along with some accessories (one of which is delayed until July?*?). The bag and docking station should arrive tomorrow (3/9), and the laptop on Thursday (3/12). On March, I received an email from the <XYZ> employee discount program, and configured the same configuration. Turns out it was about $500 cheaper. I contacted Lenova, and the rep (through online chat) told me to configure the same order and take a screenshot. Well, the mistake here, and it wasn't never mentioned, was that the accessories should not have been included in the second configuration, only the laptop. I tried pleading my case to a couple of reps, even short of threating to kill the employee that lied to me, but they wouldn't budge. Since the deal (email) sent to me ended on Sunday, I can't reconfigure the same deal. To me, that is bunch of bs. Lenovo does not care about honoring anything.  My next question was what is the process to return the laptop. Of course, they will charge me a 15% restocking fee. Perfect. That's great, it's lose/lose for the customer and win/win for Lenovo. Perhaps it was my fault, for not taking the time to find out more about the price matching policy, and taking the word of a certain employee. So, for future reference, only include the item that will be priced matched in the cart!! At any rate, when the laptop arrives, I will take out the drive and ram and replace it. I'll also replace the DVD drive with a second SSD. So it will have 32GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD space (2 512GB SSDs). I had planned to buy two 28" ThinkVision monitors, but I won't be doing that. I can't justify buying another item from Lenovo, nor recommend their brand to anyone. I'd really like to just return everything, but I'll still be charged ... so, I guess I'm screwed and will just have to make do!This isn't an excuse, but you shouldn't trust sales reps online. Pretty much every company hires the dumbest idiots off the street and doesn't teach them anything except how to look up promotional material you can already see yourself. I have yet to see a competent online sales rep that had a clue about what they were selling.

  • ThinkPad S-Series Shipping Thread

    Ordered an S440 with a few upgrades on the 15th, and was wondering when everyone else got theirs? Ordering to the UK, and I haven't seen many threads that have orders being delayed etc. so I think I may have got it lucky and ordered one that doesn't have inventory issues or such. 
    Dan

    Thanks for the info Christovic.
    Just ordered a S431 today (we don't have S440 in Canada yet). Yesterday it would take "more than 4 weeks" to ship as soon as I upgraded to the HD+, today it was "less than 7 days". Not sure what changed.

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  • Which Thinkpad to buy for gaming/video editing?

    I'm not sure if this is the right place, I am new to this forum, so forgive me if its not.
    I have a friend who has a Thinkpad T500 and I feel it would suit my needs. I want a laptop that can handle running multiple programs, gaming, video editing, etc.. I am not sure which model is a good one to go with. I want some feature like the "think light" and the navigation button (red button in the middle of the keyboard). Basically I would like the features of the Thinkpad T500, but with a budget of $800. So any advice from all you lenovo people out there would be greatly appreciated.
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    most of the thinkpads have the thinklight except X series Tablets, maybe the SL/L series, and X series 100e?
    All thinkpads have the red trackpoint. 
    Have you tested your friend's laptop and see how it runs the programs you want? gaming maybe slightly difficult on the thinkpads, unless you get the W series laptop, since the GPU may not be up to the task.
    800 dollars isn't how lot of money if you want a specced out Thinkpads. 
    Here is the closet one i can find that fits your need. It is new and from Lenovo outlet.
    http://outlet.lenovo.com/laptops/thinkpad/t-series/20827yu.html
    If you need more GPU oomph get a DIY Vidock later on, then get the ATI 4770, but you can only run the games on external LCD. But it should run most of the later games on medium settings with little problems. 
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  • Lenovo Thinkpad X series for pro wildlife photography?

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    As a professional wildlife photographer I'm after a tough notebook that MUST  have the following:
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    large capacity battery - minumum 6-7 hours in the field
    potent processor
    as much RAM as possible
    powerful graphics card
    light weight 
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    Moderator edit: Added detail to subject.

    Nothing in the X Series has a truely "powerful" graphics card. The X1 and X220 both use the Intel HD 3000 graphics integrated into the processor, not a separate graphics GPU. What exactly are your needs? You mention photography but not video. It should work fine for still photography but not necessarily for video processing.
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  • What happened to the Titanium in ThinkPad T Series? Bring it back!

