Another Lenovo "sale"...how long are they going to keep extending it

The sale is the same for the R and X series. Changed a little for the T series:

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...s/Sales/2008/04_grand-slam&ipromoID=hpa00202&

But eCoupon hasn't improved. I was hoping they would bring back the 20% of ecoupon they had in March. Debating whether I should wait for a better sale before I buy the X61

Here is a history of their sales:
http://www.dealigg.com/story-Lenovo-Coupons-Promotions

 

Thanks for informing. it's now 28 % for T series.

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...s/Sales/2008/04_grand-slam&ipromoID=hpa00202&

something starts to smell wrong.. are they trying to get rid of the 61 series or something??

 

BTW, if i use a coupon that is valid until today, and i save my cart, will i get the same price even if i open the cart and buy it next week?

 

i ordered my T61 four dayas ago, I got total discount of $705. I just did same config and the total savings came out to be $627.

here is what I think, lenovo have those sales going on all time of the year. and almost at the same rates. so if you buy during April discount or back to school sale or when there is no advertised sale but benefit from Amex 20% sale it will all even up and eventually you wont save more than 80 bucks no matter how long you wait.

 

Anyone think the rumored X61/s replacements (i.e. X200) is going to stay around $1000 after all sales and ecoupons? Personally, I highly doubt it considering eCoupons are not applicable on the X300. I would guess the price of the X200 would be around $1500 when it comes out and then probably in early 2009, it drop to $1000. Just my guess.

 

Thanks. total savings came out to be $627.

 

I re-ordered to save $55 and got a free DVD-R upgrage in the process. If I didn't already have a T60 and if I really needed another lappy, I would question whether or not the addional wait time that I now have makes it a good idea to try and save a few dollars.

 

This sale doesn't seem nearly as good as their previous sale. I had a T61 with a certain configuration I have been keeping an eye on for awhile. That same configuration now costs an extra $225 from what it did yesterday. While the actual percentage of the sale has increased, the price of every single component upgrade (and when I say every, I mean EVERY, with the exception of Office 2007) has gone up. So after the additional percentage is applied, I am now paying quite a bit more than I would have had I ordered yesterday.

No Thanks!

 

I just checked and found the t61 ws confguration I ordered about 3 weeks ago is currently about $12.00 more expensive through cpp once the discounts are applied, (977.00 instead of 965.00). However, If I would have bought a more expensive system the discount % would have been a bit more because of the pay more/save more incentive.

 

Am I missing something then? I'm using the ibmepp so I'm not aware of any other deals that would stack on that. On Monday the below configuration for a T61 widescreen cost 1286.86, now it costs 1510.01. I think I'm above the threshold for the full savings.

ThinkPad T61 with nVIDIA Graphics - 1 Year Depot Warranty
Intel? Core 2 Duo processor T9300 (2.5GHz 800MHz 6MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate
14.1 WXGA TFT, w/ Camera
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
3 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
160GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (supporting Centrino Pro)
No Bluetooth
9 cell Li-Ion Battery
7662: 1 Year Depot Warranty - Express

 

Guys use USPGRANDSLAM as your ecoupon for an extra 10% savings on top of your 28% discount. That's about 8% more discount than last weeks. Best deal in my opinion. I used it to upgrade my T61P to wwan since I'm already with verizon. Got this for 1355.18. This is not a deal, but more like a STEAL! lol

1 6459CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
04/28/08 $1,355.18 $1,355.18
43Y3426 SBB INTEL CORE2DUO PROC.T9300
42V8173 VBB MS WIN VISTA BUSSINESS 64
42V8472 SBB MS WIN VISTA BUSS.64 US EN
42V8287 ** SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
42X5976 SBB NVID QUA FX570M-256MB OPGL
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8297 SBB UN(TRCKP TOUCHPAD)FINGERRE
42X5218 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V9332 SBB WAN:VERIZONSIERRACDMA2000
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
42X1524 SBB LP-US ENGLISH

BTW For upgrading ram, go buy G. Skill's CL-4 4GB ram at newegg. It's only 79.99

 

Man...my order got canceled for no apparent reason. I'll have to call tomorrow to find out what is going on. This is the 2nd time my order got canceled. The first time was an order through the outlet. I'm getting kind of pissed off.