Just bought 3 T410s refurbished no COA/Windows

[thebully]

Hi

I just bought 3 T410s for work from the site below:

http://www.ilgs.co.uk/products.asp?partno=2522AC1

After purchasing the company informed me they were Manufacturer refurbished laptops in as new condition and when I asked what windows was installed they gave me the following description which to me would mean they come with Windows 7 Pro 32 bit.

LENOVO THINKPAD T410 2.04GHz i5-520M 4GB 160GB WXGA+ 14.1'', WIFI,CAM, W7P 32

Anyway I went ahead and the laptops have arrived and they have no OS installed or COA sticker on the bottom. I have contacted the seller and they are looking into it for me. Anyway if the worst comes to the worst what are my options for buying a licenced copy of Windows 7 Pro. I know that I can get the full retail version for £160 but was wondering if I can buy a Lenovo OEM copy from the manufacturer. I certainly didnt budget for having to buy a copy of the OS and TBH buying these laptops broke the budget slightly as it is but I thought I was getting a good deal as they the refurbs would have been good as new and have a 1 year warranty.

The T410s seem of much higher quality and robustness than what lenovo are currently offering for the price I paid for the refurbs.

[wolfman]

Silly (maybe?) question - did you remove the battery and look for the COA underneath? When I got my T410 and T420, they both had the COA sticker underneath the battery and not on the bottom (like was the case with my X61, R40 and A21m).

[thebully]

Hi

Thanks for that, just found the COA I didnt look under the battery

Every Thinkpad I have had before has had it stuck to the bottom, makes sense to have it under there as it is more protected by the battery.

Seems I posted this in the wrong forum as well!

[wolfman]

Hey I know exactly what you mean! When I got my T410 I intended to install Linux on it right off, but needed the Windows license for a VM for remote access to work and was pulling out my hair as to where the COA was... I took out the battery to swap the hard drive with an SSD and the light bulb went on.

[cadillacmike68]

What are they going to do about them not having the OS loaded for you???