    I have owned seven T series ThinkPads in my life, and I have converted to MacBook Pro.
    Why has Lenovo removed the titanium from the T61?
    IBM had named the T series for its titanium. That is where the T had come from.
    They have said that they have removed it for better wireless connectivity. MacBooks are made of aluminum, and they connect perfectly. Furthermore, IBM titanium models had connected just fine as well.
    To replace the sexy titanium cover with a cheap painted plastic is product line suicide!
    The paint comes off the T61, and it feels so cheap.
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    Lenovo, please bring back the titanium casing. The Z series had been brilliant. You did not give it a proper chance.
    Professional notebooks are to be made of metal casing, titanium or aluminum. Anything else is substandard.
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    Hello,
    I have never seen an IBM or Lenovo ThinkPad T-series notebook with a titanium lid.  I checked this article on Wikipedia, and it did say that some models of the the Z60 series (and maybe the Z61t) had a titanium lid.  The Wikipedia article did state, though, that ThinkPads contain several novel components, including magnesium and titantium, carbon-fiber reinforced plastic and other composite materials and alloys.  So maybe there is some titanium, but just on the inside or at the hinges.
    I have a friend who has one of the Apple Mac Books with the aluminum chassis, and he uses an external wireless card with it because he says its wireless reception is poor.  I believe he may have one of the older models, though, so this may be something which has been corrected in later generations.
    If you really do want a titanium lid, perhaps you could order a sheet from a company like Online Metals, have whatever burnishing, laser-engraving, polishing, coatings and so forth applied, and then do some kind of chemical or RF weld to bond it to the lid. 
    Personally, though, I think that if you are going to go through that kind of effort, it might be more interesting use a material like palladium foil.  That might be a little more expensive, though, then using titanium.
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  • Driver matrices for Win8 upgrade-capable systems - ThinkPad T Series

    To support the General Availabilty (GA) release of Windows 8, below are the direct URLs to the driver matrices for systems, within this family, that Lenovo has designated/certified as Windows 8 upgrade-capable. The direct links may save you time as you work through the upgrade process and require drivers compatible with your hardware configuration. The URLs were checked to be valid/working as of 10/25/2012. Please do post if you find errors.
    Hope this helps ease your transition.
    Cheers.
    The complete list of Windows 8 Upgrade-Capable Systems (current as of 10/24/2012):
    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?DocID=HT074688
    The ThinkPad driver matrix master list:
    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=TPAD-MATRIX
    Direct driver matrix URLs for systems in this product family: ThinkPad T Series
          T410    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-74582
          T410i   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063286
          T410s   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063287
          T410si  http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063288
          T510    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063289
          T510i   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063290
          T420    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-77167
          T420i   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063244
          T420s   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063249
          T420si  http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063266
          T430    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT073828
          T430i   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT073830
          T430s   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT073829
          T430si  http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT073831
          T430u   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT074912
          T520    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063271
          T520i   http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT063272
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  • Why did they have to ruin the Thinkpad T-series?

    Hi all,
    Just bought one of the very last T430 in a sellout, and this will most likely be my last Thinkpad, because Lenovo's design changes in the current T models are totally inacceptable for me. Actually, I even disliked the new keyboard layout on the Tx30 models, but I can still live with that.
    I still do not understand why they had to ruin the iconic Thinkpad T-series. The obvious aim to make Thinkpads more Apple-like is totally ridiculous.
    Consumers who want fashoniable laptops will still by from Apple. And most people who used to buy Thinkpad T models do not care about fashion. I even know many Thinkpad owners who loved there T models for being somewhat ugly.
    Lenovo claims that there design changes were based on research, but the arguments they gave for the changes are mostly ridicuolous. For example, Lenovo says that the 7th row of the keyboard and the dedicated trackpoint buttons were removed in an attempt to make the design look cleaner and more regular. But really: What kind of silly argument is that? Ergonomy is certainly more important to the traditional Thinkpad owners than cleanliness or regularity of the design.
    Apple's Jonathan Ives might claim that beautiful design and ergonomic design are the same, but if he does so, this guy is lying. There are many beautiful design that are highly unergonomic and there are many highly ergonomic designs that are rather ugly. Beauty and ergonomics do not have much to do with each other.
    Apart from tactile feedback, the most important feature of an ergonomic keyboard is layout that sticks to the standard layout as much as possible. The reason is simple: This way, you do not have to adjust when you change between your laptop and a standard keyboard. Any unnecessary deviation from the standard layout is unergonomic for anyone who most also work with standard keyboard.
    I spell it out for you: Apple keyboards are highly unergonomic due to their deviation from the standard layout. Only Apple fanboys who use Apple devices only will find these non-standard keyboard ergonomic.
    In general, leaving away dedicated buttons just to make a device look cleaner or more regular, is totally unergonomic. Sacrificing key groupings for a cleaner look is also totally unergonomic. All these design decisions are wrong from an ergonomics point of view. Large touchpads that get into your way will typing are also unergonomic.
    Lenovo should stop this and return to IBM's design principles. I want ugly Thinkpads again with an irregular, but ergonomic keyboard layout, dedicated trackpoint und touchpad buttons.
    If Lenovo wants to be innovative, they should concentrate on the things that really need to be improved: Better displays, better battery life, less weight, etc. pp.
    Best reagrds,
    Robert
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    Hi Robert,
    I hear you, but don't give up on TrackPoint buttons just yet: 
    http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/thinkpad/thinkpad-helix-2nd-gen/
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  • Thinkpad X Series Power Adapters (65W, 90W, etc) Lenovo Store Suggestion

