How much did you pay for your t61 ??

14.1" SXGA+, T7500, 2GB RAM, nVidia 140m, 100GB 7200RPM, DVD-RAM, 4965AGN, FP, BT, 6-cell, XP Pro

~1,500 total

 

Just received my nearly identical T61p today, except it has the Quadro FX 570M card (slight upgrade) and only 1 GB RAM (which I will upgrade myself). I paid about $1,050.

 

damn..that's cheap!
for that specs, costs 1300 euro in Germany.
1 Euro = 1,3 USD ?
and that s why I rather choose second hand thinkpad until end of this winter semester to replace my dead iBook.

 

T61p, wsxga+ 15.4", T7500, 1GB RAM, Nvidia FX 570M(256M),160GB 7200RPM, CD/DVD, AGN,FP, BT,6Cell,Vista basic(already have a besiness)

$1296 after tax

Looks like people in Euro earns more than US? Why so expensive?

 

You'll probably be laughing when you guys hear what I've paid for my T60 (not T61).

Specifications can be seen in my signature... And the price, well... Around 1700 USD... That's just how it is in Denmark...
I could've got a better spec'ed T61 with a Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM and a 160 GB 5400 RPM HDD for the same price. But I wanted the 14.1" SXGA+ screen in 4:3 design. The T61 was only available in 16:9 design. I didn't have the possibility to customize my notebook on Lenovo's website...

 

$1527.76 including tax

 

specs are in my sig...I paid 1340 USD incld taxes, shipped everything.

 

Thinkpad T61P 15" WSXGA+, Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz, 1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM), 80GB 5400RPM, nVidia Quadro FX 570M, Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG, 6-cell, Vista Home Basic

$1271.07 after sales tax.

 

purchased the following today for $1,265.34 (before tax). via CPP, w/USEDECSAVINGS.

6459CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WIDESCREEN-1Y $1,170.14
42V8190 SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO (T7300) $0.00
46P4166 VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PRO $0.00
42V8287 SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT $0.00
42X0818 SBB NVIDIAQUAD NVS 140MW/WWAN (128MB) $0.00
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM $0.00
42X5218 SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM $0.00
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S $0.00
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN $0.00
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN $0.00
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY $0.00

41C9170 THKPLUS TP 3YR Warranty PICKUP DEPOT $95.20

 

Specs in my sig
I paid 1,492.

 

Specs in sig, $960.

 

Thinkpad T61p Mobile Workstation with wireless broadband
15.4" WSXGA
Verizon WWAN
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
200GB 7200rpm HD
3GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M 256MB
XP Professional
Dual Layer DVD
9 Cell battery
Ultrabay battery
Thumbprint scanner
B/G/N wireless
3 year warranty

$2190

 

I dont think it's to helpful without exact machine type

I am a dealer, but since a buddy of mine *had* to have my Z61t because of the size and titanium shell, i sold it and got this. only had one day notice and had to get it same day (thankfully all three major distributors are within a .5 hours drive), so the two most important things to me were Video and Screen, followed closely by CPU and Battery. I ended up with

6458-5KU T61p

Core 2 Duo T7700 / 2.4 GHz - Centrino Pro
RAM 2 GB -
HDD 100 GB -
DVD-Writer -
Quadro FX 570M - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g -
TPM - fingerprint reader -
Vista Ultimate - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1920 x 1200 ( WUXGA ) - GMP
3 yr onsite (dont really need but i again, had to have same day)

$2380.00

 

I'm looking at purchasing a T61 in Canada through the EPP for $1149 CDN before tax. Here are the specs of the one I'm looking at:

I just want to make sure this is a good price and in line with what you guys have paid before I order tomorrow. By the way, I can use my friend's EPP code when if I order over the phone right? Lenovo Canada's website is a mess.

 

ThinkPad T61:

Intel Core 2 T7300, 15.4" WSXGA+, 2GB RAM, 80GB HDD, Intel X3100, UltraNav/Fingerprint reader, Intel 4965AGN WiFi.

$1,000ish taxed and shipped, with educational discount. Back in July 2007.

 

2.100 euros 1 month ago (machine was at 1.975 euros + 125 for the extra 2 gig memory module)

 

SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7300
VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION
SBB MS WIN XP PROF.US ENG.
** SBB 14.1 SXGA+ TFT
SBB NVID Q FX 570M W/-WWAN
VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TOUCHPAD)
SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM
SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
SBB LP US ENGLISH
RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 4 TO 14 INCH DISPLAY
LENOVO THINKPLUS TRACKPOINT CAP COLLECTION TRACKPOINT CAP
LENOVO THINKPAD 90W AC ADAPTER - POWER ADAPTER - 90 WATT

I paid 1290 UDS Including everything.

 

A. Europeans have a national sales tax of around 20%

B. The USD is extremely week 1.47EUR=1USD due to the federal reserve's cut in interest rates and the fact central banks are starting to reposition their dollar asset's into Euros because it is uncertain whether dollars will continue to hold value.

