What is with cost of T400 LED Backlight

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DeKay · #1 Post by **DeKay** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:00 pm

Was looking at a T400 on the Lenovo Canada site:

WXGA TFT
WXGA+ TFT [add $30.00]
WXGA+ TFT w/ LED BL [add $360.00]

What is going on here????

sparta.rising · #2 Post by **sparta.rising** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:51 pm

It must be the moose tax. I hear LED's drive them into a fury.

From the US site:
14.1 WXGA TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight
14.1 WXGA TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight, Camera [add $30.00]
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight [add $30.00]
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight, Camera [add $60.00]
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ LED Backlight [add $80.00]
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ LED Backlight, Camera [add $110.00]

wswartzendruber · #3 Post by **wswartzendruber** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:06 pm

What's this moose tax?

sparta.rising · #4 Post by **sparta.rising** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:15 pm

It pays for the bribe that the Canadian prime minister pays the Moose King to keep them from taking over.

Tony Chan · #5 Post by **Tony Chan** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:45 pm

In Canada, it was a $70 option until maybe a week ago it suddenly jump to a $360 option. Don't know if that's a price error or it will eventually filter down to the US market as well.

I'm so glad that I got my T400 before the LED price increase. It's definitely worth the extra $70.

What is with cost of T400 LED Backlight

What is with cost of T400 LED Backlight

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