    Well, I decided to play pretend today on Lenovo's Thinkpad X Series laptop shopping site. My brother in law needs a new computer, so I look at all the options. Then it hits me, what is going on with the power supplies?
    Here is the issue.
    The 90W power adapter is cheaper than the 65W power adapter if you were to buy it as an accessory. Does that not seem backwards? In addition, when you buy a x201 for instance, you are stuck with the more expensive 65W power supply. You could add an additional 90W power supply to the order, but considering that the 90W power brick is not that much bigger (probably less than a half a square inch of the other) 65W power brick and it is cheaper and does more. Why bother with the 65W power supply anyways? In the store you can swap out the battery for a bigger one.
    Why not have a downgrade option from the 65W power adapter to the 90W power adapter?
    Just a thought.

    The 90 watt adapter costs more to produce than the 65 watt, the price at the online store for accessory may change depending supply and demand. I am not sure why the 90 watt adapter dropped below that of 65 watt, in most instances the price is other way around.
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  • Thinkpad t23 series lights and button symbols diagram.

    thinkpad t23 series lights and button symbols diagram.
    I would like to get a diagram that lists the lights and the Thinkpad button along with its symbols. Like an arrow pointing to a light and telling me the X is functioning or not, along with the rest of speaker? symbols. Fn combos and their definitions would be good too.
    I do not have the owner/user manual for the T23 2647TU but I imagine it would be printed in some form there?
    Could anyone help me with this by directing to a web site or screen shot to the users manual that shows this information? I would appreciate it.
    Thank You,
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    Hi Bob,
    so here are some screen shots for you and others who may read in the future. This is a nice discovery for me also. Very useful, complete User's Guide for T23, XP version, which  I actually installed on my W500 running Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. The possibilities are endless, not just for T23, but for other older models which possibly have a User's Manual archived online. It means I could simply cut and paste so many steps of information which for myself are so obvious and elementary,  but will be invaluable to one of my young students learning basic computing skills. And the fact the User's Guide runs on my W500 means only the student needs to have a T23 (or whatever other machine in their hands), I don't need to have another T23 set up to access the manual. 
    Here are a few step-by-step guidelines which may can help you and others reading in the future. Don't mind me putting so many details. As a teacher I like to explain things in such a way that even if one my 3rd grade students were to read this post they could follow the steps. Some people have never really used a laptop at all before and will be glad for simple, detailed steps: 
    How to install T23 Access User's Guide on a Windows 7 machine (should be nearly identical procedure for XP or Vista):
    (1) As mentioned before just go to the Drivers and software - ThinkPad T23 download page:  http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&DocID=HT072383. There, under the "Software and utility" category you will find: Access online User's Guide for Windows - ThinkPad T23: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS001263. Download the file and transfer it to your T23 using a USB flash drive.  (In my case I downloaded it directly onto my W500)
    (2) Double-click to run the downloaded file. It will extract setup files to C:\DRIVERS\ATP_PKG by default.
    (3) Click the START button ---> Computer----> Drivers ---> and double click to open the "ATP_PKG" folder. Double-click to run the "SETUP" application file.
    (4) After installation, you can navigate to Start Menu ---> All programs ----> Thinkpad ---> Thinkpad information, and RIGHT-CLICK "Access Thinkpad". You can then  choose to "Pin to taskbar" and/or "Send to desktop (create shortcut)" which will create an ACCESS THINKPAD logo right on your desktop with the cool old IBM logo which you can see in one of the pictures.
    I have included a few snapshots showing my W500 with T23 User's Guide installed: Main welcome screen with cute T23 animation (hence the  blur);  Main menu- notice even a link to reach IBM for warranty information (if anyone still has a warranty on their T23, joking of course); And "everyday use" menu which includes status light indicators and FN-key assignments you asked about. So you see how useful these old "User manuals" can be, because if anyone comes on the Forum we can just cut and paste information from the User's Manual. Some people (especially young people ) need that level of clarity and simplicity. And it's just a small file, 21.8 MB downloaded onto my W500.
