your prayer has been answered! IBM T41 with SXGA+ 1.6ghz pentium M for $1745.10

[richardycc]

Those of you that missed or didn't pull the trigger because of the non-sxga+ screen, here is your 2nd chance. With the share holder discount code floating around, I've just ordered one, model #2379dju. Other than the nicer screen, it also has 256mb of ram, 32mb ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 card, 3yr warranty, xp pro, cd-rw/dvd combo, 40gb hard drive, all for $1745.10. A samiliar speced Dell D600 is close to $2000 before rebate. I think this is an awesome deal, free shipping, they charged me tax thou, than again, so is dell small business!

rich

 

[lalaw]

I don't mean to crap on your deal, but is this really HOT?

I'm looking for a laptop with a similar configuration, and I love the T41 build quality. But I'm not sure that I think this is that big a savings, and it seems like these SPP deals are available year round..

 

[olouie]

i love thinkpads. sounds like a good deal, but yeah not sure if its all that hot.

 

[richardycc]

it is hot for someone that NEEDS a notebook at this moment in time. My old laptop just died and I was gonna order a dell d600 for around $1900 after rebate. This is not a "I am buying this just because the price is good, but I don't really need another laptop" hotdeal.

 

[EXman]

Dang I got one for sale sealed for $700 less lil cold here

 

[howhao]

bump for a supurb laptop, price might not be so hot, luke warm at most.

 

[olouie]

Originally posted by: EXman
Dang I got one for sale sealed for $700 less lil cold here

Um.... compaq not the same as IBM.

 

[richardycc]

Originally posted by: EXman
Dang I got one for sale sealed for $700 less lil cold here

you are comparing apple to an orange, how much does your compaq weight? the IBM T41 is around 4.5lbs, maybe 5ish in real life. A better match up would be a dell d600, a 600m, maybe, if you don't mind the plastic casing, the IBM has metal casing. Folks, we are not talking about getting the cheapest laptop on the planet, as this is obviously not.

 

[Redking]

Originally posted by: EXman
Dang I got one for sale sealed for $700 less lil cold here

Don't listen to this retard. Thanks for the deal, richardycc! ThinkPads rock.

 

[Kostya17]

Originally posted by: richardycc
Those of you that missed or didn't pull the trigger because of the non-sxga+ screen, here is your 2nd chance. With the share holder discount code floating around, I've just ordered one, model #2379dju. Other than the nicer screen, it also has 256mb of ram, 32mb ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 card, 3yr warranty, xp pro, cd-rw/dvd combo, 40gb hard drive, all for $1745.10. A samiliar speced Dell D600 is close to $2000 before rebate. I think this is an awesome deal, free shipping, they charged me tax thou, than again, so is dell small business!

rich

And the link to $1745.10 configuration is ...
... where?

Edit: thanks for the link!

 

[richardycc]

I think this is a "centrino" too, could someone verify that?

it's listed as $1939, you need to find the epp code to get the discount.

T41

 

[KidViciou$]

i'm considering this or the Dell 8600

any advice?

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
i'm considering this or the Dell 8600

Get the thinkpad. I've had two and I loved them both. The T-series is so light, plus they're super durable. The new ones have a technology that detects a falling notebook and stops the HDD so it doesn't crash on you. I've actually dropped my T21 about a foot onto hardwood floors and it's still chugging along. The battery life is supurb, I get over 2 hours and it's over three years old.

If this comes with the 3 year warrenty, that's even better. IBM warranties are GREAT.

 

[usernamemax20charact]

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
i'm considering this or the Dell 8600

any advice?

Defiinitely the ThinkPad. ThinkPads are built way better than Dells, and anything else out there. Well, except for PowerBooks. IMO, they're about equal. You won't regret the ThinkPad.

If you're looking for a gaming laptop, though, the T41 isn't exactly meant for that. The Dell would be better since you can configure the Dell with a 128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 PRO Turbo.

 

[SuperShaz]

I'm still not seeing a link. Am I blind? I still don't even know where to buy this. What store?

 

[RossMAN]

My prayers would be answered if this were $1399 or less shipped

This is one of THE BEST all around laptops in the world.

 

[usernamemax20charact]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
My prayers would be answered if this were $1399 or less shipped

This is one of THE BEST all around laptops in the world.

My prayers would be if this were the 15" PowerBook for "$1399 or less shipped."

 

['BARtMAN']

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
i'm considering this or the Dell 8600

any advice?

Defiinitely the ThinkPad. ThinkPads are built way better than Dells, and anything else out there. Well, except for PowerBooks. IMO, they're about equal. You won't regret the ThinkPad.

If you're looking for a gaming laptop, though, the T41 isn't exactly meant for that. The Dell would be better since you can configure the Dell with a 128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 PRO Turbo.

Dells suck for real gaming, if you want a gaming laptop go for a voodoo or alienware... I've heard good things about abs' laptop also. and it's way cheaper then voodoo and alienware. But as always, you get what you pay for. Voodoo and alienware never have deals either.

 

[usernamemax20charact]

Originally posted by: 'BARtMAN'

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
i'm considering this or the Dell 8600

any advice?

Defiinitely the ThinkPad. ThinkPads are built way better than Dells, and anything else out there. Well, except for PowerBooks. IMO, they're about equal. You won't regret the ThinkPad.

If you're looking for a gaming laptop, though, the T41 isn't exactly meant for that. The Dell would be better since you can configure the Dell with a 128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 PRO Turbo.

Dells suck for real gaming, if you want a gaming laptop go for a voodoo or alienware... I've heard good things about abs' laptop also. and it's way cheaper then voodoo and alienware. But as always, you get what you pay for. Voodoo and alienware never have deals either.

Yeah, of course a Voodoo or an Alienware would be better, but they'll run you $3000+. If that's the case, then s/he might as well just build a desktop system.

 

['BARtMAN']

mini-atx cube system with that $799 dell 2001fp... still some what portable... and nice huge screen

 

[KidViciou$]

well i was looking for a machine that i can do some gaming on (doesn't have to be high end gaming as i have a desktop for that) but playable gaming on the road. i also want to do soem 3d modeling on the road, and game designing as well as other things

i really like dell's 15.4" screen. i was only gonna get the 64MB video card from dell

any more advice? thanks!

 

['BARtMAN']

did you check out the abs laptop? It looks nice it and it perfectly fits with what you wanted... I'd look for reviews 1st(I did a quick google search and didn't see any). I forgot what mag I saw that reviewed it, if I see it again I'll let you know...

 

[KidViciou$]

just checked them out

are they using desktop components? if not, i don't think this laptop will last too long

i will give it to them though, their laptops are pretty fairly priced

wil lsearch for reviews after my workout and 24


thanks for the help!

 

[Tweakmeister]

This is a very good price.

I'm typing on the T40p I just bought This is hands down the best notebook design out for this size/specs. This thing is solid!

 

[Chrono]

have my inspiron 8600
rocks
even kevin from screensavers on techtv has one

seriously, such a great laptop for such a good price
kidvicious... if you've waited this long, you might as well wait until march then. that's when dothan is officially out i think. (meaning will be in a configurable system)