IBM Hot Deals...

[bob4432]

i have never seen any hotdeals on ibm T series notebooks, do they exist? i am in the market for one and would like to save some $$$ from what their website says for price. any ibm employees in the house that want to help me out?

 

[bigfil]

where is the hottt deal?

 

[Sm0kes]

wrong forum ....

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: bigfil
where is the hottt deal?

sorry, didn't know where else to post this, could a mod move it to Off Topic Please

 

[rh71]

employee purchase plan or stockholder purchase plan.

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: rh71
employee purchase plan or stockholder purchase plan.

That's really all there is for IBM, they used to have an eBay store that had great deals in it, but they've since stopped doing that.

They do have certified used thinkpads and a clearence section. My sister just bought a T30 2.0Ghz with wireless from the clearence section for $700 (which is a pretty good deal, considering it's coming from IBM and not a shady eBay seller). The Dell fanboys will say to wait for a sale, but in all honesty, I'd take a good condition, used T-series over a new Dell just about any day.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: rh71
employee purchase plan or stockholder purchase plan.

how do i get in on these? how much stock do you need to hold and also how much of a discount do you get? or does anybody know of a employee that would be willing to help me out? i will need 2 machines...lower end T models if price is right

MrBond - i would rather have a ibm laptop vs a dell i could buy 2 dells for 1 ibm since i do need 2....

 

[50]

I'm curious why does everyone say IBM's are the BMW's of notebooks an dells are Hyundai's? I plan to buy a notebook soon and can get under the EPP. It's about 200-300 dollars more for a IBM comparably equipped, I don't know what to choose.

 

[EKKC]

IBM = BMW
Dell Precision / Latitude = Honda
Dell Inspiron = Kia-Hyundai

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: 50
I'm curious why does everyone say IBM's are the BMW's of notebooks an dells are Hyundai's? I plan to buy a notebook soon and can get under the EPP. It's about 200-300 dollars more for a IBM comparably equipped, I don't know what to choose.

the t series are very nice with a magnesium case and excellent keyboard. i don't know how many 233Pentium ibms i still see working fine (albeit slow) compared to other brands.

 

[Dubb]

the harvard deal is flippin nuts...like %40-50 off.

edit: but it's only if you're affiliated w/harvard.

 

[mzkhadir]

R series starts at 599.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Dubb
the harvard deal is flippin nuts...like %40-50 off.

edit: but it's only if you're affiliated w/harvard.

if i could afford harvard, i don't think i would have any trouble affording a ibm laptop

 

[iamme]

check out Fatwallet.com there's always Thinkpad threads coming up. i use their forum alerts to send me an email whenever a thread with "thinkpad" in the subject is posted (among other keywords).

(on a side note, i wish AT had a keyword alert feature)

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
R series starts at 599.

would like a t series for weight/chassis, need 256-512MB of ram, 14" screen, would like Pentium M, at least wifi b and office sb...

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
R series starts at 599.

would like a t series for weight/chassis, need 256-512MB of ram, 14" screen, would like Pentium M, at least wifi b and office sb...

if you're penny pinching, definitely upgrade the RAM seperately (from like Crucial.com).

if i were to get a T-series, i'd spring for an SXGA+ screen, for more screen real estate. but that's just me and my many windows opened-fetish

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
R series starts at 599.

would like a t series for weight/chassis, need 256-512MB of ram, 14" screen, would like Pentium M, at least wifi b and office sb...

for that configuration you are looking at 1500+

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: 50
I'm curious why does everyone say IBM's are the BMW's of notebooks an dells are Hyundai's? I plan to buy a notebook soon and can get under the EPP. It's about 200-300 dollars more for a IBM comparably equipped, I don't know what to choose.

I have an old Thinkpad 765L that still runs to this day - it runs pretty well too. I've dropped my T20, while running, almost a foot onto hardwood floors, and it still runs fine.

Thinkpads are seriously worth the extra money. If you're not planning on upgrading your laptop every couple of years, there's really no reason to buy anything else. I use my laptop for web browsing, excel, a little bit of Matlab, and other non-gaming functions. If I want to game, I have a very nice, very easy to upgrade desktop that I can play games on. I paid ~$600 for my T20 about three years ago and that was a good deal, they still fetch $300 on eBay.

 

[DaWhim]

just get a used T40, T41, T42. my sis got a t40 for $780, her bf got a t41 for $650 from ebay. I have seen both, they looked pretty much mint condition.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: iamme

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
R series starts at 599.

would like a t series for weight/chassis, need 256-512MB of ram, 14" screen, would like Pentium M, at least wifi b and office sb...

if you're penny pinching, definitely upgrade the RAM seperately (from like Crucial.com).

if i were to get a T-series, i'd spring for an SXGA+ screen, for more screen real estate. but that's just me and my many windows opened-fetish

Meh, I've got an IBM T42 and instead of wasting money on the IBM Ram, I just went to frys and purchased the Corsair Value Select Ram PC 2700 since thats the fastest ram the computer can use and I have to say, I'm impressed. Not the best timings but they're damn good and and the IBM ram that already in there didn't have stellar timings either so its all good.

 

[CrackaLackaZe]

IBM still makes notebooks? Maybe you're thinking of Lenovo.

 

[acemcmac]

I have a lattitude and I love it.

I didnt pay for it and got it from work, but I love it.

 

[bob4432]

i might look into their used section.....those prices are more what i want. i am using mine for school and don't want to be out $1500 if some jackass rips it off...

 

[bob4432]

to the people that have bought the ibm laptops, t or r series, do they come with an actual XP Home/Pro disc or is it a recovery disc? the reason i ask is because i would like to wipe the hdd clean and put just xp on it, not all the extra ibm b.s.

this question also applies to those that have bought the certified used ones...

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: bob4432
to the people that have bought the ibm laptops, t or r series, do they come with an actual XP Home/Pro disc or is it a recovery disc? the reason i ask is because i would like to wipe the hdd clean and put just xp on it, not all the extra ibm b.s.

this question also applies to those that have bought the certified used ones...

Recent ones come w/ the ability for you to burn your own restore disks. :| On the plus side, IBM doesn't have much extra B.S.