    Below I <CUT> and <PASTED> a section from the User's Guide. Here are the Function keys you asked about (the pictures which didn't come out in cutting and pasting got replaced below by " "  and are just little asterisk symbols and a small diagram showing where FN key and Home/End keys are). Of course this can be remedied by taking screen shots instead:
     Function keys
    The Fn key function enables you to change operational features instantly. To use this function, press and hold the Fn key (1); then press a function key (2)--F1 to F12, PgUp, Home, or End.
    The following shows the functions of the Fn key with other keys:
    Power conservation or battery power
    Fn + F3: Turn off the computer display, leaving the screen blank. To turn the computer display on again, press any key or press the TrackPoint(R) pointer. Also the computer display is turned on if the ac adapter is attached to or detached from the computer.
    Fn + F4: Put your computer in standby mode. To return to normal operation, press the Fn key independently, without pressing a function key.
    Notes:
    This mode is called suspend mode in Windows(R) 95 and Windows NT(R).
    In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, this combination of buttons functions as a sleep button. You can change the settings so that pressing it puts the computer into hibernation mode or even shut the computer down.
    Fn + F12: Put your computer into hibernation mode. To return to normal operation, press the power button for less than four seconds.
    Note: To use Fn+F12 for hibernation in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you must have IBM PM device driver installed on your computer.
    For information on the power management function, refer to Extending battery life.
    Other functions
    Fn + F7: Display output on the computer display, an attached external monitor, or both. Pressing this combination causes the display to go from the computer display to the external monitor, then to both together, and then to the computer display again:
    External monitor (CRT display)
    Computer display and external monitor (LCD + CRT display)
    Computer display (LCD)
    Note: This function is not supported when different desktop images are displayed on the computer display and the external monitor, or in certain cases in which the same desktop images are displayed on both screens, but the refresh rates of the screens are controlled separately by the system.
    Fn + F8: Switch the computer screen size between expanded and normal mode if your computer display image is smaller than the physical display.
    Note: This function is not supported in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
    Fn + PgUp: Turn the ThinkLight on or off.
    Note: The status of the ThinkLight, on or off, is shown on the screen for a few seconds when you press Fn + PgUp.
    Fn + Home: The computer display becomes brighter.
    Fn + End: The computer display becomes less bright.
    Note for the Fn key lock function
    The following setup gives you the same effect as when you press and hold the Fn key and then press a function key.
    Start the ThinkPad(R) Configuration Program. Click the Accessibility button, and click Enable for Fn key lock. You can also set up by typing PS2 FNS E at the command prompt.
    When the Fn key is not enabled, you need to hold it down while pressing a function key. When it is enabled, you can use the function keys more easily:
    Press the Fn key once. The next time you press it, you can release it and then press a function key, to get the same effect as if you had held the Fn key down while pressing the function key.
    Press the Fn key twice. Then, for the rest of your session, you can press any function key without pressing the Fn key again.
    Have a great day. (I do not work for Lenovo)

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    (To moderators: appologies if it's not the appropriate forum for such as post).
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    icantux wrote:
    ...snip...
    (To moderators: appologies if it's not the appropriate forum for such as post).
    Absolutely not necessary, it's about the X-Series in the X-Series board.
    I have seen X number of X-Series over several years; I must say it is the series which presents the least number of problems for me. The predecessor 240 was just as reliable and equally fantastic.
    my €0,02
    Andy  ______________________________________
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    I have a request to those who will like (or dislike) this post, please reply just good (or bogus) only to keep this thread remain in the first few pages, in order to make it get more visible to the members who will require it.
    atleast I'm not asking for any dukes.
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    My applogies.
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    I would like to either get a laptop or cancel my order... I need a laptop to take notes for school.
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