Am I missing something or is this a GREAT deal?

[rebop]

$1465 for the following. Just wanted a reality check before I order in case I missed something. Forr example, it says 14.1 for width yet 15" widescreen. Is that correct?

T60

Operating System Windows XP Professional
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0G
Screen 15.4" WSXGA+
Memory Size 1GB DDR2
Hard Disk 120GB
Optical Drive DVDR/RW
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Video Memory 128MB
Communication Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Type I/II PC Card Slot
Dimensions 14.1" x 10" x 1.34"
Weight 5.5 lbs.
Tech Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
Other Features Fingerprint reader
Secure chip
UltraNav dual-pointing system
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed T7200(2.00GHz)
CPU FSB 667MHz
CPU L2 Cache 4MB
Chipset
Chipset Intel 945PM
Display
Screen Size 15.4"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Display Type Wide SXGA+
Resolution 1680 x 1050
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows XP Professional
Graphics
GPU/VPU ATI Mobility Radeon X1400
Video Memory Dedicated 128MB
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HD Capacity 120GB
HD RPM 5400rpm
Memory
Memory Size 1GB
Max Memory Supported 4GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVDR/RW
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Optical Drive Spec DVD Recordable
Communications
Modem V.92 56K
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN 802.11n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth Yes
Ports
Card Slot 1 x Type I/II PC Card Slot
USB 3
Video Port 1 x VGA
Port Replicator 1
Audio Ports 1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Audio
Audio Integrated Sound card
Speaker Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad ThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard Full size with Keyboard light
Trackpoint Yes
Power
Battery 6-cell lithium ion
Physical spec
Dimensions 14.1" x 10" x 1.34"
Weight 5.5 lbs.

[agarza]

Screen 15.4" WSXGA+
...
Dimensions 14.1" x 10" x 1.34"

You'll be getting a Widescreen WSXGA+ with 14.1" dimension for the front (horizontal measurement) of the laptop. Remember that screen measurements are taken from the top right of the screen to the bottom left so that it form a diagonal line.

Sounds like a fair deal.

Do you want a Widescreen Thinkpad I take, but right now there's a really good deal for about ~1700USD (upon configuration) for a T60p with the fastest FireGL V5250. Sweet deals is the name of the promotion BTW

[dsalyers]

Yes it is a 15.4in wide screen. You have to remember that screen size is measured diagonally. Thus a 15.4in wide screen will only be 14.1in deep. I believe a 14.1in wide screen is 13.1in D.

Looks like a nice system to me. Where are you getting it from for that price?

[rebop]

Thanks guys. I realized the width was right after I posted.

This is at Buy.com right now. I think I have a 7% coupon from them I can use as well.

I'll have to look at the P mentioned above as well. The upgraded video is an enticement, but this price was looking pretty good for the widescreen.

[hoya]

I ordered that same model this morning - used Google checkout which brought the price to $1455 shipped.

[pianowizard]

rebop, it's quite smart of you not to order from Lenovo.com. BTW, the same model (87445BU) is $1,598 on Costcentral.com and $1,674 on Euclidcomputers.com, so you are saving lots of money!

[Ken Fox]

rebop, it's quite smart of you not to order from Lenovo.com. BTW, the same model (87445BU) is $1,598 on Costcentral.com and $1,674 on Euclidcomputers.com, so you are saving lots of money!

whatever the merits of ordering from lenovo.com , the merits of ordering from buy.com are open to question. I"m a longtime customer of that website but have had occasion to return three items in the last few months. EACH AND EVERY TIME I had to threaten to do a chargeback on my credit card to get credited for the returns. EACH time, this was after numerous back and forth emails and I only started the emails about two weeks after online tracking showed they had received the returned merchandise, had signed for it, but continued to show the status of the return on their website as "RMA Issued."

I haven't ordered anything from them since.

I ultimately came to the conclusion that this was intentional, that they were hoping that customers returning stuff because it was defective, or whatever, would fail to follow up and notice that they'd gotten it but done nothing towards issuing a credit.

I hope that whomever orders this expensive item is happy with it when it arrives because if you are not, expect to have a lot of aggravation on the way to getting any sort of satisfaction. I would not buy, under any circumstances, any item over $50 from these people, ever again.

[pianowizard]

whatever the merits of ordering from lenovo.com , the merits of ordering from buy.com are open to question.

I am sorry to hear about your frustrating experience with buy.com. I have been told that after receiving a returned merchanise, the merchant is legally allowed up to 30 days to issue a credit to the customer. So, it's possible that buy.com's policy is to wait for that long before refunding their customers, and if that's indeed the case, they should have informed you of that.

[Ken Fox]

whatever the merits of ordering from lenovo.com , the merits of ordering from buy.com are open to question.

I am sorry to hear about your frustrating experience with buy.com. I have been told that after receiving a returned merchanise, the merchant is legally allowed up to 30 days to issue a credit to the customer. So, it's possible that buy.com's policy is to wait for that long before refunding their customers, and if that's indeed the case, they should have informed you of that.

I'm not talking about how long it took for the refunds to post to my credit cards. How long they would have to do that would presumably depend on state law and their agreements with the credit card issuers. I'm talking about simply acknowledging receipt of a returned item, two or more weeks after their employee signed for it on their own loading dock.