Thinkpads Forum

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.

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).

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!

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.

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