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    Barebone T61p

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Paul386, Jul 17, 2007.

  1. Paul386

    Paul386 Notebook Evangelist

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    I want to purchase a T61p, but I don't want it to ship with an OS, memory, or hardrive. Does anyone think this is possible?
     
    Paul386, Jul 17, 2007
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    Doubt it. .
     
    Playmaker, Jul 17, 2007
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    tennismaster Notebook Consultant

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    Just get the cheapest options available.
     
    tennismaster, Jul 17, 2007
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    tennismaster Notebook Consultant

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    You beat me by two minutes again johnny...!
     
    tennismaster, Jul 17, 2007
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  5. Playmaker

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    We should play tennis some time.
     
    Playmaker, Jul 17, 2007
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  6. Paul386

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    This is so very sad...
     
    Paul386, Jul 17, 2007
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    I called in an attempt to do the very same when I ordered my T61p. The rep I talked to told me that I have to get a hard drive as well as one of the Windows OS's. I even asked if I could get it with just Linux and she told me no to that as well (I was even going through the EPP, which as far as I know may give me a better chance at getting a notebook with Linux). I'm not sure about not getting any memory, but based on the rest I'm going to assume thats a no as well.

    However all these answers came from only one rep, and it seems different reps give different answers sometimes.
     
    Irfan37, Jul 18, 2007
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  8. Tailic

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    The only way you could do that is if you buy either a Asus or Compal bare bones.

    But I do agree it is stupid that you can't buy it without the OS, memory and HDD but I guess thats how OEMs make their money.

    I also went with just getting the cheapest stuff, I got Vista basic along with 512mb of ram then added 2gb.

    I'm also gonna dual boot Linux but I'm waiting for my Vista install disk to get here...
     
    Tailic, Jul 18, 2007
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  9. Paul386

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    You can get 4GB of DDR2-667 (2x2GB) on Newegg.com for $205... That certainly beats Lenovo's price for 4GB!

    Also... I would 1001012402304% prefer to have a retail copy of Vista without Lenovo bulk.
     
    Paul386, Jul 18, 2007
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  10. stallen

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    You can talk to as many reps as you want. They are going to give you the same options that you see on the configuration page online... unfortunately. I would have definitely gone with no HDD or RAM.
     
    stallen, Jul 18, 2007
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    Microsoft would become very angry with you (and Lenovo) if they sold you one without a Windows OS.
     
    El Guano, Jul 18, 2007
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