Question on purchase of a 2378FVU?

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elyrly · #1 Post by **elyrly** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:06 am

I'm planning on purchasing this laptop in couple month and trust only two places, newegg.com, ibm.com. they price are about similar. Which should i buy it from and what is the best time to purchase this laptop? if you have any experience from this please replie. Thanks

#2 Post by **daeojkim** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:12 am

Great laptop only after upgrading laptop. 256MB RAm is painful.

When is the best time to buy? Anytime is good time to buy. If you wait too long IBM may not offer it anymore since T43s are rolling out.

BIll Morrow in this forum seems to give pretty good deals and many many members in this forum have purchased from him and they have been very happy.

elyrly · #3 Post by **elyrly** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:22 am

i have already planned on buying a 256mb or 512 in the future. but has people have good feedback from newegg?

Plinkerton · #4 Post by **Plinkerton** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:24 am

I'd consider buying from Bill also.

And get 512 ram.

#5 Post by **aamsel** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:37 am

I would recommend buying from Bill or direct from IBM, but not newegg for a Thinkpad.
Don't get me wrong...I LOVE NEWEGG for almost everything. But I don't buy notebooks or LCD monitors from them because of their return policy. It takes a TON of dead pixels to return a monitor or notebook to newegg. It is either 6 or 8, can't remember, but WAY too many!
With Bill, you can arrange for a dead pixel test before it is sent to you.
With IBM you have 30 days to return product for ANY reason.
Bill is less money than IBM but he does not take credit cards, you need to wire transfer to him. He does not charge tax.
IBM, of course takes credit cards, but costs more and you pay tax.

Also, if you want to add Thinkpad protection, you can't do it with newegg.

My $.02 worth.

Andrew
Austin, TX

Plinkerton wrote:I'd consider buying from Bill also.

And get 512 ram.

elyrly · #6 Post by **elyrly** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:58 am

guys when do you think is a good time, because i'm still down couple 100.

elyrly · #7 Post by **elyrly** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:19 am

the specs would be:

Processor: Intel Pentium M Processor 735 (1.7GHz 2MB L2 Cache 400MHz FSB) (Standard) 1
Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Standard) 1
Display type: 14.1 inch SXGA+ IPS (1400x1050) TFT Display with wide viewing angle and high density display (Standard) 1
Memory: 256MB Mobile Standard Memory (Standard) 1
Hard drive: ThinkPad 40GB 5400rpm Hard Disk Drive (Standard) 1
Optical device: ThinkPad 24X/24X/24X/8X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo V Ultrabay Slim Drive (Standard) 1
Integrated communication: Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet and 56K V.92 designed modem (Standard) 1
Integrated wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (Standard) 1
Battery: 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (Standard)

#8 Post by **aamsel** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:00 am

It is NOT an IPS display!! Nor is it wide viewing angle, nor is it high density.
The only IPS, wide viewing angle, high density display that IBM makes is the 15" Thinkpad with Flexview.
This is an error on the website that should have been corrected LONG AGO.

Just thought you should know.

Andrew
Austin, TX

elyrly wrote:...the specs would be:
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Display type: 14.1 inch SXGA+ IPS (1400x1050) TFT Display with wide viewing angle and high density display (Standard)

Esteban · #9 Post by **Esteban** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:23 am

elyrly,

At first it seems like NewEgg.com might be the better place, price wise, to buy a T42 2378-fvu as their price is $1,599.00. ibm.com offers it at $1,649.00 -- $50 more than newegg.

However, IBM offers discounts like the one thru Visa http://www.ibm.com/businesscenter/visa where you can purchase the fvu for $1,484.10.

Search for visa on this board and you can find similar discounts for mastercard, american express, and discover.

crashnburn · #10 Post by **crashnburn** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 10:22 pm

What does one do to get a small business VISA card?

eggman · #11 Post by **eggman** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:45 pm

You don't need a business Visa card- I've used my personal visa without problems on this website:
http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/store ... logId=-840
( google "lenovo visa small business". Once you're there, they don't seem to care whether small business or not- I vaguely recall a thread about a year ago- they may not even care if it's visa (e.g American Express or mastercard is okay for payment!)- i don't recall, since I used Visa, no hassle. Recommend site highly, assuming you're planning on dealing directly with Lenovo. Good luck!

crashnburn · #12 Post by **crashnburn** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:28 am

Thanks eggman. Appreciate the insight. Now would you say that Bill can get these cheaper for us?

PS: Is he official reseller /etc so that warranty is valid etc.

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