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I just checked the customization page for the T400 and noticed they added the 2.8 ghz t9600 to the option. I couldnt help but notice that it was 275 dollars LESS to go with the T9600 than the 2.53 Ghz T9400 (the one that i ordered). Is this just another typo on lenovos part? Would they actually honor that pricing if someone ordered it while it was up there? Because if so i feel taken advantage of in some ways by lenovo having them charge me 275 dollars more for a lesser processor...

it's been discussed a few times and it's most of the time a matter of supply and demand. With the highest ghz some people (like myself) might not go for them in order to get better battery life (laptops, you know ) so then the price of the higher chip has to come down cuz there are too many of them stacking up.

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=65443

Theyre both 35W though, would the 2.53 still increase battery over the 2.8? Maybe if they wont give me the upgrade to the 2.8 since i paid that price anyways they will refund me the difference between the two...I hate it when companies take advantage of consumers...

The price is a typo. Now its corrected. 275$ more for the T9600.

yea i called lenovo and asked them what they would do and they said they would give me the 2.8 ghz if i wanted it but it would delay it 3-4 weeks (go figure!)...Instead hes just gunna refund the difference in what i paid for the 2.53 and what it is now...theres no practical difference between the 2.8 and the 2.53 anyways unless i was doing high CPU usage software like architecture stuff which i wont....and besides my t400 will still be a "screaming machine" as the lenovo sales rep put it haha. He also said that he could tell that my computer just went into production today that has a scheduled ship date of august 26th and that the ship date would be updated in 2 or 3 days....sounds like it will ship early!