The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Good Deal? T420s

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by chopenik, Nov 27, 2011.

  1. chopenik

    chopenik Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I just placed an order for this. What do you think, good deal? Total came out to $1079.

    4170CTO ThinkPad T420s - Express - 1 Yr Depot Topseller Warranty


    Processor Intel Core i5-2520M Processor (2.5GHz, 3MB L3, 1333MHz DDR3)
    Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64
    Operating system language Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 English
    Display type 14.0 HD+ (1600 x 900) LED Backlit Antiglare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
    System graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 with Intel Core i5-2520M Processor
    Total memory 4 GB DDR3 - 1333MHz (1 DIMM)
    Keyboard Keyboard US English
    Camera 720p HD Camera
    Hard drive Intel 160 GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA
    Optical device DVD Recordable
    System expansion slots Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader
    Battery 6 cell Li-Ion Battery - 66+
    Power cord Country Pack North America with Line cord & 90W AC adapter
    Bluetooth Bluetooth 3.0
    Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters ThinkPad b/g/n
    Integrated mobile broadband Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable
    Language pack Language Pack US English
     
    chopenik, Nov 27, 2011
    #1
  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

    Reputations:
    5,413
    Messages:
    10,711
    Likes Received:
    1,204
    Trophy Points:
    581
    Not a bad price considering T420s used to be 1400+ brand new, now 1150 brand new with a mechanical hard drive. Is that a refurbished model?
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Nov 27, 2011
    #2
  3. chopenik

    chopenik Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Nope, brand new.
     
    chopenik, Nov 27, 2011
    #3
  4. Thors.Hammer

    Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    982
    Messages:
    5,162
    Likes Received:
    33
    Trophy Points:
    216
    Care to share the location of the deal?
     
    Thors.Hammer, Nov 28, 2011
    #4
  5. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

    Reputations:
    1,571
    Messages:
    8,107
    Likes Received:
    126
    Trophy Points:
    231
    if it is new then it is a terrific deal.
     
    lead_org, Nov 28, 2011
    #5
  6. cn_habs

    cn_habs Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    40
    Messages:
    886
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    My T420s with the 320 GB HDD cost me 800 and the Intel SSD is normally a 300+ dollar upgrade.

    So yeah it's a great deal IMHO.
     
    cn_habs, Nov 28, 2011
    #6
  7. brian5

    brian5 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    277
    Messages:
    628
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Just priced out chopenik's T420s configuration on Lenovo.com. Their CYBERMONDAY price came to $1,084. That's a good deal...
     

    Attached Files:

    brian5, Nov 28, 2011
    #7
  8. chopenik

    chopenik Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    3
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Saved me the trouble of typing it all out. Thanks!
     
    chopenik, Nov 28, 2011
    #8
  9. csclifford

    csclifford Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    139
    Messages:
    484
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Dang that is a really good deal...This is really tempting me to do this and sell my X220.
     
    csclifford, Nov 28, 2011
    #9
  10. huntmol

    huntmol Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    14
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Got pretty much the exact same computer for the same price through the Cyber Monday deal!
    Really looking forward to receiving it, it really is a lot of computer for the money. Estimated shipping date is the 7th.
     
    huntmol, Nov 30, 2011
    #10