How much did you pay for your Thinkpad? Past and Present

I'm interested in seeing the price users have paid for their Thinkpad? Hopefully we'll hear from some users with the thinkpads from way back ^_^

Being that this is my 1st Thinkpad I paid $1290 for my T61 14.1 SXGA+

 

I paid close to $1,700.00 USD for my Thinkpad T61. Specs are:

15.4" Lenovo T61P (/w Vista Ultimate)
Intel Santa Rosa T7300
Nvidia Quadro FX 570M
2GB of RAM
160 GB 7200 RPM HD

This is with the anniversary discounts and a college student discount.

This is my first Thinkpad, or even Lenovo branded Laptop as a matter of fact. I don't plan on it being my last though judging by the workmanship.

 

Paid $873 for an R61:

T7300
WXGA+
1GB
120GB 5400RPM
Quadro NVS 140m
Bluetooth
etc...

 

is this before taxes?

 

1320 shipped for my T60 almost a year ago to the day

2.0 GHz Core 2
80 GB 5400
1.5GB
x1300
fingerprint reader
14.1 sxga+
dvd+- ultra slim
6 cell

assorted extras.

 

$1100 for my X23 (purchased 01/2003, I brought it from IBM through ebay. )
$1320 for my T60 (purchased 9/2006)
$1060 for my X61 (purchased 6/2007)
$1250 for my T61p (purchased 9/2007)

 

$750 for my virtually new t60

Duo 2 1.83
14.1" TFT
60gb hdd
1gb ram
dvd-r/w
windows xp.
3-year on-site warranty

equivalent t61 would have $1400 new. this t60 was $1300 new

 

Past ThinkPads were much more expensive than current ThinkPads. I remember seeing a decently configured T40 for $2,000.

 

The X40 that I got for work many years ago, cost my employer the equivelant of 5,000 USD. This was in Europe where prices are generally much higher than in the US.

 

My first ThinkPad came with Windows 3.1. I don't remember the model off the top of my head--I think it was a 486. I paid about $2400 or $2500 for it.

There was a P133 in my life, but It might have been the Satellite I bought (because it had the Accu-point).

One of my later models was the TP 765L P166MMX 3GB 32MB 13.3TFT Win95 Value with ship date of 07/01/98. That's directly from the "Order Packer" that I saved here in my computer file. No price is shown.

But I do have a note from the research I did for my next ThinkPad, a 770, showing that CompUSA wanted $2730 for one with no CD or modem.

Need to look up my R30 and two T30's. I bought the R30 CTO, 1 T30 rebuilt, used it a long time--slipped on ice and landed on it, broke its latch and bezel so it wouldn't close and bought the second T30 used so I could switch hard drives.

My latest ThinkPad is an X61, Core2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz), with 3GB RAM, 100GB 7200rpm HD, 8 cell battery, TP 802.11abg, SD Card reader, Fingerprint reader, Bluetooth and XP Pro... think I paid about $1550. I bought a Lenovo USB Super Multiburner w/Lightscribe to go with it for about $250.

 

I paid 2050 for my T40(1.6 Ghz P-M, 512mb ram, ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 w/32MB, CD-RW/DVD, etc etc - Win XP Pro + Office + VS.net + + + (from school))

I paid 2300 for my T60p (Core Duo T2300, 1GB ram, 100gb 7200rpm, 15" IPS)

I paid 0 for my T61(Work laptop!;-p)

 

1993-4 701C 486DX4 75/ 40MB RAM/ 720MB HDD/ OS/2 Warp / NIMH about $3000

2002 T23 Pentium III 1.13/512 RAM/ 20GB HDD/ Windows XP / $2200

2005 701C Pretty Much same specs as above, running Win98/ $125

2007 T61p T7700 2.4/4GB/100GB HDD/Vista Business/Quadro FX $2100

2007 X60s T2400 1.66/2GB/100GB HDD/XP Tablet/ $1100

 

2004 T42p ~$3300
2007 T61p ~$1400

 

$1,420 back in May for the system in my sig

 

T61p £1650.
Yes, that's $3,356... Would've been cheaper to fly to the states and buy one there!

 

T61

T7300
2 G ram
nvidia 140 graphics
wsvga+
dvd burner
100 g 7200rpm hd

Outlet price $1076 with taxes included.

