[ltp] For ThinkPad Afficionados

[Joel Barnum]

Aaron,

Great info, thanks. My company is a "Member" of the PartnerWorld program 
-- how do I parlay that into a 40% discount? ;-)

Regards,

Joel Barnum

Aaron Mulder wrote:

> 	Okay, let me apologize for the number of messages I've sent to the
> list lately.  But thank you to everyone who's responded -- it's been
> extremely helpful.
> 
> 	Anyway, IBM's US web site can't seem to make up their mind as to 
> whether the T42 is out yet or not.  One day it is, the next it isn't.  But 
> through their partner program, I found a page with a PDF detailing all 
> their current ThinkPad models.  No prices, but I think this is 
> authoritative so far as what the default configurations are.  It appears 
> to be updated as new models are released.
> 
> ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pcinstitute/psref/tabook.pdf
> 
> 	Also, if your company happens to be an IBM partner (software,
> hardware reseller, whatever), be aware that you can get a 40% discount on
> up to 6 ThinkPads and 2 Intel/AMD servers per year (with 5 or 6
> accessories too), and a 20% discount on the next bunch after that.  I kid
> you not.  If you're definitely in the PartnerWorld program and you don't
> know about this, ask me offline for more details.
> 
> Aaron