Nike+ Shorts are Horrible, Buyer Beware

After searching for months, I finally found a pair of the Nike+ Men's Shorts, which have been unavailable at most stores since the Nike+ launch.
I normally use the Nike+ armband, but for some reason I was thinking the armband would be a problem with long-sleeve running shirts, now that it is getting colder outside.
The Nke+ shorts are a huge disappointment. Not only are they not as nice (they seem cheaper in quality) than my other Nike running shorts, I found the iPod pocket impossible to use.
It took me 15 minutes to finally get my iPod in the ridiculously small opening, and then once in, there is no way to know where your controls are once it is in the pocket. Unlike the Nike+ armband, the shorts do not show where each button is once in the pocket. You of course also cannot see the screen, which is also the case in the Nike+ jacket and in the armband.
I also dropped my iPod several times while trying to get it in this tiny pocket, but fortunately I was trying this over soft carpet.
The only way I can see this working is that you start your workout on the nano, lock the iPod, spend 10-15 minutes struggling to get it in the pocket without ripping the shorts, and then stop your workout after doing the reverse fight to get it out of the pocket. The problem is that this adds bogus stats to the start and end of your workout, since you cannot easily pause your workout while in this pocket. Conversely, it is easy to pause your workout while putting the iPod in and out of the Nike+ armband.
At $50, I expected better. My other Nike running shorts were only $35-40, and they seem far superior in quality and comfort.
I also discovered that the Nike+ armband works just fine with my long-sleeve running shirts (not sure why I ever thought this was going to be a problem). I just stick it on the outside of my shirt, so that I have easy access to it. Not sure how well this is going to work in the rain - I will probably put an outer layer on top of it to protect it.
These shorts are going back to the store, and I will be sticking with traditional running shorts from now on. Looks like the armband is my best friend for now...
Happy running...

I ordered my ultrabook from Levono because we use (hundreds) of them in our organization and I wanted one for home to also do work related business on. When I ordered it, I was told by the salesperson that I would recieve it soon because I live a few miles from the US headquarters and not far from the NC warehouse. I then got an Email that contradicted what I was told; my machine would be delivered 6 weeks later; shipped from China. I ordered this unit because I am aware of Levono's reputation for quality and impressed by how soon they became big player in the USA laptop market. Ir Levono wants to stay competative; they absolutely have to deliver, and deliver sooner. In today's world, people and businesses depend on laptops, and when they need them, need them right away. I would be happy to get this sooner, and much more likely to advertise Levono, and buy from them again, if I did.

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Buyer Beware,What good is buying the protection!!!!!

Took my Sub Woofer in for repair under warranty. This was an act of congress to begin with ( just getting them to realize it was still under warranty). Then I had to drive an hour to the closest BB and all they could do is send it off for repair ( didn't even try to look at it for repair). Then 4 days later I receive a call from the tech saying the cost to repiar would be more than the cost to replaced and he would notify the store they needed to replace it. So, I called the store since they didn't call me and ask about it and they said I would have to come in to process the replacement ( Which is another hour drive). Knowing that this particular store would not be able to replace it because the sub woofer was a magnolia store only item and this was not a Magnolia store ( which the closest Magnolia store is a 2 plus hour drive) I will be making a trip for nothing except the hassel of going through the process of getting a gift card ( which who knows who will decide how much that will be for) and then having to come home and place an oline order and wait another week or two with out a sub for my home theater. Buyer beware.

Hi cRobin,
I’m an avid music listener, and I’m pretty particular about the quality audio when listening. I’m very aware of the importance of a subwoofer, as well as how much a good subwoofer can affect your overall audio quality! The fact that you purchased a Magnolia assortment subwoofer leads me to believe you’re also particular about the quality of music you listen to. With that said, I’m very sorry to hear that your subwoofer is having issues to the point where it sounds like it’s going to be replaced. I am however happy to know that you’re covered due to purchasing Geek Squad Protection (GSP).
As hydrogenwv alludes to, you basically have two options here, which it appears you’re aware of. It may not be a bad idea to contact the Best Buy location near you with a Magnolia department and get an idea of what subwoofer you may be able to receive as a replacement. Otherwise, I would suggest returning to your nearest Best Buy to complete the service order and obtain the gift card.
While I’m delighted that we’re replacing your subwoofer, I do apologize as it sounds like it’ll be a slight hassle due to your location in respect to where the Best Buy stores are. I appreciate you bringing your concerns to our attention on the forums! If you have any other questions, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Brian|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Infinity line checker - buyer beware

