lenovo family and friends sale

[damnyou]

Quote from ngersdorff : It's hard find much information on the Nvidia N10M-GE1, but the fact that it is $145 less than intel's integrated graphics makes me wonder. Is it a price mistake or is it a really terrible graphics card?

yeah same thing baffles me too

[smay2121]

Thank God! Vista sucks! ... and I'm no newbie to os's... pretty much an expert... and Vista requires an expert to keep it running... had nothing but problems w/my media center... Great concept, works great when it works, but between the video drivers always crashing/hanging, and explorer never wanting to let you do anything in the file system (they extremely degraded the performance here... even w/the tweaks to get it running better)... any idea when it's coming out and what MS plans on doing for those they hosed w/VISTA...

[balrog83]

Quote from TinCanFury : the G 105, G 110, etc are replacement for the 9xxx M line of chips, basically the same, but designed for lower power consumption, etc. I don't game, but the PureVideo aspects of the Nvidia chips entice me, so if the price drop is actually there I'll take it.

If the N10GE1 is more powerful than the 9300 then this is a very slick deal and most definitely a price mistake, but I can't find any real specs online.

[jtblalock]

Quote from countchocula : XP doesn't cost extra. Comes free. Just check the "XP Recovery Disk" radio button. $0.00.

Chocula (or anyone else), I don't see this radio button. Could I be missing it or doing something wrong? If I could get it for free, I would rather have it than vista, but the only option I see is adding $60+ to get Vista AND XP. Thanks for any help in advance.

[TinCanFury]

Quote from ngersdorff : If the N10GE1 is more powerful than the 9300 then this is a very slick deal and most definitely a price mistake, but I can't find any real specs online.

I don't think they are more powerful than the 9300 series, just they are designed for lower power use.

I've been looking to replace my current 14" laptop with a new 14" and the recent deals on this site have not had what I want (Core 2 Duo, HDMI, Nvidia graphics), until now, so i think I'm going to end up getting this:

ThinkPad SL400 Series - 1Year Depot
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5870 (2.0GHz 800MHz 2MBL2)Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
Display type: 14.1" WXGA+ AntiGlare
System graphics: NVIDIA GeForce G 105M 256MB
Total memory: 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
Pointing Device: UltraNav without fingerprint reader
Hard Drive: 250 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
Optical device: DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters: Intel WiFi Link 5100 (AGN)
Estimated total: $539.12

Hopefully no issues running Linux on it.

[joshs328]

Thanks OP i just ordered.

Thinkpad T500
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2) 25W1
Genuine Windows Vista Business with Windows XP Professional Downgrade
15.4 WXGA TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight
ATI Mobility Radeon 3650 with 256MB
2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)
No Bluetooth
Intel WiFi Link 5100 (AGN)
Integrated Mobile Broadband upgradable
6 cell Li-Ion Battery

added a 3yr warranty

$1041.96 total.

[balrog83]

WXGA on a 15" monitor makes for some huge pixels.

[persian_mafia]

I'm keep reading the OP's name as horny the clown

[balrog83]

Quote from bessary : I just sold my vostro 1500 which I got as a slickdeal back in Feb/March. It served me well, however, I'm looking for something relatively fast and much more portable. With the friends and family discount I found this SL300 configuration for $444.35 shipped: Intel Core2 Duo processor T5870 (2.0GHz 800MHz 2MBL2) Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 13.3" WXGA LED Backlight NVIDIA N10M-GE1 GeForce 128MB 1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM) UltraNav without Fingerprint reader 160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer No Bluetooth ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter III 4 cell Li-Ion Battery I like the build quality of the Thinkpads I have used in the past, and the 13.3" under $450 is appealing for someone who mainly browses the web, researches, writes papers, etc. Anyone have any experience with the SL300? Thanks in advance. Brandon

I get this for $425. Seems like a very slick deal for a 13" thinkpad.

