Yes, another T40 thread :) Buying one!

[maxpp]

Yes, im in love with the t40, the t40p to be precise. However, i am resident in the UK, and of course IT equipment is a rip-off, IBM are no exception.
OK i know how everyone makes the point IBM are expensive, but this is ludicrous. The T40P retails for about £3450 in England...which translates into $5,648.66 !!!
Im thinking of buying one from America where i've found one for ~$3100 ( £1,893.43 ) Do you well informed guys think this is a good idea?
My biggest worry is insurance/warranty...shipping to America and back if something goes wrong is not much fun, as i'm sure my bank manager will agree!

Thanks in advance.

 

[mocca]

I thought that IBM T40 have IWS (International Warranty Service). At least when I check for the IWS on the ibm support web site here (put 2373 as the machine type in the bottom box to look up IWS list). May be I'm wrong. Someone with more experiences with oversea service with IBM might have a more definite answer.

Mocca

 

[maxpp]

Yes that site would indicate that it would be covered by a warranty of some sort. However i emailed IBM just to clarify the situation and was returned with the message "... International Warranty has changed. We are no longer
registering machines for International Warranty".
Strange, Mocca what was that 'Warranty type' number? Was it that of your T40?

 

[mocca]

The type 2373 is the type of IBM T40 sold in the US (may be other countries as well but I don't know for sure). Every T40 sold in the US have the first four number of the machine type as 2373.

Mocca