Long way from the exchange? Fed up with that slow connection? Thinking of ordering Infinity? I have just gone through over a month's worth of problems trying to get Infinity connected as promised by BT, and want to share my experiences with other rural users.
My exchange - Calder Valley- was one of the first to be upgraded to fibre. In September I had recently contracted to Talk Talk and to be honest wasn't getting good service, so idly checked BT's website and was astounded to find infinity available. I phoned immediately and asked for confirmation that my rural location would be able to get the upgrade. The line was checked and yes, I was told the line registered 39.1Mb download, 15Mb upload. I signed up on the spot. I was given a date for engineer install, but then heard nothing. When the equipment failed to arrive I phoned and was told my order had been cancelled. This was blamed on an internal error, the order had not been properly placed by the BT operative. I re-ordered. The line was rechecked as part of this process, same stats. This time I got all the confirmations you would expect. Great. The order tracker showed a message to say my engineer appointment was no longer required, but when I phoned I was told this was an error, ignore it. I got a text to reconfirm the engineer appointment. Equipment arrived, but having waited in all day the engineer failed to show. No contact, just failed to show. Before the end of the day I phoned, and was told there was a problem moving the line back from Talk Talk. I would have a phone line, but would have to wait for Infinity. I was contacted a couple of days later and told that Infinity could not be provided after all, that I would have to revert to a standard package. I was told the speeds promised earlier were based on a postcode check.
I have problems with the service I've received from BT on many levels.
Given what I know now, I would defy BT to deliver Infinity to anyone with my postcode. Its a rural location.
At no point in the order process was there any qualification or note of caution from BT that they might not be able to deliver the speeds quoted. When I ordered I was told I was told that would be roughly what I would get, subject to the normal variations for traffic etc. This would indeed form BTs side of the contract. Given my location I pressed this point on more than one occasion.
On the basis of the line check I was mis-sold the infinity product not once but twice. I severed my contract with BT's competitors on the back of very dubious information, which was sold as factual.
The individuals I have spoken to at BT have all been decent people, very sorry for my troubles etc. But try to get anyone technical, or anyone senior who can take responsibility and actually sort things out. Impossible.
I typed my details into the line checker again today. Click on 'I've got a BT line' which I now have once again - speed prediction 512k. Click on 'I'm not with BT', speed prediction with Infinity 40Mb. Buyer beware!

Thanks Hamish, I appreciate that this is not one for forum advice as such. When I first looked at infinity and wondered how BT could claim to deliver 39Mb to my location I found the forum a useful source. I posted to add to that information pool.
Although I doubted that it would be technically possible to deliver Infinity to me I went ahead on the basis of 'What's the worst that can happen?' Well now I know. I am constantly amazed that a behemoth corporation like BT can provide such p**s poor disjointed service and get away with it. They are not alone unfortunately.
I understand that Calder Valley was selected to pilot Infinty rollout into rural areas. Not much cop so far. I hope others have a better experience, good luck to them.

Adobe's Upgrade Policy Unfair - Buyer Beware.

I had an early version of Premiere, Version 6.1, from many years ago. I switch to Liquid Edition then, mainly because the DVD authoring was integrated and better. Recently, I decided to go back to Premiere for the AVCHD editing and the Liquid line is being dropped. I purchased the CS4 upgrade on 3/1. Adobe announced in early April CS5. I didn't feel it was fair to ask me to pay another $300 to upgrade to CS5 since I just paid $300 to upgrade to CS4.
I contacted Adobe and they could care less. I could have bought the CS4 upgrade on April 11th, one day before the CS5 announcement, and I would still have to pay another $300 to upgrade from CS4 to CS5.
Be careful when you upgrade - it may cost you more than you think.

