Thanks Jonathan, I wonder if you have any comments on your T510 seven weeks later. Is it well made? Was it delivered in reasonable time? And how horribly heavy does it feel after an X32? My T41p (and 600 before that) always felt like a reasonable weight, except compared to my X300.
RFD does seem to be the best bet for a Canadian order from Lenovo. They have another 35% coupon now (expires May 18), I'm still trying to hold off until July 2 when the 8% PST converts to an 8% increase in the GST -- it's only about $80 on a $1000 computer but I figure the computers will keep getting cheaper anyway. :) I am concerned about the continuing discrepancy in retail prices, though it will take an Excel session to find the optimal solution, I think (order from Lenovo US means paying 8% NYS tax and then if I want the Nexus lanes at the border, paying 8% QC provincial sales tax that I wouldn't pay on a shipment to ON (after July 1). The discrepancy is pretty big, for example the most basic X100e is U$449/C$519[U$516] (U$614/C$657[U$654] list). The most basic T510 is U$939/C$1089[U$1084] (U$1314/C$1439[U$1432] list). I don't know what triggered those sale prices, I didn't enter a coupon. A RFD coupon of 35% off Canadian is perhaps as good a percentage as we'll find on a US deal, but it's disheartening to see such a spread in retail and non-coupon prices. I'll also be interested to see what the reseller prices are like, I don't see how they can compete with these constant large coupons and sales. -- Andrew mailto:[email protected] Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 12:11:04 PM, you wrote: > I ordered a T510 from Lenovo Canada, using a 35% off deal > I found at RFD (Red Flag Deals, this is a Canadian bargain > hunter site). Considerable savings can also be made by > taking offers from Lenovo directly, such as "Employee > pricing". > These threads at Bill Morrow's site were reassuring, well > mostly reassuring. > http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=84833 > http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=85668 > On the Thinkpad forums, T410 reports greatly outnumber > T510 reports. > It was shipped a week ago, but hasn't arrived. > I got the HD+ screen, 1600x900, which struck me as adequate for > 15" real estate. > An immediate drawback is that there is no HDMI output. They > have something that they say is better than DVI or HDMI, but so > far I haven't seen any monitors with that kind of a plug. It's > that sort of one-way standard which often doesn't take. > Anyhoo, there's still good old VGA. > Configuration: > Intel Core i5-520M Processor (2.40GHz 3MBL3 1066MHz) > Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 > 15.6" HD+ AG LED w/WW Ant > NVIDIA NVS 3100m Graphics 512MB DDR3 > 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 (2 DIMM) > 250GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm4 > DVD Recordable, Ultrabay Enhanced > 9cell, LI Battery TWSL > Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 > ThinkPlus 3 Year EasyServ Total for 1 Year EasyServ > (I think I ordered Bluetooth too but it doesn't seem to be on > the docket). Total, GST and PST included, about 1,400 > Kanookistan royal loonies. > I'm not destroying or selling or retiring my X32 (with XP) > because I expect some issues (but ultimate joy) in going over > to 64-bit Windows. > The unit will take up to 2x4GB = 8 GB RAM, but the 4 GB sticks > remain frightfully expensive. I considered the SSD option but > eventually decided not to go for it. _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
