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    Free Shipping: Ground or 2-day?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by psmo290, Dec 10, 2008.

  1. psmo290

    psmo290 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm inclined to go with 2-day shipping, but I've read stories in the past on this forum with people's laptops being stuck at customs with the 2-day and that ground shipping ended up arriving faster than the 2-day shipping.

    Is this still true? If so, I'll go with ground over 2-day shipping
     
  2. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    I would go with the 2 day shipping. I ordered twice with 2 day shipping and each time the machines arrived lightening fast.
     
  3. psmo290

    psmo290 Notebook Consultant

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    K, just put in my order for an x200. Took the leap and bought my own Christmas present 0.0

    Here's the config: trying to keep it below $1200 without sacrificing much.

    44C5185 SBB INTCORE2DUOPROCP8400(2,26G
    42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
    43Y3317 SBB GWV HOMEBASIC 32 US ENG.
    44C5190 SBB 2X2UL.CON.II ANT.,WWAN,CAM
    42X6305 VBB 2GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ2DIMM
    44C5216 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
    43Y5779 SBB TRACKPOINT
    44C5205 SBB 80GB HDD,5400RPM
    44C5183 VBB 5-1MEDIACARDREADER+MODEM
    62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
    42X6324 SBB INT.WIFILINK5100
    44C5194 SBB INTEGRWIRELESSWIDEAREANETW
    44C5197 SBB THINKPADX200SER.9CELLENH.
    41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
    44C5249 SBB LAPACK US ENGL
    41C9170 THKPLUS TP 3YR PICKUP DEPOT

    If I swap the HDD, it doesn't void my warranty right. I plan to upgrade to a 160-320 gb.
     
  4. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Looks good. Should be a nice machine. Swapping the memory and/or harddrive does not void the warranty. Enjoy!
     
  5. psmo290

    psmo290 Notebook Consultant

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    thx! Estimated ship date is 12/22. Hopefully the 2 day shipping can get it to my house before Christmas!
     
  6. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ground took 2-3days for most of us. The customs issue is unrelated to your shipping method generally.