Do you really want to belabor this argument? Months ago, adobe stated on their web site that CS5 would require 64 BIT os. Then more recently, they posted videos on their site showing the Mercury Playback Engine on CS5. Then they also told everyone (and posted it on their site too I think) that they were going announce CS5 on such and such a date. And they have been pretty steady with an 18 month release schedule the past few iterations. And they have always had a cutoff date and their has never been a sliding scale for upgrade pricing based on when you first purchased your qualifying product. Honestly, if you did not know any of these things, you did not do much (any?) research before purchasing the product. We live in the internet age. It would have been easy to ask in this forum or several others before your purchase if anyone knew what Adobe's upgrade policies were because you were considering buying CS4. I am sure you would have got as many posts telling you to hold off for a few weeks on that post than you have her telling you that you are full of it.
If you don't know what sour grapes are, it is an expression that we use in the US when someone thinks that they have been taken advantage of or treated unfairly but most others who are more objective and have nothing personally to gain/loose over the issue think that said person should simply upset at their own inadequacies. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sour-grapes.html I forget that this is an international forum. Sorry for the US "expression".
The fact is that your post says "unfair policy" and "buyer beware" right in the tidal. These are pretty strong statements. You did not need to beware because the same thing has been going on for years. Adobe's policy has not changed much in this regard. This is much more harse than I don;t like the fact that they don;t have a sliding scale for upgrades. What you are saying in your subject is that you were duped or tricked. this is much more harsh than saying "I would be ok with paying something towards the upgrade, just not the full $300".

BUYER BEWARE- Ask questions on hard drives BEFORE you purchase!!

In another post I detailed the issues with the new Dell Studio 15 laptop with the i5 processor and 500GB hard drive. Dell has configured the 500GB hard drive with 58GB on the C drive and 397GB on the D drive. I verified this today in the Tampa Citrus Park Best Buy. I was being told that even with the limited amount of memory space on drive C (58GB) that it was a simple matter to save documents, pictures, newly loaded software, etc. to the D drive that contains the bulk of the memory (397GB). I had 4 different Best Buy computer sales people work on this today at the Best Buy. The Best Buy Computer Sales staff found that since the my documents is already on drive C you cannot save them to drive D. When you bring up your system on drive C nothing you have on drive D will show up. I realize most people do not do the research on how a hard drive is configured BEFORE the purchase a computer but you better start. The Best Buy Sales staff told me they had received complaints from customers that purchased computers configured in this fashion AFTER they had the computer for a while and realized they had no space on Drive C. I am still waiting for someone to properly explain why these hard drives are being configured in this fashion. If you are a really good computer person you can repartition the hard drive but that is not a simply procedure and cannot be done with the software that comes standard on the laptops. BUYER BEWARE!!

Hi ezzrider,
I am sorry to hear your computer buying experience at Best Buy is a bad one. Unfortunately the configuration of the computer was a possible mistake at Dell and not a intentional misleading in the Best Buy store you completed your purchase at.
Did you know that the Dell Computer Corporation has their own community forums to participate in?
Their community is located here: http://en.community.dell.com/forums/
Please be aware that a seperate account login is required but its free without having to purchase anything.
I advise you to check on support.dell.com for any service bulletins regarding your problem ,and the dell community forums regarding your issues with the hard drive configuration.
If you require further assistance beyond this problem , please post on the appropriate customer issues forums toward the bottom of the page.
Thank you for your understanding.
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The battery for my macbook pro 13 says "service battery". Now I want to get a replacement but the reviews for it are horrible! Does anybody have any suggestions?

The battery for my macbook pro 13 says "service battery". Now I want to get a replacement but the reviews for it are horrible! Does anybody have any suggestions? I don't want to spend 130 dollars on something I'm going to have to replace in less than a year (which is what normally I been reading) I do design work and I take my mac everywhere. Having to always look for a plug or having to be constantly plugged in doesn't sound ideal to me. Please help me. what should I do???

Why does it matter if it a scam????? I'll let you figure that out by yourself. If I'm going to replace it, why should I be contempt with a battery that I have to replace within months (as stated by some people in the comments). The issue here is not if I should or not replace it OBVIOUSLY I'm going to have to before it starts going crazy. The underlying issue is why is the replacement battery for a lack of better words " a bit crap." It comes with a 3 month guarantee?? Is that a joke?!??!?! Some people complained it malfunction after only 8- 9 months? I'm sorry but as an Apple fan I think it's absolutely rubbish. I know there is no magic cure I'm just hoping someone shines the light on how crappy this replacement is.

