good deal?

[pphilipko]

I got this from a reseller...he claims that it's a good deal? Is it? Thanks!

Dear Philip,
We are getting in stock new IBM T42p on Monday, June 21st.
IBM Thinkpad T42p 2373HTU Pentium M 745 1.8GHz (2Mb cache on die) 15.0"
1600x1200 ATI FireGL2 128Mb 60.0G 7200 rpm 1024Mb DVD+-RW 56K WXP Pro
Ethernet 10/100/1000 802.11b Centrino mobile technology Bluetooth we
can offer you a special price : 3600.00
This is a special price, much lower than any other reseller on the
market and we can offer it for a very limited time.
Let me know if you want to use this opportunity.
Kirill Dmitriev

[eliu]

That's basically IBM's top of the line product...shy of the 2.0ghz laptops which aren't really readily available yet. Anyway, IBM's online list price is 3949 (before tax). So the discount you're getting is ~10%. It's not a bad discount, but it isn't stellar either.

But honestly, unless you really need all that stuff, I might try one of the middle-range models (like the 1.7ghz pieces)...while you may lose a few performance points, you'll save $1000 in the process.

[G-Man]

Well, sounds like a good deal. IBM's list price for this model is $3949. You can also email Bill (our host, bill@thinkpads.com) for a price quote. As far as I know he gives 10% discount for 2373 models.

Regards,
G-Man

[phat_mats]

and Bill doesn't have to charge sales tax unless you live in Florida