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    Best price on W530?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by slapshot30, Jul 2, 2012.

  1. slapshot30

    slapshot30 Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone have any idea on how to get the best deal on the W530 aside from haggling? I know of the Gold Barnes and Noble discount, but are there any other deals? The lowest i7 is fine for me, but when I upgrade to the K2000, 1080p, Backlit KB, the price skyrockets above my budget. I keep seeing others with similar builds at much lower prices. What's the trick?
     
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    mikew3456 Notebook Consultant

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    i used barnes and noble gold and got those options for $1500ish
     
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  3. slapshot30

    slapshot30 Notebook Consultant

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    How much did it shave off? And does anyone know when/if that discount expires?

    The 1080p and K2000 alone put it over $1700

    Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2
     
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    How do you even apply it?
     
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    i think it was a 20 or 25% discount, auto applied
     
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    it is 1600 bucks shipped to my house... with the 7percent tax included... haggling for a hour and a half with 4 reps did absoutley nothing... 10 percent off a 3 year warranty? lol
     
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    What upgrades did you have?

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    Intel Core i7-3720QM Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz)

    Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)

    Operating system language Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 - English

    Windows XP Mode Windows 7 XP Mode - English

    Display type 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED Backlit AntiGlare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready

    System graphics NVIDIA Quadro K2000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3 Memory

    Total memory 4 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (1 DIMM)

    Keyboard Keyboard Backlit - US English

    Pointing device UltraNav with Fingerprint Reader

    Camera 720p HD Camera with Microphone

    Hard drive 320GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm

    Optical device DVD Recordable

    System expansion slots Express Card Slot & 4-in-1 Card Reader

    Battery 9 Cell Li-Ion TWL 70++

    Power cord 170W Slim AC Adapter - US (2pin)

    Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 with Antenna

    Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 AGN
     
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    Barnes and Noble is probably the best single discount that you can get. Though I don't see why haggling is so bad (it really isn't). I took off $500 (24%) my W520 brand-new by calling in and haggling over the price like a car.
     
    Jarhead, Jul 3, 2012
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