How can I flip my iphone videos on my PC? My videos from my iphone are horrible when I transfer them to my PC. How can I improve the video on my PC? Can I just convert the files to WMV? When the video plays the speed is off, it's half slow-motion

My videos from my iphone are horrible when I transfer them to my PC. How can I improve the video on my PC? Can I just convert the files to WMV? When the video plays the speed is off, it's half slow-motion and staggers into normal play. The clips are slightly cut as well, the clips do not roll continuously. I'm taling about videos that are no more than 2 minutes long. I'm frustrated and I could really use some advice-my kids basketball games is what I'm recording and I'm trying to send them to my family (they are not very tech savvy). Thanks

Not it's only function but one for which it was most admirably suited, which is why I really hope someone can find a work around. I am hoping my post to the Apple feedback may prompt a useful response from Apple and I live in hope that my post here will elicit a useful response from another user. I did not miss the the text at the top of the feedback form but you presumably missed my initial text, 'someone here can explain' or my subsequent 'work around from another user'
Just in case anyone reading this has a large collection of music videos, video podcasts or iTunes U then DO NOT upgrade your iPad to iOS 5. If you are considering purchasing the iPad as a useful mobile device to experience these media organised in your iTunes please don't as you will be wasting your money. (unless someone on this forum knows of a way to undo the mess created by those infallible folks at Apple)
Yes I know it does other things but the purpose I bought it for doesn't work anymore

Lightroom 4 - My Nik filters are not in the Edit version of Elements when I want to edit with cmd+E.

Lightroom 4 - My Nik filters are not in the Edit version of Elements when I want to edit a picture from the Lightroom Bibliotheque with cmd+E, because Ligthtroom use a back up copy of Ellements 11 that is on an extern back up drive (i don't understand how that is possible). My Nik filters are not on that drive but well on my Mac's Hard Disc.
How can I tell to Lightroom to use the Mac's Hard Disc version that is in the Dock ?

Of course my Nik filters are why the Dock version of my Mac.
The question is that I don't know why, Lightroom when I want to edit a picture in Elements (cmd+e), Lightroom start un security copy of Elements that I have put on my extern hard disk and that copy is without the Nik filters.
So how can I tell to Lightroom NOT to use the version of Element that is on extern hard disk but the original version on the hard disk of my Mac in the map Applications ?

Reds in Lightroom 2.6 with Nikon D3s are horrible

Just started using a Nikon D3s and the reds in Lightroom are horrible -- oversaturated and too red. For example, oranges look red. The JPEG previews actually look fine so it's something about the RAW program.
I compared to Nikon D3 and D3 has no problems.
Anyone else have this problem? Is the D3s profile for LR 2.6 messed up?

What immediately strikes me is that the exposure on these 2 images is very different and that your white balance is not the same in both. One of the strange things with Lightroom and ACR is that the rendered hue depends quite strong on the original exposure. Your D3 image is at 1/3s, f8 and the D3s image is at 3/5 and f8, one stop longer. At the same time, the D3s image is darker. Looking at it, that is because they were taken 1 hour apart and the light clearly changed completely judging the shadows from the chair. If you take the jpegs and white balance on the Whibal cards, the reds pull together significantly. It is not surprising that two different cameras judge white balance differently, especially if you shoot the image at different times. You will probably get closer results than me with the jpegs if you start with the RAWs and white balance on the whibal. Then if you also equalize the exposures based on the whibal greycard, you'll find that the reds are closely the same, except for the obvious difference in lighting direction which causes some highlights on the fabric in one image and not so much in the other. There also seems to be a small difference in overall saturation which is par for the course and probably has more to do with the different lighting conditions.
This is really very close for two completely different sensors considering the non-equal testing condition. The differences are on the scale of the difference between two cameras with the same model number! I would redo your test in better controlled lighting conditions and make sure the exposures are equal.
If you want to get closer results, the only way is to shoot a colorchecker and create profiles for both. Otherwise you'll keep subtle differences in color no matter what you do.

