Is this a good deal on an x201?

This is tempting me, so I need someone to talk me out of it or into it!

3249CTO ThinkPad X201 - 1 Year Depot Warranty

Processor Intel Core i7-620M Processor (2.66GHz, 4MB L3, 1066MHz FSB)

Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64

Display type 12.1" WXGA LED Panel, 2x2 UltraConnect II antenna; with Camera and Wireless Broadband Upgradeable

Total memory 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)

Keyboard Keyboard US English

Pointing Device TrackPoint with Fingerprint Reader

Hard Drive 128 GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA

System expansion slots 5-1 Media Card Reader and Modem

Battery ThinkPad X200 Series 6 cell Li-Ion Battery

Power cord Country Pack North America with Line cord & 65W AC adapter

Bluetooth None

Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters ThinkPad bgn Wireless

Subtotal: $2,129.00
Sale Price: $1,358.10
[PRESIDENT] -$135.81
Estimated total: $1,222.29*
Total savings $906.71

Or for $75 more you can get the Intel 160g ssd.

 

Depends on what 128 GB SSD that is in there, but good deal. Is that from Lenovo's Outlet?

 

Can't find details on the 128 ssd, although the 160 is an Intel.

The laptop is not from the outlet. I configured from the main page using 'friends & family' and president's day discounts.

 

That's a very decent price - I recently paid $1121 for a nearly identical system, save for the upgrade to a 9 cell and downgrade to a 500 gb spindle drive. I would probably have paid that price if I could for a SSD equipped system, were it not for the fact I need a bit more than 128gb onboard. SSD upgrades were far more expensive when I bought mine in January.

 

yea i would drop the ssd to HDD and maybe knock the RAM down to lowest also too although it is prob ok. Find out the price for a single 4gb ddr3 and workout which option is better.

the 128gb ssd is probably a samsung

 

$1200 doesn't seem really exciting. There was a tablet version of this laptop on Microsoft web site the other day for $1k (I didn't think that was anything to write about so I didn't open up a thread here). I would HIGHLY recommend buying an SSD yourself and installing it in your own.

 

Agree seems high as I was one of those who got the x201t under1k from Microsoft. Lenovo doesnt have many really good deals though I think.

 

it really depends on when you are purchasing it. But usually new model laptops don't really discount that heavily.

 

Yes, but this one should soon be replaced by the Sandy Bridge variant, I presume. So if anything they should lower the price on it now.

But... you never know when they're going to have the next sale. Or well, at least I don't.

 

A huge sales usually comes after the new model is released worldwide.... then you could possibly squeeze in a X201 + refurb laptop (i.e. a T410) from outlet.lenovo.com for the same money spent now.

 

that is a good deal because it discount a lot
and when you get it, you will love it

 

Then I really wonder what do you call a bad deal.

I guess that should be pretty soon. Their Outlet store does have really good deals from time to time.

 

For the people who feel this isn't a good deal, can anyone point me to a better deal on a similarly specced machine?

I've checked the outlet, and they have a similar machine with a P8600 instead of an i7 and it's $200 more.

Or is there a certain time I should wait to buy? I agree that these will be cheaper at some point in the future, but that's true of any machine. But if the new version comes out next week, I would rather wait.

I appreciate the advice. I really learn a lot from the discussions on this forum even though I don't post much.