 

Z60m ~1900
T60p ~2800
T60 ~1770

comparable t61 ~1200

 

I paid $1090.00 for a Brand New / Un-Opened : T60 2.0GHz, 2GB, 100GB - 5400, 14.1", Win XP Pro (2007-64U) with 3yr warranty - verify & registered!!

Sircas

 

T61p - $1,758.03 (including tax) with the anniversary discount and the Mastercard discount.

 

$1169 + 100$, specs in sig memory bought seperately.

 

$779, Today

14.1 wxga, T7100, gma x3100, 1gig ram, 100g 7200 HD, dvd burner, thinkpad a,b,g wifi, XP Pro, 7 cell battery.

 

$1595
T61p
T7500
160gb 5400rpm
quadro fx570m 250mb
2gb
win xp pro
inten 4965agn
9 cell
dvd burner

 

486DX2--That'a what I had, but it ran Win3.1. I upgraded it to Win95 later when the rest of the office upgraded, but I would rather have had OS/2 Warp. I think Oscarine and I tie for oldest ThinkPad.

 

$950
T61 - T7300 - 512mb RAM - 100GB 7200rpm - nVidia - WSXGA+ w/ webcam - DVD-RW - XP Pro - 7 Cell
+
$150 4 GB of RAM
so $1100 total... (after fatwallet, tailormade, and a price match on epp w/10% coupon! on 7/03/07)

 

Reviving this thread instead of starting a new one
I haven't bought it yet, but I'm looking at $1,545 for a
t61p
2.2GHz
100GB/7200rpm HDD
1 GB RAM (to be upgraded to 4GB when I get it)
9 Cell
Fingerprint Reader
Wireless N card
Vista Business

 

Looks and sounds good.

 

i got my T61 7664 AT Costcentral.com after cancelling a good deal w/ lenovo due to delayed shipment (i miss that deal though )

date of purchase: October, 2007

price: 1,450 plus tax and express shipping fee.

system:

T61 14.1 WS-LG

T7300

1GIG of RAM

DVD BURNER

120 GIG HD 5400RMP

NVIDIA QUADRO 128MB

BLUETOOTH

INTEL WIRELESS AGN

EXPRESS CARD SLOT - PC CARD SLOT

FIREWIRE

WINDOWS XP PRO (THE REASON I BOUGHT THIS T61)

 

Just ordered a T61p with T7500, WSXGA+, Vista basic (going to install XP), CDRW, 1gb ram (bought 4gb for $78 from newegg) for $1215 after tax.

 

t60:

14.1" XGA
1.83ghz Core 2 Duo
1 gig ram
onboard graphics
dvd burner
no b/t, no fingerprint reader
wifi b/g

$725 out the door, got an advanced minidock thrown in for $75

 

$838 (delivered) T60 Bought during the Blowout coupon event

T7200
15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
1GB (1 DIMM)
120 GB HD
XP PRO
X1400 Video Card
Finger print
CD Burner/DVD Reader

 

Blowout for me too!

T60
INTEL CORE 2DUO PROC T7200 (2 GHZ)
MICROSOFT WINXP HOME
15.4 W SXGA+ TFT
ATI MOB. RAD. X1400 128MB
1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
INTEGR. FINGERPRINT SENSOR
160 GB,HDDRIVE,5400RPM
CD-RW/DVD-R COMB24X24X24X8
INTELPRO/WL3945ABGUSCNLAAP
6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY

$730 in December.

($86 in cash back in there)

 

Just ordered one 2 days ago: $1369.81

T61p

T7500 2.2GHz
Win XP Pro
15.4" WSXGA+
1GB DDR2 PC2-5300 (1 DIMM)
Nvidia Quadro FX 570M
DVD-DL Burner
Intel 4965 AGN Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Integrated Fingerprint Scanner
120GB 5400 RPM HDD
9-Cell Li-Ion Battery

 

I paid $1,550 that includes California tax, and 3 year depot warranty.

Specs are in my sig.

 

$432
z61t
14.1WXGA
1.6 Celeron M
256Mb ram ( upped to 2)
60Gb Hd
7 Cell battery
CDRW/DVD

 

All purchased within the last year.

T40 $448 first online purchased laptop (overpaid)

T40 $350 got smarter wheeling and dealing.

