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Created:Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Members: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 17:34 eastern (1165 days ago)
Public: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 18:00 eastern
Expiration:unknown
Location:Lenovo.com (click this link)
Heat level:this is a good deal
Countries:available in USA
Details:Thinkpad T61: 14", Core 2 Duo, 1GB, 80GB, 6-cell $864
(repost)

Coupon code USPTRSERIES gives 20% off of select 14" Thinkpad Notebook Computers, including 8891CTO and 8897CTO models. This is a great deal.
  1. Go to Lenovo.com
  2. Click "view models" under the "Thinkpad T61 14-inch" on the left.
  3. Click "customize" on the Thinkpad model 2nd from the right or last one on the right. They are model number "8891" or "8897". To see the model number, scroll down and look just above the Customize link near the bottom of the page.
  4. Configure the notebook, then apply code USPTRSERIES in the cart.
The coupon gives 20% off of the entire computer, including upgrades.

If you choose the T61 8897 model and pick the cheapest configuration options:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 1.8GHz
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • 1GB memory
  • 60GB hard drive
  • CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
  • Thinkpad a/b/g wireless
  • no bluetooth
  • 6 cell battery
  • 1 year warranty
Price comes to $864 with free shipping.

Many upgrades are worth considering, such as this configuration:
  • Thinkpad T61 8897CTO
  • Windows XP Professional (old version of Windows, but still outperforms the latest version of Vista)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo T7100
  • 1GB memory
  • 120GB hard drive (adds $25 or $20 after 20% discount for 40GB more space).
  • DVD Burner (adds $50, or $40 after 20% discount, a great deal since adding a DVD burner later may cost more).
  • Intel Wireless
  • 9 cell battery (adds $30, or $24 after 20% discount)
  • 3 year depot warranty (adds $119, or $95 after 20% discount)
Price comes to $1,111, a pretty good deal for this configuration with a 3 year warranty.

An "upgrade" from Windows Vista Premium to Windows XP Professional for about $25 is well worth considering, at least until Microsoft straightens out performance issues with Vista.

Thinkpads are popular in the business world because of their superior reliability. They start at higher prices than most other notebook computers, but are cheaper after adding upgrades.

When doing a copy/paste of the coupon code, make sure there are no spaces before or after the letters, otherwise the code will fail.

Update: The above coupon code has expired, and replaced with code USPTASERIES for the same 20% discount.
Companies:IBM
Categories:computers
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