MS Office iPAD - Buyer Beware

Buyer beware. I purchased a University 365 subscription, not from Apple (but legally, as I am a student). However, after downloading Office to my iPAD Air, when I attempted to activate Office on my iPAD, I could not use the code because the activation process takes you back to the App Store, and of course, there is no key to be found. And of course, Microsoft Support was useless with an iPAD issue. So, I am the proud owner of a useless University 365 subscription. Apparently, Apple only supports MS Office subscriptions purchased through their site where they get their 30% cut. What a surprise.
LRB1955

The requirements in the AppStore listing say you should be ok. Have you activated the subscription elsewhere first?
Requirements:
A qualifying Office 365 subscription is required to edit and create Word documents. Qualifying plans include:
• Office 365 Personal
• Office 365 Home
• Office 365 Small Business Premium
• Office 365 Midsize Business
• Office 365 Enterprise E3 and E4 (Enterprise and Government)
• Office 365 Education A3 and A4
• Office 365 ProPlus
• Office 365 University
• Office 365 trial subscriptions

NIK plugins are not working in LR 4

I have been using the BETA version for some time and I did not see this problem until I installed the released version of LR 4
The problem is that I cannot edit the images using my plugis from NIK software. ( I bought the complete collection about 3 months ago)
In the Beta version it was still OK.
Only the export plugin works (HDR from nik)
Also when I try to install the plugin again it only shows that it is compatible with LR3.
I just bought LR4 (since it worked in the BETA version)
Hope they will fix this soon. I also sent a message to NIK software.
anyone else has seen this problem
regards
Andre
I use MAC OS-X 10.7.3
NIK plugins are the latest versions available.

Windows 7 64-bit SP1 machine here.
Yesterday, as most of you here, I had this error message with any
external editor, and I posted a message in this forum. At night, before
going to bed, I installed an evaluation version of Photoshop Elements
10. This morning I opened Lightroom and, TADA!, plugins work fine! So
definitely it is an Adobe problem, LR must be missing some piece of
software that PSE has; note that I did not open PSE at all after
installing it yesterday night, so it has added the missing part during
installation.
Hope this helps Adobe engineers to solve the problem.
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5TH GENERATION NANO: THE MILES ON MY NIKE FITNESS ARE OFF 1/2 MILE. HOW DO I RECALCULATE.

I HAVE A 5TH GENERATION IPOD. THE MILES ON MY NIKE FITNESS ARE OFF 1/2 MILE. HOW DO I RECALCULATE?

You can't "recalculate" that run, but you can recalibrate for future runs.
At the end of a run, when you know the actual distance, you can calibrate from that run. The choice should be available after you complete the run. This article at Nike+ has details
http://nikeplus.nike.com/plus/support/#answers/detail/a_id/20974/p/3169,3171/

"Limited Warranty" is useless - buyer beware!

