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>Sandy said > >"Available immediately?? You mean like the 760CD-120 I ordered last year >and still haven't seen? Sure, I'll believe it when I see it. I'm seriously >thinking of buying Toshiba's new 720CDT instead. PCI-based, but with >6x CDROM and 1024x768 screen resolution on a 12.1 TFT screen. IBM...I'm" > >just be sure that you can in fact get the Toshiba quicker. >Basically whenever you order an out-of-stock machine you can wait >a long time. There are lots of places with 760CD-120's in stock, >and you do much better to wait until there is a place with a machine >in stock, and then order it for immediate delivery. Also, I think some of the most recent holdups on the 760CD machines (my reseller stopped receiving even estimated shipping dates from IBM at least 6 weeks ago) may have been due to a deliberate decision by IMB to hoard critical components (e.g., 12" TFT screens) for the new machines, in order to significantly shorten the announcement-to-shipping lag versus the 760CD performance and to avoid a huge excess inventory of 760CD's due to cancellations of in-process orders -- anyone willing to wait as long as some have for the 120Mz 760CD with VESA bus will certainly be willing to wait a little longer (particularly if IBM has taken steps to make sure the wait isn't too long) for a 133Mz 760ED with PCI bus at only $100 more, and that will likely spell a lot of 760CD cancellations (unless there's a huge price cut) in the next few weeks.