Thinkpad Reserve Edition

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pailhead · #91 Post by **pailhead** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:19 pm

$5000?

LOL

#92 Post by **JaneL** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:42 pm

It wasn't the money I was referring to, and I don't find it amusing.

j-dawg · #93 Post by **j-dawg** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:37 am

I looked at the specs of the Reserve Edition. I don't know what was up with the casing, but I thought it was specs-wise just an X61 wrapped in leather.

$5000 may not have been worth it, but $3000 isn't as bad when you consider that the main appeal is in the services you're backed up with. I think they dropped the price when they made the services optional.

epbrown · #94 Post by **epbrown** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:36 am

Andersonjoe711 wrote:not that it matters anymore, but Didn't each Laptop cost somewhere around 3 grand when it first came out?

The further you go back, the more expensive ThinkPads were. The IBM 701C was over $4000 when it was first released, and I think some of the full-size 7-series models with CD-ROMs were 5 grand or more. One of the reasons I still have a 701C and 755CD (with tv tuner option, no less) is I'm still a little awed by the fact I have these dream machines, purchased for ~$50 total.

epu · #95 Post by **epu** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:25 pm

Where can I find the leather case so I could use it around my X61. Why didn't they provide this case separately too.

#96 Post by **ryengineer** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:50 am

epu wrote:Where can I find the leather case so I could use it around my X61. Why didn't they provide this case separately too.

The point of Reserve Edition would be wasted if they start doing that, I think you haven't read the details about the premium leather on the website:

http://www.thinkpadreserve.com/

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