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Hi

I just checked the latest tabook and I can't figure it out (maybe I missed something)

T420s 4173-28U has 320Gb 720rpm HD costs approx $2,150 (checked several places)
T420s 4171-6JU has 160Gb SSD HD yet it costs LESS than the NON SSD model !! costs approx $1,800.

How come the SSD version is considerably cheaper than the normal 320gb 7200 HD ?

I can't figure it out.
The rest of the specs according to the tabook look similar between these models. So why the approx. $350 price difference ?

Thanks!

The only difference I see is the 320G model has an international warranty, and the 160GSSD Model has a Fingerprint Reader. Maybe that international warranty is really expensive.

Ryant420 wrote:The only difference I see is the 320G model has an international warranty, and the 160GSSD Model has a Fingerprint Reader. Maybe that international warranty is really expensive.

Where can you see that?
I don't see that specified on the Tabook. They both just say 3 year warrenty, no mention about international (or am I missing something?)

Also I checked here the IWS (International Warranty Service) here:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... d=LENV-IWS

And both models seem to have international warrenty.
Still can't understand the huge price difference. The SSD one should have cost much more than the non SSD one, and not the other way around.

The 4173 has the i7 and Nvidia descreet graphics. The 4171 only has the i5 and the onboard Intel graphics.

On the Lenovo website the i7/Nvidia combo starts at $1,800.