Is this a good deal?

[psukim]

So lenovo has the 25% off sale, and theres also a 10% coupon online, which brings the price of this configuration down to $1,117.12.


A couple of quick questions....

Is it better to get 2 gb, or just get 1 gb and later upgrade to 2 gb? I heard its difficult to install ram on the new t61's, I could be wrong..

Would it be better for me to wait until thanksgiving; for those of you who have purchased their laptops after the thanksgiving sale, is there a big difference between purchasing then or anytime else?

Is turbo memory worth the extra $37? What exactly does it do besides increase boot up time?

ThinkPad T61 with nVIDIA Graphics - 1 Year Depot Warranty
Edit
Ships within 1-2 weeks** $1,117.12
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)[1]
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium[12]
14.1 WXGA TFT, w/ Camera
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (128MB)
2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
120GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm[4]
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max, Ultrabay Slim[5]
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG[10]
7 cell Li-Ion Battery[60]
7662: 1 Year Depot Warranty - Express[7]


Is this a good deal, and would you guys jump on it? I would like to get the best deal possible, and am wary that a newer, faster chip will come out during thanksgiving time.

[ryengineer]

I heard its difficult to install ram on the new t61's, I could be wrong..

Please provide a source, that is very false info. you received.

Would it be better for me to wait until thanksgiving; for those of you who have purchased their laptops after the thanksgiving sale, is there a big difference between purchasing then or anytime else?

Necessity, depends on pure necessity.

Is turbo memory worth the extra $37? What exactly does it do besides increase boot up time?.........snip

Is Intel Turbo Memory worth anything?.

AnandTech's investigation.