 

T61 14", Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7700 2.4GHz , 4 GB Memory, 160Gb 5400RPM, 7 cell

$819

 

Wow. How did you get this deal? EPP?

 

Nothing so far. Mine was shipped on Thursday night (friday china time), I received yesteray, and IBM still won't take my money.


Anyone else experience delayed billing? In my experience, most merchants will bill you on or before the day the product ships. Sometimes they delay it by a day or two after the item ships so that you are billed upon receipt, but thats rare. Any thoughts?? BTW, I am not complaining....

 

About $1670, all told:

T61:
-T7300
-4GB RAM
-160GB 5400RPM
-1GB TurboMemory
-Quadro NVS 140M
-Vista Business x64
-WXGA+
-Atheros a/b/g/n WiFi and BT 2.0
-7-cell & 6-cell

I know I could do much better now, but that was back in May, right around the machine's release. It didn't seem like such a horrible deal then. *Sigh*

 

Some of the prices paid seem very low; are these outlet and EPP deals? How do you rgister to receive EPP deals?

 

I've seen some amazing deals, just like mine was. My t61p was just over $1,000 with very nice package (T7500 processor, Nvidia FX 570M w/256MB ram, 160 Gig 7200 rmp HD, etc.).

Yes, mine was through EPP, but also took advantage of an E-coupon (thanks to this site) and good timing with IBM's 25% off holiday sale. All told, I got a $1800 or $1900 laptop for almost half off.

To reg for epp, you need to be a member of an organization, like govt, school or corporation. I work at Prudential Financial's world HQ in NJ, so that was what made me eligible. I had to call IBM and give them a secret passcode. I'd be happy to share that code, but they actually did call my company to verify my employment. If you know someone, maybe you can use their name and access code??

 

Hello,

could you explain to me what 'EPP' means or what it is?

Thanks.

 

EPP stands for Employee Purchase Program.

It provides "discounted pricing on ThinkPad, ThinkCentre and other products for Lenovo employees, friends, and family"

Here's the link: http://www.lenovo.com/epp/

 

6460-67U, Specs. in signature, paid 3,2k USD inclusive of 25% Swedish VAT. (Zero Halliburton case not included)
Bought OTC as a consumer, no EPPs or similar.

And since one USDSEK exchange rate was 6,31 it cost me just a little more than 20k Swedish kronor, which is quite cheap considering the same specced Notebook cost almost 40k to buy in Sweden incl. VAT. at that time.

 

SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7700
VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
SBB MS WINVISTA HM BS32 US ENG
SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
SBB NVIDIAQUAD NVS 140MW/WWAN
VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
SBB UN(TRACKPOINT TOUCHPAD)
SBB 160GB HDD,7200RPM
SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
SBB LP-US ENGLISH
LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 2 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN

Final Price: $1,582.55

But it sucked that there was a $122 tax on the laptop.

 

T61P: $1358 w/ tax
T7500
15.4 WXSGA+
Nvidia Quadro FX 570M
1 GB RAM
100 GB, 7200 RPM Hard Drive
DVD Recordable
Intel Wireless 4965AGN
9-cell Li-Ion battery

I'm supposed to receive a 6% rebate since I went through FatWallet. I'll have to wait and see if there is follow through on that.

 

Check my sig.

I paid $1550 with tax and 3 year depot warranty.

 

spec is signature, minus 2gb of ram and with vista basic for $950 after all discounts and taxes

 

Just had to take advantage of the double ecoupon deal (25% + 13%) to order a super high end "mobile workstation":

6459CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
01/09/08 $1,686.11 $1,686.11
42X5208 SBB INT.CORE2DUO PROCES.T7800
46P4166 VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION
42V8376 SBB MS WIN XP PROF.US ENG.
42V8287 ** SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
42X0819 SBB NVIDIAQUAD FX 570M W/WWAN
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8297 SBB UN(TRCKP TOUCHPAD)FINGERRE
42V8166 SBB 160GB HDD,5400RPM
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
42X1487 SBB LP US ENGLISH

Keeping the XP Pro for highest performance. Love the matte screen too.....can't find that anymore with many manufacturers.

 

if this coupon is still viable, could i trouble you to post it or link it? thanks in advance.

 

Here ya go: USPTSERIESDEC

13.33% off on any ThinkPad T61 (expires 12/09)

 

And, if you go to the Lenovo.com site, you stack the 13% discount with another 25% discount. Only a couple more days left on the double discount.

 

Thanks... i cruised over to the CPP site just now intending to see if i could configure the system i had ordered on monday and apply this coupon for a quote lower than my purchase price (and then try to get the price match) but the old 992299 id number is no longer valid.

Were you able to apply this coupon at CPP, or just through the normal lenovo.com?

when i ordered my t61 the coupon USEDECSAVINGS saved me like, $30 over standard CPP, but 13% wouldve obviously been way nicer...