T42 $300
absolute mint condition. Dude's Dad gave it to him new and he rarely used it, for he was a Dell kinda guy. I almost wept when I opened it to inspect it. All I have done to upgrade is add 1 gig memory....The machine is my personal steal of the decade.

I am from the school, why pay close to retail when some of the not so old stuff is just as good. I would put my T42 up against any T60 and not be seriously outperformed.

 

I paid over $5000 for my first Thinkpad 7xx series (about ten years back) and about $3500 for my T40p.

There IS a plus side to the whole IBM-->Lenovo thing.

 

Assuming fatwallet and paypal both give me my cash back, I'll have paid $760 for an r61 15.4 2ghz core 2 80gb HD 1gb ram and quadro 140. I also upgraded the screen to WSXGA+ and splurged on 1 year on site service. This was also during that end of the year sale with the 13% coupon.

Surprisingly it would have cost me more to get XP on it, but going down to Vista basic saved me like $40.

If the cashback stuff falls through, it'll be $963.

 

z61t
14.1" screen WXGA
1 stick 1GB RAM-upgraded to 2GB total for $20 more
Core Duo T2400-1.83GHz
80 GB 5400 RPM HD
CD/RW-DVD ROM
XP Home
Bluetooth
3495 abg wireless
7 Cell Battery ( I ordered the 4 Cell!)

$539-~$18(FW Cash back)= $521 Shipped Free(recieved it 2 days after it was manufactured!) via UPS ground.

 

about $1520 to the door mid December:
X61s
1.8ghz (ultra light screen)
1gb ram
120 gb 5400 rpm HD
Bluetooth
Turbo memory
Vista Business
Intel N wireless
fingerprint reader
8 cell battery
x6 ultra base
Slim cd burner/dvd drive for ultrabase
extra 65 watt a/c adapter
3 year depot warranty

 

$1,125.40 (w/o tax) for the specs in my sig. I also ordered CD-RW instead of DVD-RW.

 

$965 total. $990 with the RAM upgrade.

R61

T7250 2.0GHz
Vista Home Premium
14.1" WXGA+
1GB RAM (1 DIMM)
120GB 5400RPM Hitachi
Quadro NVS 140M
DVD+/-RW drive
Atheros a/b/g wireless
6-cell battery

Added another 2GB of RAM for $25. Also got a free fingerprint reader with my replaced palmrest.

 

If I could start over, I would choose the R61 w/ better specs than my T61.

 

That's right, join the R61 bandwagon and give it more recognition than it deserves!

Lol.

 

Plus its UltraBay has more compatibility right?

 

I think so. I know that it is the first TP to have a Blu-ray drive as an option.

 

Just purchased the following deal from lenovo. Although it is at my house, i am still overseas and it sits unopened still...

979.00 shipped

X61

T7300
1GB Ram
80GB Hard drive
4 Cell Battery
3 Year next day warranty

Of course, going to update ram/hard drive on my own.

 

Well, just to show everyone how absurd the ThinkPad prices are over here in Sweden.

I paid some 2500USD for a R52
PM750, 1GB, 80GB 5400rpm, Btooth&Wlan, DVD R&W, ATI X300, 1400something resolution.

You bet I'm jealous when I read about all of you who land sweet T61 1500USD deals and whatnots....

 

wow.. the R52 now sells for under $300US, it's not that old, i still use it at work for the past few years. if it's expensive for you, how about using ebay?

Anyways, I picked my thinkpad almost 6 months ago for $750 CAD.

Z61m (used): T7200 2.0Ghz 1GB Ram 120GB HD 15.4 WSXGA ATIx1400 DVDrw BT Fingerprint Reader ... Warranty to Jan 28, 2010 (sweet) in Canada

Got a spare x41 (used) for $475 CAD a few months back

 

Yeah, thing with e-bay would be the US keyboard and possible customs (Though next time around I'll probably hunt at e-bay, US keyboard or not). I bought my precious R52 2 years ago back when it was "top of the line". Don't get me started on the T43.

The top of the line R61 costs some 3000USD here IIRC. We also don't have the "config yourself" choice, but have to stick with the std. selection... *sigh*

 

T43 - $1,415 - 7/05 (using now, love it)
770Z - $1,675 - 10/00 (niece has it, going strong)
365XD - $1,300 - 5/97 (gave it to sister in-law, now kaput)

A couple of Toshiba's should be listed next including the T1000. Then a Satellite with a color screen (man, I was liv'n large then).