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    Lenovo W500 ?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by eddy100500, Sep 28, 2008.

  1. eddy100500

    eddy100500 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone know where I could get a student discount for a W500 ? Its already expensive as it is, or is there any other discounts for it ? Trying to find deals as much a possible for it... :confused:
     
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    Lenovo should offer a discount by calling them or going through Government/Edu sales depending on your institution.

    I ordered a T2p about four years ago and got almost 30% off. Good luck!
     
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    eddy100500 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ive checked around, but I couldnt find any student discounts for the W500 :( Anyone know if student discounts even exist for the W500 ? Any help will be greatly appreciated :)
     
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    Ref Notebook Geek

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    Are you in the US? Try CPP, I do not know about a better deal for W500 than CPP right now. Google is your friend if you don't know about CPP, he knows everything ;)
     
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    Thank you ref, cpp has more discount than what I currently have :D Never even heard of it till now
     
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    Ref Notebook Geek

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    I'm glad I could help. I have just ordered a W500 through CPP - couldn't be happier. I hope it ships soon!
     
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    w500 is offered at my university. Here is the standard configuration (you can upgrade it to your liking, upgrades are 20-30% cheaper than on the "normal" lenovo website):
    * ThinkPad W500
    * Genuine Windows Vista® Business license/ XP Pro Pre-load
    * Intel® Core™2 Duo T9400/2.53GHz
    * 15.4" WSXGA+w/ CCFL Backlight Display
    * Intel® WiFi Link 5100/AGN
    * Intel® 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection
    * 2 GB Memory (1 DIMM)
    * 250GB Hard Drive, 5400 RPM
    * DVD 8x/MultiBurner
    * ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 w/ 512MB
    * FingerPrint Reader

    price: $1,296.00
     
    hederahelix77, Sep 28, 2008
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    Looks like a good deal - same configuration on CPP comes out to be approximately the same.
     
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    No, the university deal is considerably better than CPP. I configured using CPP a machine with the same specs. The price comes up to $1399 with 1 year depot warranty. The university deal comes with 3 years of depot warranty. the university config is an additional $80 cheaper, once you remove all the education software bundled into the base config. So the real difference is about $200 (about 15%).

    P.S. Moreover, the price difference for W700 is even larger. The base model on CPP is $2531 (w/ 1 year warranty). The university price for the same configuration -- $1800 (w/ 3 years warranty).
     
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    wow thats a good deal, what university is this ?
     
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    harvard. there are probably more thinkpads than macbooks here (definitely in offices).
     
    hederahelix77, Sep 29, 2008
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    tanvrgill, Sep 30, 2008
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    What is the real difference between the t500 and w500? If you have the same screen and processor (WSVGA+ and T9400), then the difference is the graphic card that is basically the same card with difference drivers, then the W500 is significantly cheaper. Am I wrong on this?
     
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    it's not the same card. w500 comes with a 512MB graphic card, whereas T500 with 256MB. That's at the surface... i don't know the specs of each GPU, but wouldn't be surprised if the W500 card is different in other ways as well (GPU/memory frequency, etc.)
     
    hederahelix77, Sep 30, 2008
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