The T43P CTO model price up!

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The T43P CTO model price up!

#1 Post by chbone » Thu May 19, 2005 10:21 am

Folks,

Yesterday, I was advised to change my order. Today, the price is up!!!!
My order has been delayed for one month. The price of My CTO model is $1139 when I buy it, now the price is changed to $1,349.00. I have noticed the 2687EJU is up too.

Intersting, they are trying to help me or trick me?? :twisted: :evil:
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#2 Post by arun » Thu May 19, 2005 12:11 pm

How do you go about creating a CTO model?

Do you go to the IBM TP website and create it there. It seems like your getting a really good deal on a TP you created, I would like to do the same.

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#3 Post by emorphien » Thu May 19, 2005 12:20 pm

How the heck are you getting that CTO so cheap? The bare chassis itself with no upgrades costs $1100!
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#4 Post by chbone » Thu May 19, 2005 12:24 pm

Just the barebone. No options included.
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#5 Post by CoolDragon » Fri May 20, 2005 10:18 am

Where can you buy this? What is your part number? You have to call to order?

Now, if you log in IBM personal webpage, you can buy nothing!
Current: T43P-2687D5U: P-M 2G, 2G RAM, FireGL V3200 128M, 80G 5400 RPM(Will be 100G 7K100 when 2010 gone!), 15' UXGA, Multi Burner, Intel A/B/G, Bluetooth, 9 Cell, Fingerprint Reader, WinXP Pro
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#6 Post by chbone » Fri May 20, 2005 1:55 pm

From the edu channel:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/education/index.html

The part number: 2687E4U

I ordered it on line.

Your account is related to the your initial group. If you want to find and order,just create a new account at the eduaction channel. Otherwise, you will be directed to the initial homepage you have created your account.

Try it!
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#7 Post by BillMorrow » Sat May 21, 2005 12:04 am

are you entitled to order from the education site..?
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#8 Post by CoolDragon » Sat May 21, 2005 12:24 am

The Lenovo/IBM website is really driving me nuts:

1. I go to the education site, registered an account, I can log in and change my information.

2. Then I selected the 2687E4U with some options, the total is arount 2000.

3. And I click the checkout, it prompts me username and password, I type my account user name and password in step 1, woops, it says no such account!

4. I tried my user name and password for IBM personal web page, then it passed! But all the price becomes un-discounted! Which is 10% more.

I am going to call IBM on Monday, this is really frustrating!

By the way, will the open bay model take longer to ship than those preconfigured model?
Current: T43P-2687D5U: P-M 2G, 2G RAM, FireGL V3200 128M, 80G 5400 RPM(Will be 100G 7K100 when 2010 gone!), 15' UXGA, Multi Burner, Intel A/B/G, Bluetooth, 9 Cell, Fingerprint Reader, WinXP Pro
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#9 Post by emorphien » Sat May 21, 2005 12:59 am

Do you have a legitimate claim to use the educational discount?
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#10 Post by CoolDragon » Sat May 21, 2005 1:22 am

emorphien wrote:Do you have a legitimate claim to use the educational discount?
I am a full time graduate student, so I think I can use the edu discount.

I am just not sure about "a legitimate claim", what does it mean exactly?
Current: T43P-2687D5U: P-M 2G, 2G RAM, FireGL V3200 128M, 80G 5400 RPM(Will be 100G 7K100 when 2010 gone!), 15' UXGA, Multi Burner, Intel A/B/G, Bluetooth, 9 Cell, Fingerprint Reader, WinXP Pro
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#11 Post by chbone » Sat May 21, 2005 8:11 am

I use my school email address to create that account.
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#12 Post by CoolDragon » Sat May 21, 2005 11:10 am

chbone wrote:I use my school email address to create that account.
Hehe, me too. I guess that's the way they validate you.
Current: T43P-2687D5U: P-M 2G, 2G RAM, FireGL V3200 128M, 80G 5400 RPM(Will be 100G 7K100 when 2010 gone!), 15' UXGA, Multi Burner, Intel A/B/G, Bluetooth, 9 Cell, Fingerprint Reader, WinXP Pro
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#13 Post by CoolDragon » Sat May 21, 2005 12:34 pm

Though strange, the price didn't go up to normal, non-discounted price when I checked out today.

So I did it! I ordered the 2687E4U with necessary options such as 60G 7200RPM HD, 9 Cell Battery, IBM a/b/g Wireless, CDRW/DVD Combo. Along with some crap I don't need but no choice: Windows XP Home, 256M RAM. But still it is good deal. The estimated shipping date shown now is June 22, I know this is 100% not accurate, just wait I guess.

Thanks for all your guys' help, it really helped! :P
Current: T43P-2687D5U: P-M 2G, 2G RAM, FireGL V3200 128M, 80G 5400 RPM(Will be 100G 7K100 when 2010 gone!), 15' UXGA, Multi Burner, Intel A/B/G, Bluetooth, 9 Cell, Fingerprint Reader, WinXP Pro
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#14 Post by roast » Sat May 28, 2005 7:04 pm

I tried entering 2687E4U today from the educational site, and searching for that as a part number gave me no results.

Is there a listing for CTO options for the educational site? If so, where is it?
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#15 Post by aamsel » Sun May 29, 2005 1:06 am

The way the site reads, anyone that attends college, or who has ever attended a college (alumni) is entitled. That would seem to pretty much open Educational pricing up to just about everyone.

I am assuming that faculty/staff pricing is lower, but I have no idea.

Whether that is how it was intended or not, I am not sure.

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emorphien wrote:Do you have a legitimate claim to use the educational discount?
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#16 Post by roast » Sun May 29, 2005 8:55 pm

aamsel wrote:The way the site reads, anyone that attends college, or who has ever attended a college (alumni) is entitled. That would seem to pretty much open Educational pricing up to just about everyone.
The only requirement I see is that you have to use your @<white-listed-name>.edu email account to sign up. Then again, it may not be whitelisted, and only checked for .edu, but there's some schools that unfortunately still use other TLDs for their domain name.

I tried signing up with my personal email and it rejected it. Had to use my college email address, which may get revoked by policy of the university after I graduate.
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#17 Post by aamsel » Sun May 29, 2005 11:19 pm

That's funny.
I had no such issues creating an account at that educational site.
I used one of my "free-mail" accounts, and it worked first time.
Yes, I am entitled to use the site and discounts.

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roast wrote:...The only requirement I see is that you have to use your @<white-listed-name>.edu email account to sign up. Then again, it may not be whitelisted, and only checked for .edu, but there's some schools that unfortunately still use other TLDs for their domain name.

I tried signing up with my personal email and it rejected it. Had to use my college email address, which may get revoked by policy of the university after I graduate.
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#18 Post by davidlg16 » Sun May 29, 2005 11:51 pm

I just used my gmail address

No problem from 2 orders
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