After one somewhat helpful email exchange with HP desktop tech support (which did not solve the issue) and two thoroughly frustrating phone calls to HP, I'd like to give a caveat emptor for HP peripheral products, especially flash drives.
I purchased an HP c320w 1GB flash drive in July 2008. A couple of weeks ago, I tried to open an Excel spreadsheet that I had saved to the drive, and got an error that the file was corrupt and unreadable. I then copied all of the files from the flash drive to my laptop hard drive, and tried to open every file I copied, to find about a dozen that had been corrupted, scattered across multiple folders, combination of MS Office, Adobe PDF, text files, etc. were damaged.
So I entered a support request on the HP website. HP Desktop Support responded & told me to try formatting the flash drive (they sent me instructions that looked much like a Google search hit, not an official HP document). I tried the instructions and got a Format Failed error. When I emailed the error message to HP support, they told me they could not help me any further, that I needed to call HP peripheral support.
I kept the original receipt and packaging for the flash drive. The packaging states:
"Two year limited hardware warranty from date of purchase. For additional warranty/product information and optimal performance, check the HP website and apply the latest software and/or firmware upgrades: visit www.hp.com/support"
Believing that, like OCZ, Corsair, and others, HP would simply RMA the drive under warranty and send me a replacement, I called 800-474-6836, and spoke with Kumar, who politely took my contact information, and made me aware of HP's privacy policy. I explained my problem with the drive, and he asked for the model # and serial # of the flash drive. I have the model # (it's on the packaging) but there is no serial # on either the drive or the packaging; there's only a bar code # which is apparently not the serial #. Kumar told me that he had to have a serial # to fill out the support ticket. I explained to him once more that there was no serial #, and offered to scan an image of the original package and email it to him to verify. He made no reply to my offer.
After 5 minutes on hold, Kumar told me that free email support is my only option. I told him I had already tried free email support, and they were the ones who told me to call. I reminded him of the 2-year warranty statement printed on the packaging. He put me on hold to speak to his supervisor. 10 minutes later, Kumar told me that his supervisor says the same thing, that free email support is my only option. I asked to speak to his supervisor.
That started a 52-minute on-hold process, punctuated a couple of times by Kumar apologizing for the long wait, and asking if I wished to continue to hold. At about the 50-minute mark, Kumar asked again, and in less than 2 minutes on hold HP hung up on me.
After a 10-minute break from the action, I called the 800-474-6838 number again. This time I spoke with ?Anna? (I'll call her Anna). I told her I didn't have a support ticket # but gave her my phone #. She confirmed my email address, and I explained the problem to her, told her the last support call hung up on me. Told her the model #, explained it had no serial #. After a few minutes on hold, Anna asked me for the purchase date of the drive, and whether I had purchased an Extended Warranty. I said no, the packaging says 2 year limited warranty from date of purchase, so I'm well within the 2 years, since it's February 2010. She asked again for the serial #, I explained again that it had no serial #, and gave her the barcode #.
After 13 minutes on hold, Anna asked me if I was interested in purchasing a new flash drive? I told her that if I don't get a warranty replacement for this failed drive, then I would have to buy a replacement. She said let me check prices and I'll get back to you and put me on hold.
3 minutes later, Anna asked me what size drive I would be interested in purchasing, 8GB, 16GB, etc.? I said wait a minute, I don't understand, I have a flash drive with a 2 year warranty, I expect that I would receive an RMA replacement, and you're telling me the only option I have is to purchase a replacement? She said yes, the flash drive is not supported, only free chat support is available. I said "What possible interest would I have in purchasing another flash drive from HP if HP will not honor the warranty on the drive I've already purchased?" She said it's only a 1 year warranty, and only has chat support. I asked to speak with her supervisor.
After another 11 minutes on hold, I gave up.
So. I have wasted nearly 2 hours on the phone with HP. I have an unusable flash drive. And a chapped, red a**.
By contrast, I recently had an OCZ flash drive do something similar. After a single email exchange with OCZ's support, who sent me a useful utility to field-test their drive, which indicated an over-the-threshold number of bad memory cells on the drive, immediately gave me an RMA # and an address to send the failed drive, for an exchange.
I would love to hear feedback, especially from anyone who was actually able to get HP to honor their printed warranty.
Dave Singleton
[email removed for privacy]

I can totally agree. I purchased a Pavilion Notebook last August. Was told by salesman that BestBuy would repair it onsite if something should happen... NOT!!! I had issues and took it to them, where they said they could send it out to HP for me. I tried the authorized service centers that HP gave me but 1 # was disconnected, and another told me they don't work on HP anymore as they didn't get reimbursed. The other was BestBuy where I bought it. They said they would send it to HP for me. I then took it to CompUSA where they found it to be a bad hard drive. They fixed it and it cost me a total of $216.18 which HP told me I was out of luck in trying to get reimbursed. Lesson Learned. Never again will I buy an HP Product. I do not feel they have a consumer friendly warranty, as I for one can't go without my computer for 2 weeks as they tell you it will take.
So, BUYER BEWARE!!!!! Don't let a salesman BS you about the warranty....

Pictures are horrible

Though I use a Mac, I've always used an Android phone simply because the one I had took great pictures. When the iPhone 4S came out, the reviews all said the camera was awesome, so yesterday I purchased one. The pictures are horrible! They are blurry/fuzzy, even if placing the phone on an object like a table for stability. There must be something I'm doing wrong, or some setting that isn't correct. Seriously, pics from a disposable camera are better than this. Thanks for any help.

Tried it with/without locking focus...same results. It's supposed to be a POS camera, thus it should be autofocus. One of the most famous photographers in the world touted this thing on the NBC Evening News last week...there must be something I'm doing wrong or something wrong with the camera. If I can't figure it out, I'll take a bunch of pictures and go to the Genius Bar at our local Apple Store.
Another way to describe the pictures is VERY grainy, as if using super high ASA film in a real camera.

