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Hello guys, tomorrow is the last day for Black Friday coupons and I very much want to buy a thinkpad at the lowest price possible. My question, is the Black Friday thing on Lenovo site one of those hard to come by discounts? What other discounts/coupons come after Black Friday and do they offer the same rate discount? Does Lenovo practically offer discounts ala Black Friday everyday?

I don't want to feel hurried to purchase a Thinkpad but I don't want to miss a good deal either. Any experienced shopper care to share their opinions?

10 and 15 percent off is a fairly regular promotion. 20 percent is a rarer bird and 25 percent I don't think I've ever seen before. Granted, the 25 percent off is on models I'm not interested in, but if you want a 15-inch laptop that T510 deal looks pretty good.

If you use Borders Rewards Perks you can get 40% off.

I wanted to buy a loaded X201 before Black Friday but figured I'd save by waiting. Wrong: Through sleight-of-hand arithmetic, Lenovo actually actually raised the price by some $200 while its ads proclaimed that this was the biggest sale of the year. I'm not the only shopper to notice ( http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1045257/ ). Lenovo must think that readers are too lazy or too stupid to compare today's price to yesterday's. I'm biding my time till Cyber Monday or a hoped-for X201 Daily Doorbuster sale. If need be, I'll wait till the week after Christmas.

Thanks for the replies guys.

I have done a fair bit of research on the discount rate and it's like what mike said. 15% discounts are available almost everyday. No need to rush into the Blackfriday deal. Annoyingly, they don't state taxes until you are about to pay for it.

Let' wait till christmas before deciding. I think it's better to shop with lenovo outlet since it allows configurations on hardware and OS.

P/S: I am fixed on a T410 i5.

40% off? with borders rewards perks? are you serious?

newcomer wrote:I think it's better to shop with lenovo outlet since it allows configurations on hardware and OS.

You mean, the outlet lets you choose from models with different configurations, right? It doesn't let you pick a laptop with Windows 7 (or Vista) 32-bit Home and later specify, "Upgrade it to Windows 64-bit Ultimate." That's been my problem: The Lenovo Outlet has dozens of X201 units, but almost none come with Windows 7 64-bit.

All machines from Outlet are sold as configured. There's no customizing.

They also have a one-year-limited warranty that cannot be extended.

Caveat emptor.

http://outlet.lenovo.com/customer-service

Post-Warranty Upgrades

For computers no longer covered by the initial on year Limited Warranty term, Post-Warranty Maintenance Agreements are available in one (1) year durations (not including on-site service or accident protection). Typically, post-warranty maintenance agreements may not extend beyond five (5) years from the initial purchase date depending upon the series being covered. Post-warranty purchase agreements must be purchased within 30 days or less from the end of the initial one year Limited Warranty. For more information on purchasing a Post-Warranty Maintenance Agreement visit this page.

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/cont ... rtWarranty

Sorry, I meant the Lenovo main site.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/cont ... 50AAAFE461

I haven't find any thing considerably cheaper than the above site, all of which lacks the ability to customize your system.

Latest offer is about 10% cheaper than Blackfriday, hmm...

I ordered a loaded X201 on Cyber Monday, using the Daily Doorbuster code. To use the code, I had to order my X201 with the faster (costlier) CPU, but at 30 percent off (according to one site), it was a sweet deal--good enough that I'll have no buyer's remorse if a better price comes along in the next month.

T410 at an all time low now if opt for free 4gb upgrade + 500gb 7200rpm, on top of another 10% discount with ECOUPONS10. I wonder if Christmas will get any better than this.