(Warm or not?) IBM cuts T30 series $300

[ganj00]

Saw IBM's website cutting their prices on ther T30 series laptop was wondering if this is a hot deal or not?
offer good till 07/01/02


ThinkPad T30 notebook
$2,199 Sale Price*
$2,499 IBM Web Price* ThinkPad T30 notebook
$2,199 Sale Price*
$2,499 IBM Web Price*

1.6GHz Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor-M supports enhanced Intel SpeedStep? technology2
14.1" XGA TFT display
Titanium composite top and bottom covers
UltraNav - multi-pointing (touchpad/TrackPoint®) system
16MB ATI Mobility RADEON 7500 graphics
256MB DDR SDRAM memory
20GB4 hard drive
Ultrabay? Plus DVD-ROM
Integrated modem & Ethernet
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional6
InterVideo WinDVD
3.0 hr. Li-Ion Battery13
4.9 lbs travel weight7
3 year (1 year battery) limited warranty 8

 

[blues008]

That's a very good deal if resellers like:

http://www.thinkpaddepot.com

follow suit.

 

[Tarpon6]

IBM laptops are way too pricey for what you get IMO. Even after the $300 drop. They have a nice chassis and are light, but cost about 5-$600 more than similarly configured systems from other companies.. If I was wealthy yes! Since I have a budget I would have to go with the Compaq deal over this one....

 

[IgoByte]

Too expensive...

 

[jasonja]

I have a T23... it's a great laptop, perfect size and nice features. It's very well made and everything closes and fits like a fine tuned engine. I used to have a Toshiba but the hinges and things just felt cheap. On that note I should mention that I didn't pay for the T23, it came with the job, it's nice but I would never pay the extra money for an IBM if was my own buck.

 

[hans007]

its still quite a bit more than a comparable compaq presario 2800 /evo n800c bya about $650. i mean its an IBM, but well brand only means so much dollars wise.

 

[thetoad]

This is why IBM's ebay store used to be such a great deal.

I got my thinkpad T21 (p3-800, 20GB 128MB, DVD) for $1300 last summer. Which at the time was cheaper than an equivalent dell (and significantly cheaper than buying the laptop on IBM's employee purchase plan). Now, for $100 more you get a slightly better lcd and 100mhz speed increase (but almost a year later as well).

Here's hoping for those days again I really love thinkpads.

 

[DogbertFuz]

Much love to IBM thinkpad series. I have an X21 to replace an extremely heavy Sony Vaio FX-120. Man, the size, the weight, the functionality, and the overall stability of the system is great. It runs at nearly room temperature and never has any problems with heat.

Sometimes I get *mad* when the fan even turns on, to cool the 85degree cpu back down to 78. Ok, now I'm exaggerating, but I'm in love with the series.

 

[iamme]

The T-Series rocks. I wonder if IBM will try to incorporate a 15" screen on those bad boys, like the Compaq 2800's offer.

Thinkpad warranties are awesome too. They don't hassle you and pretty much fix anything. They overnight a box to you and you get your Thinkpad back in like 2-3 days.