How come T61 comes with 3 year warranty?

Does anyone know why the t61 from the canadian webstie comes with a 3 year warranty instead of 1?

 

It's a business class notebook, so I would only assume it'd provide the best warranty it can give.

 

But the US website only gives a 1 year warranty as the base warranty...

 

We're.....uhhh.....special?

No idea really, perhaps give them a call and ask?

 

can't call ... not in north america right now

 

uhhh... who knows man. To make up for the crappy customization options we have.

 

The deal in Canada is pretty appealing! If you buy by Visa, it will be 100 $ less.
By 1500$ you will get:

T7300-120GB-DVD Writer
Turbo Memory-WXGA+
Finger Print Reader
and Three Year Warranty!

Wow! am I dreaming?

 

I know that if you buy through EPP, the price will be 1399! can you believe?

 

Many companies give different types and different length warranties in each country. The only reason I can think of in this case is that warranty claims in Canada are less frequent compared to America, so financially it doesn't cost them much more to maintain the three year warranty.

 

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Is there a Canadian EPP? What's the link and code?

 

Chances are if you don't know what an EPP is, you don't qualify for it. It's for Lenovo employees only.

 

Other people who are not employees have been using it.

 

It's an Employee Purchase Program, and occasionally, an employee that doesn't care or doesn't know what he's doing will give his employee identification information to others to use for the EPP program. However, this is rare. If you know of these people that are not employees using it, you'd have better luck asking them directly rather than just asking real employees in a public forum to share personal information.

People that have bought it this way have been told by others in the forum that doing so will void any warranty their laptop may come with. So if you are in Canada, and you have a three year warranty, buying a laptop with fraudulent use of an employee's information will void that three year warranty.

 

I don't think that's a fact. From what I've heard, lenovo's warranty is transeferable easily without even having to "call in", so I don't know HOW the warranty can be voided.

Plus, SO MANY PEOPLE are using the EPP/shareholder accounts to buy their laptops. I'm sure Lenovo is aware of it but just can't bother to deal with it.

 

IBM Shareholder Purchase Program ????
Employee Purchase Program ????

 

why the confusion?

 

I didn't say it was a fact, I said it was what I read in the forum. I'm just giving you the information so that if you do take that risk, you'll do so informed. It's true that the warranty is tied to the laptop and not the owner. However, others in the forum have said that when an employee purchases a laptop using an EPP discount, Lenovo confirms it with the employee later which validates the warranty for the laptop. If the employee denies purchasing the laptop, the warranty is voided.

Why are you putting two separate programs together? The shareholder program requires a simple passcode which is not linked to a specific individual. It's also the same percentage discount given to college students and alumni, which requires absolutely no verification of enrollment or graduation. The shareholder's program is more of a way of thanking investors, and a way of making them think they're getting an exclusive deal, when they really aren't. Additionally, the discount for shareholders is much less than the one for employees.

 

Hey guys,

One of my friends is working at IBM Canada and I am 100% sure that if I buy something, they will check with him and if he denies my order, the warranty will be gone. Laptop without warranty? I can not think of it.

 

But EPP is final sale, no refund and no exchange.
I'd rather pay $100 more, and get the 100% refund no-questions-asked for 30 days in Canada. Especially if you've never used what you're ordering!

the 3 year warranty is just packaging. In the US it's 1-year warranty this year, but upgradeable t 3-year for roughly $100 more.

 

Are you sure of that? That is a huge deal breaker...!

 

Yes i am sure that EPP purchases are final sale (unless it arrives DOA)... last i checked (december)... im an employee
That's in both Canada and the US.

They dont necessarrily always confirm purchases with employees, but sometimes do. US employees are allowed few purchases this year. If my quota was unexpectedly used up, I'd ask about my purchases and report if my identity had been stolen, and under those circumstances I think the warranty would be void due to fraudulent purchase. Same happens for stolen merchandise. The fact the warranty can be transferred easily is moot, since the warranty goes by the serial number.

 

actually, i wasn't sure how the EPP works. I thought it worked in the same way as the shareholder purchase. I don't plan on buying through the EPP/

 

Are you sure of this? I configured a T61 online and the EPP price was much lower than the Academic price.

 

There are educational discounts for select models, available only to bona fide college students. Often these systems are available thru your college, and the prices in the summer often seem incredible. Well below EPP.

 

Nothing of what you quoted from me has me mentioning the EPP program. Again, the EPP program is an Employee Purchase Program. The Student & Alumni discount program and the Shareholder's Purchase Program are the two programs that share the 5% discount, and both of these programs are separate from the EPP one. I don't know anything about the educational discounts SkiBunny talks about (and obviously he knows more than me and most in this thread), but here is the link to the Student & Alumni one that doesn't seem to require any verification:

http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrar...ty=usstudents&ConfigContext=StdAffinityPortal

 

Oh it's a she not he. All i know is that each summer I see posts on here by college students who are looking to buy a thinkpad via their college/bookstore, asking "is this a good deal". And it's a significantly better deal than the employee EPP. Apparently, many legitimate college students can buy one thinkpad per year at these great rates through their college, at the bookstore i think. That's all i know.