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On Thu, 6 Nov 97 20:17:00 HST, David Ross wrote: >A couple of comments about where/when various Thinkpads are/were made: >(1) My TP560 was manufactured 3/97, and I got it directly from IBM as a > replacement machine; the rep told me that it was one of the first of a > 'minor redesign' of the 560. Other than the 2 gig drive standard, I > don't know what else this redesign entailed. I know it was made in > Mexico because I have a full shipping record (truck to Texas, another > truck to LA, then a boat[!] to Honolulu - apparently a 4 pound machine > is too heavy for air freight:-) >(2) I expect the previous 560s are also from Mexico; can anyone > (dis)confirm? >(3) Paul K. made a comment about 701 quality; my 701 was made in Canada, After looking at IBM's PC Direct catalogs, it said the machine was supposed to be manafactured in Scotland, but it said Mexico. After it was EasyServed in the summer, it said "Assembled in the US of US and non US parts." Maybe because it was repaired by the guys at EasyServ in Tennesee. BTW, does anyone know how to spell "EasyServ"? This is how my last technician spells it, but everyone there has EZServ, EZServe, Easy Serve. Easy Serv, etc. > I thought they all were. Incidentally, so far my impression is that > the 560 is much better made (if less well thought through) than the > 701. My current power problem seems to be a real fluke, and the > screens are of course all made in Asia. > As far as I know, the LCD in the 355 (and probably the 360, too) and the 701 are both made by Sharp in Japan. Actually, the 355C's TFT was assembled in the US. >BTW, for those who appreciate humerous twists of fate, the portable >CDROM drive which I bought for my TP arrived about 2 hours after Fedex >got my TP this morning. What luck. Paul