 

the new code is at fw, you need to search for it. that code is expired for now

 

Specs in Signature. Paid 1054$ including tax. Paid $40 extra to add 2GB ram so in total the system as in specs cost me $1094.

 

...whoa. that's a far estimated delivery date. hmm.

 

T3000 / 14.1 Widescreen / 100 GB 7200 RPM / X3100 / Wireless AGN / Vista Pro / 1 GB Ram (Will upgrade to 3 GB soon)

$999 after tax/recycling fee

I got a CD/DVD combo and 4 cell battery though. Kind of wish I upgraded those now. I can do it myself but it'll be costly. Anyone know where to get cheap batterys? I want to get a 6 cell.

 

No, you cannot use the eCoupon code posted above together with CPP. But it works at the regular Lenovo shop.

 

These are some great prices.

I think the posts would be more useful though if you could share with us how you got such a great deal

(Yes, I'm being selfish now that I've decided to get me a T61 ...)

 

USPDECEMBER, 13% off good till 12/25/2007, i used paypal to pay so there should be extra 100 off (wish the honor it). $863 after tax

CORE 2 DUO T7300
15.4 WSXGA+ TFT

1GB, 80GB HD VISTA HOME

why you guy get 3GB or 4GB ram, it is freaking expensive to get it from lenovo. Buy.com had a kingston 2GB 1 stick for just 45(after tax, use new google check out account)

 

T61 T7800 2.6 Ghz, 14.1 WSXGA+, 4GB RAM, Turbo cache, upgraded WiFi N, 120gb HD, BT, XP Pro, 4 cell, Office Basic and One Note, 4 year warranty + protection... grand total of $2400 after tax. I took advantage of the holiday sale plus a coupon code that slashed an additional 13% off. Laptop shipped in under 10 days. VERY HAPPY!

 

Nice system! I guess the extra long protection, faster processor and full 4GB RAM would ordinarily result in a much heftier price.

Looks like the holiday sale goes on until January 7th (unless I'm reading the Lenovo site incorrectly). Can I ask where you found the 13% off coupon if you don't mind sharing this info.

thanks .. happy holidays.

 

USPDECEMBER, that's the 13.333 percent off coupon code. Need to be exact. no space, all upper case.

 

Thanks sampunk .. I'll give it a try (having problems with the web site as it won't bring up anything on the page that lets me specify the extended warranty).

Happy Holidays.

 

This is what I just ordered for $1265 before tax + shipping. Thanks for sampunk posting the coupon, that saved me nearly $200.


42V8191 SBBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO T7500
46P4166 VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION
42V8376 SBB MS WIN XP PROF.US ENG.
42V8284 SBB 14.1 XGA TFT
42X0807 SBB INTEL GMA X3100 W/OWWAN
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8294 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TOUCHPAD)
42V8169 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
42V8302 SBB LANGPACK US ENGLISH
41C9170 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE
AGREEMENT - 3 YEARS - PICK-UP AND RETURN

I plan on getting 2GB RAM on my own.

2 quick questions: How accurate are Lenovo's estimated ship dates, and do they update their status information fairly regularly? (I will be traveling near the time it's supposed to arrive, so I just want to be sure to make arrangements in case I'm not here).

 

i just bought 2 stick of this, if you sign up google checkout, final price is 34.99 each. (and lenovo charge like 800 for 4GB ram, that's insane!). I am mad that lenovo can't ship me my T61 without RAM. I am going to have one piece of 1GB ram sitting around...
http://www.buy.com/prod/kingston-2g...n-sodimm-ddr2-laptop/q/loc/101/206341199.html

I ordered mine on 21, shipped on 23 and it is in Louisville now. Hope i can get it on boxing day

and too bad you missed my first post. If you use paypal to pay for it, there will be a $100 cash back. If you are not in rush, cancel it and order again (i spent 10 minute to cancel my first order because i didn't know about that paypal discount.)

 

Yes, the RAM prices Dell, Lenovo, and others charge are way too high.

I ordered mine with one 1GB stick so that I can add a 2GB stick into the free slot. Since the 32bit OS can only see 3GB I don't see the point of 4GB for now. Plus my current T23 has only 768MB with Win2k .. even 1 GB should be a nice improvement, never mind 3 GB .. and the faster processor and faster drive. Can't wait to give the system a try.

Wow .. that is quite fast. Did they e-mail you, or did you find out via the web page? Did you order a preconfigured system, or custimize it yourself? I now wish I had ordered this morning, but I was still trying to decide exactly what to get at that time.

thanks for the link, I'll have to check it out. I'll also check newegg and crucial, I have bought RAM from them before.

I did see the paypal note on the page itself but decicded to use my Visa instead. I feel that using it provides me with better protection in case of problems than paypal -- I just have heard too much negative about paypal to use them for such a large purchase. (I have used them on eBay for small purchases).

Hopefully you'll get your system in the next few days! I'll be keeping my eyes open for a posting from you.