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Im buying a T61 for a friend:

Is there a good deal on a T61. I don't care much about specs--as long as teh price is around 800 dollars.

the USP IDEAPADSAVINGS coupon didnt' work..

Thanks

Keep an eye at the Lenovo Outlet - there are plenty of T61' to well below $800. Also, check the TechDeals listing in this forum - and of course not the least continuously do monitor the Marketplace in this forum. Finally (as of the suggestions here!), follow the add at the top of this page "Lenovo Special Offers", taking you to Lenovo's site "Save 25% on select products".

Check deals are also possible on eBay, but most often with some amount of gambling and/or uncertainty involved...

Johan

last month i got a T61. (8100, 512m memory, quadro nvs140M, 60G, bluetooth, 15.4 wsxga, linux, 4yr-warranty, free 2-biz day shipping) with $796 plus tax.

I bought 2X2G memeory in frys, ($22 mir check received.)
and a new 160G 5400pm 2.5"sata.

you can try to make around 800$ too

find this deal
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/cont ... 5FB80FA5D8

$773 (14.1")

Unfortunately, the person I am buying it for does not know/want to learn linux, and I won't be there to install windows for her.

Any suggestions friends?

Watch here and also FatWallet, SlickDeals.

They post some of the best coupons & deals. SD & FW also have some CPP Deals which are pretty much the same price as EPP (Employee Purchase Program).

I know EPP discussions are not allowed / encouraged here, but try to realize that CPP is openly available and being used by people.

Around 4th of July or a week after I bought a Thinkpad for my cousin, for 40% Off (YES.. Believe it or not) from Lenovo. Ofcourse, the LENOVO prices may go up / down during various sales, I think we got a good deal.

In fact, it was delivered in like a week with a 6 cell battery (Despite 6 cell being marked as - May delay your shipment by 4-6 weeks).

Good luck!

I'm a tiny bit hesitant to recommend this but it worked for me. I was able to get a new-in-the-unopened box T61 with a 2.4GHz cpu, 160gb HD and a 6-cell battery for $645 delivered this week.

First, go to http://live.com (it's a Microsoft website) and sign up for an account. Sign in and do a search from there for T61 or whatever you would like.

The first item that will come up at the top of the list will be eBay and there will be a small banner that says "Live Search Cashback" - the amount seems to vary from 20-25%.

Clicking on the banner will take you to eBay. On the left side of the screen, choose "Laptops and notebooks" so you don't see everything that happens to have T61 in the name. Under "PC Laptops Finder", again on the left, choose your configuration. I just had it show everything that was new-in-sealed box.

When you check out, the discount will be deducted from the final price, not including shipping.

That's it. But...you are not bidding on an auction, only buy-it-now items are eligible. You must pay with PayPal. Microsoft will hold your discount for 60 days in your Cashback account and send you a check or deposit it in your PayPal account after that time.

The maximum discount is $250 per transaction and you have a three transaction limit.

It does seem a little fussy and I'm sure there are several of the details that could wind up being deal-breakers for some but it worked well enough for me to use all of my three transactions this week.