T42- discontinued/vanished model from website?

[eggman]

I've been lurking in this forum (Great!!) for several months, and waiting for a new job which starts in a few months, which will buy a Thinkpad for me. The best price/performance for me seems to be the 2379DXU, which I've been following on the Visa, as well as Student/Alumni discount sites. I've always been able to pull it up by entering it into the "Quick Buy" box, and have been doing so daily- kind of like the kid looking at the bicycle in the store window every day, waiting for Christmas... That is, until this evening, when both sites return a 'can't locate part number' message- anyone know what happened-- is it still available, is there a problem with the web site, or what would be a reasonable alternative (that will still be available in ~3 months). I vaguely recall problems during the IBM-->Lenovo transition, but have seen nothing since (other than typical availability countdowns from 2 weeks...) I haven't seen any T43's that have similar features for nearly the price. BTW, just two days ago I was able to pull up, and could have ordered a 2378FVU, although it was supposedly discontinued in June... I'm confused- is anyone else???

[leo221]

if you want some reply, you better write down what spec are you looking for?

[pipspeak]

The 2379DXU is still in the tabook that came out a few days ago so it should still be available. However, it is an "Express" model so they might simply have run out of it. This also suggests it might reappear soon, though i've no idea how the Lenovo stock system works.