Buyer Beware - Horrible Production/ Shipping Time for Lenovo ThinkPad

I ordered my Lenovo ThinkPad T530 on January 27th, with the quoted estimated shipping time to be 02/08. I get an e-mail on 02/05 saying that my order would be delayed and shipped out within 30 days of this notification. This pushed my shipment date to 02/28 with expected arrival time for 03/04.
Here's my timeline:
01/27/13 - Placed order
02/05/13 - DELAYED NOTIFICATION, expected shipment to be delivered within "30 days of this notice"
02/08/13 - DELAYED NOTIFICATION, expected to be shipped on 02/28/13 arrival on 03/04/13
03/04/13 (12:50PM) - Checked my order status and it said that my shipment won't be shipped until 03/13/13 arrival on 03/20/13. Sent an e-mail to Lenovo. e-mail included.
03/04/13 (03:57PM) - DELAYED NOTIFICATION, expected to be shipped on 03/13/13 arrival on 03/20/13
03/04/13 (04:23PM) - Received e-mail from Lenovo representative Shadiqulla *** - e-mail included.
So my order has been delayed THREE TIMES. When was my laptop suppose to be shipped? 02/04/13
As of 03/04/13, they told me my order has been DELAYED AGAIN. So forgive me if I don't take your generic copy and paste apology as a sign that you guys are actually doing something that actually helps the people who buy your product.
I would love a refund, but at this point, what can I say, I'm an optimist, and I'm pretty *** patient, so I'll wait until the 13th, but I just wanted to warn the rest of you.
This is ridiculous and highly inconvenient. I've waited over 36 DAYS for this product and it's still not even in production. You obviously don't care for your customers. This has been the worst experience I've ever had with a company and I hope everyone else is more cautious about purchasing anything from them. Because if this is the example of their customer service now, imagine what it's like when you have the computer down the line.
I'm forwarding my experience to the BBB and I'll keep things updated.
-Christy
E-mail to Lenovo:
To whom it may concern,
I ordered my laptop on 01/27 and not only has it been delayed TWICE, but I wasn't even notified when the THIRD delay occurred. If you truly "value" your customers, then you wouldn't continue to test their patience by giving a horrible estimate time of the shipment date, when you're short on parts. That way, I would have time to secure a different laptop from a different manufacturer. I had high hopes for Lenovo through personal recommendations, but no matter how good the product, the *** customer service can only go so far. Your company makes me feel like a dog.
The order tracker provides practically provides ZERO tracking, because during the past month, nothing has been placed or updated except for how my laptop is continually delayed. This is ridiculous!
For the sake of keeping my anger in check:
What is the ACTUAL status of my order? Has it even been BUILT? It was suppose to arrive 2/4, then delayed shipping to 2/28 with 3/04 arrival, now delayed again to 3/13 arrival on 03/20.
Give actual updates, what's the point of having an order status page - have something actually useful and reliable.
Change the estimated shipping time for the other ThinkPads on your site. My same model and custom built is suppose to be shipped at the same time that someone else places an order for today - that's just ridiculous!
I've been extremely patient when you said it would arrive a month after the quoted shipping time. Thank-you for providing me with the *** experience I've ever had with a company. I was suppose to have it shipped by 03/05 at the latest, and you just tried to sneak the last delay past me. Actually deliver on your word and deliver your product! This is beyond ludicrous I'm suppose to have my laptop already!
Sincerely,
Christy *********
Order# *********
P.S. I apologize to the poor souls who's going to read this.
E-mail received from Lenovo:
Dear Christy,
Thank you for contacting Lenovo, the maker of the products for those who Do
With regards to your concern, we understand the frustration you have gone thorough and we sincerely apologize for all the inconvenience caused, However we would like to inform you that the order is due to ship on 03/13/2013. It may ship sooner as the given date is an estimated ship date. Once the order ships you will receive a confirmation e-mail and within 3 to 5 business days the order will be delivered. The delay has happened due to unavailability of parts due to a very high demand. However we will definitely ensure that the machine is assembled at the earliest and shipped to you at the earliest.
We sincerely apologize for all the inconvenience caused.
For further questions or concerns please reply to this email. We will be happy to further assist you
Thank you for choosing Lenovo.
Sincerely,
Sadiqulla ***
Lenovo North America
[email protected]
Lenovo support
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/?menu-id=support&ref-id=products
Order status Online
http://ovp.lenovo.com/lenovo-ovp/public/showDetail!publicStatusIndex.action?orderNumber=
Lenovo service
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/lenovo-service/default.page?
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