Thinkpads Forum

Hey all -
I've been monitoring the X60s prices and configs on the Lenovo website for a couple months now, trying to find out the best time to buy...but recently I have noticed the following:

- X60s machines appear to only be available with the UL (UltraLight) screen without WWAN, or with the regular screen with WWAN
- Prices are higher than they were about a month ago, even they they are on "sale"

Could this be that the inventory is dwindling to make room for a newer X60s (possibly with a higher resolution screen like the X60 tablet) or an X61s with the low voltage Core2Duo chip?

mmmmm

i am hoping

i want a new toy but i dont know if i should wait or go for the x60s

Prices are higher, as they always are this time of year, because it's by far the busiest time for thinkpad sales - both consumer and especially corporate sales (the bread and butter for thinkpads)

heck even ram prices are higher now than a while ago.

this is, simply put, the very worst time of year to buy a thinkpad!

NeoMatrix wrote:- X60s machines appear to only be available with the UL (UltraLight) screen without WWAN, or with the regular screen with WWAN
- Prices are higher than they were about a month ago, even they they are on "sale"

UL screens are in limited config as it is; frankly we're lucky to have them, they were mainly introduced for the Asian-Pacific market.

Overall I wouldn't take most of the web availability quirks you notice as a sign of any impending change, it is most likely just a transition in the web ordering system which prevents you from getting something a certain way. In this case however, I do believe it is truly related to the lack of a configuration - to make sure you can call the 1-800-# and try to order a machine that way!