[ltp] Linux on T61 vs Linux on T400...

[Theodore Tso]

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:37:53AM +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> On ven, 2009-08-21 at 18:23 -0400, Theodore Tso wrote:
> > In any case, if someone wants to purchase a Lenovo laptop, contact me
> > (or any IBM or Lenovo employee), and I or they can tell you how to get
> > the employee pricing through the "friends and family program". 
> 
> Wow, thanks for that. What's the order of price for “employee pricing”
> Thinkpads? (my T61 is still in perfect shape but I have to admit that
> T400s look really nice, despite the price).

Currently, the public base price for the T400 on the Lenovo web site
is $749 (it's come down in price a lot; they're clearly trying to
clear out inventory) and the public price for the T400s is $1,599.
With the Linux Foundation (or IBM/Lenovo employee) discount the base
price of the T400 is $674 and the for the T400s is $1439.  The prices
and discount levels change a lot.  At this point it looks like the
T400 and T400s have a 10% discount.  Earlier, the discount on the T400
was 20% if memory serves correctly, while the T400s only had the 10%
discount.  So if you're not in a hurry to upgrade, I suggest that you
be patient, and wait for the discount on the T400s to improve; I'm
sure it will, although you might have to wait until after the
Christmas gift-giving season is over.

Personally, I chose the T400 (as an upgrade from an X61s) because I
wanted to use 2.5" primary HDD/SDD slot (since I already had a 2.5"
Intel SSD that I was going to transfer over to the T400), and the T400
is compatible with the older dockstation with the extra ultrabay slot,
and which I had already had when I was using a T60p laptop.  So the
combination of being much cheaper than T400s and being able to
repurpose accessories I had been using with previous Thinkpads made
the decision an easy one.


    	      					- Ted