[vavs]

Quote from countchocula : This deal is pretty good, though the black friday deals through the student website were better, at least for my t400 configuration. Not by much though ($1418 vs $1461). Lenovo's credit department BITES. Big Time. If your shipping is different than your billing, then you're more likely to reach nirvana than get a computer from lenovo. Matters are made even worse when you have an idiot megolith company like Bank of America handling your credit card. They mark everything as fraud, and getting those two companies to work together is like getting the right of return granted to the palestinians. excuse all the metaphors - i'm hoping my frustration can be better expressed through them than by lots of exclamation points. Lenovo would be out of business if they didn't make (inherit) good computers. XP doesn't cost extra. Comes free. Just check the "XP Recovery Disk" radio button. $0.00.

[moosalini]

Muthaf#*&# Lenovo just pulled the discounted N10M-GE1 videocard option (anyone else seeing this?). Everytime i was about to pull the trigger on the 13.3" SL, I would have to run to another meeting so i missed out. :-(

Wonder if they will honor the purchases already made with the N10M card.

[cvrefugee]

Yeah, they took out the N10M-GE1 option after I already bought one (was going to maybe get another). Also if you live in California make sure they don't charge you the Recycling Fee twice. Call them up if they do and they will credit your card (system glitch). This is what I ordered:

1 2746CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
01/20/09 $429.87 $429.87
43Y3691 SBB INTEL CORE2 PROC. T5870
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
44C2989 SBB GEN WIN VS HM BS 32USENG
44C2607 ** SBB 15.4" WXGA VIBRANTVIEW
44C6215 SBB NVIDIA N10M-GE1 GFRC 256M
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
44C2637 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
44C2612 SBB ULTNV WITHOUTFINGRPRTREADR
44C1917 VBB INTEGRATED CAMERA
44C2634 SBB 160GB HDDRIVE, 5400RPM
44C2615 SBB THINKPAD 11B/G WLAN PCI 3
42V8188 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATT.(2.4AH)
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C2833 SBB LANGUAGE PACK US ENGLISH
1 CAFEE16 RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 15 TO 35 INCH DISPLAY
01/20/09 $16.00 $16.00
1 CAFEE16 RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 15 TO 35 INCH DISPLAY
01/20/09 $16.00 $16.00

Status: In process
Shipping & Handling $0.00
Tax $33.32
Total $495.19

[TheGOG]

Quote from gatorman1122 : save yourself a few hundred bucks and wait for Windows 7 to come out...Vista will be phased out completely soon and XP is $60 to $150 more

When is Windows 7 and the I7 chip (for laptops) gonna come out?

[TinCanFury]

Quote from moosalini : Muthaf#*&# Lenovo just pulled the discounted N10M-GE1 videocard option (anyone else seeing this?). Everytime i was about to pull the trigger on the 13.3" SL, I would have to run to another meeting so i missed out. :-( Wonder if they will honor the purchases already made with the N10M card.

I placed my order about 45min ago for an SL400 and it went through with the N10M at the discounted price.

1 2743CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
01/20/09 $539.12 $539.12
43Y3691 SBB INTEL CORE2 PROC. T5870
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
44C2989 SBB GEN WIN VS HM BS 32USENG
44C2785 SBB 14.1" WXGA+ ANTIGLARE
44C6225 SBB NVID N10M-GE1 GEFORCE 256M
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
44C2637 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
44C2788 SBB ULTNAV WTHT FNGRPRNT READ
44C5160 SBB 250 GB HD DRIVE,5400RPM
44C5156 SBB DVD RCDBL 8X MAX DUAL LYR
44C6045 SBB INTEL WIFI LINK 5100
42V8188 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATT.(2.4AH)
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
44C5033 SBB LANGUAGE PACK US ENGLISH

[leesiulung]

Just a note, I convinced my friend to buy a Thinkpad and due to cost savings he picked the SL500. Needless to say, it arrived with significant keyboard flex, sticky keyboard syndrome, glossy lid and the pre-installed OS ran like a dog. Literally it would take 30-60 seconds to open a browser Window.

Lenovo had loaded so much crap on it, Windows Vista business was unusable. The feel of the laptop was closer to an R series and felt more like a consumer grade laptp then the business sleek I'm used to. Just a note, the SL series uses a mixture of components from Ideapad and Thinkpad. It is a hybrid between the two and not the same as a Thinkpad. In addition, SL series uses ideapad firmware for those that care.