News about good deals for W520

Hi everyone,

I am (as some others maybe as well) intersted in buying a Lenovo W520.

I just wanted to open a thread where offers, coupons and so on could be shared.

Right now this thinkpad is not very interestqing because of its high price. But this might change when Dell and HP bring out their SB notebooks in may...

So lets wait and see!

 

In Canada, the promo ends today, CAPEASTERBUNNY, 25% off under $1500, 30% off over $1500.

SemiAccurate ( SemiAccurate | On Target Technology News) reported that laptop prices are likely to rise about 10% in second half of 2011.

 

Here's some bad news. Someone leaked the discount code that sales reps were using onto the internet so Lenovo revoked it. Consequently, reps can't give the discounts they once were.

 

how do you know this ?? did a rep tell you

 

Is there any chance to get access to the canadian discount if your are living in california?????.
Lease say yes! ;-)))

 

I don't think there is... But I could be wrong.
You can try and see if it'll let you check out, but I doubt it as the checkout page only has Canadian provinces listed.

 

I seriously dont get Lenovo here. Ok they have this copon to push sales. Well, so now lots of people want to buy a W520 because of the coupon and now they dont want to sell it anymore?

Well somehow this is a bit fooling the customers.

I would nderstand that certain groups get better prices than others but this iskind of disposal...

 

Yes. A rep told me.

 

I agree about the coupon codes, it is very hard to make a large purchase for $XXXX -10% when you have seen the same purchase at $XXXX -20% or 25%. With all the talk of order Delays, B3 boards and other early adopter issues I can wait as long as it takes to get the best price. If I could find a way to get 25% off today I would pull the trigger, otherwise I will wait. We all know %10 off is really normal Lenovo price, making 25% off= 15% off in reality.

 

Pcconnection has a preconfigured w520 2.2/8gb/500gb/quadro1000/fhd with 3year warranty for $1599 with less than $30 overnight shipping.

I ordered one last night and it's on the ups truck for delivery today. What ordering delays

PC Connection - Detail

 

I just picked one up from PC Connection too. Any way I looked at it, it was about the best deal I could find. Coupon codes for 10% discounts on lenovo.com just couldn't match.

Last night Buy.com had some in stock, but this morning they were sold out. It wasn't the model I wanted but, I would have preferred Buy.com because my credit card would have given me 5% cash back by purchasing through the credit card website.

 

Hi everyone,

I got two good deals for the W520 and the M4600.

Which one is better if I consider the following points important:
1. Build quality
2. Battery Life
3. Gaming performance
4. Keyboard
5. Noise
6. Heat

Here are the offers:

Lenovo:
Intel Core i7-2720QM Processor (2.20GHz, 6MB L3)
Operating system12 Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64
Operating system language Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 English
Display type 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) LED Backlit Anti-Glare Display, Mobile Broadband Ready
System graphics NVIDIA Quadro 2000M Graphics with 2GB DDR3 Memory
Color sensor No Color Sensor
Total memory8 4 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)
Keyboard Keyboard US English
Pointing device UltraNav with TrackPoint & touchpad plus Fingerprint reader
Camera 720p Camera
Storage subsystem Internal RAID - Not Enabled
Hard drive4 500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Optical device5 DVD recordable multiburner
System expansion slots Express Card Slot & 4 in 1 Card Reader
Battery60 9 cell Li-Ion Battery - 55++
Power cord Country Pack North America with Line cord & 170W AC adapter
Bluetooth Bluetooth 3.0
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters10 Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3x3 AGN)
Integrated mobile broadband65 Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable
Language pack Language Pack US English
Fingerprint Reader

41C9337 2YR Onsite + 2YR ThinkPad Protection

For 1832 USD total (including tax.)


Or the Dell:

Module Description Show Details
Mobile Precision M4600 Precision Mobile M4600
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, 64-bit, no media
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM (Quad Core 2.20GHz,6M cache) with Turbo BoostTechnology 2.0
Memory 2.0GB, DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM, 1 DIMM
Internal Keyboard Internal English Backlit Keyboard
Graphics AMD® FirePro® M5950 Mobility Pro Graphics with 1GB GDDR5
Primary Storage 500GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
Fingerprint Reader Options No Fingerprint Reader and No Contactless Smartcard Reader
LCDs 15.6" UltraSharp™ FHD(1920x1080) Anti-Glare LED-backlit with Premium Panel Guarantee
Bluetooth Dell Wireless® 375 Bluetooth Module
AC Adapter 180W 3P, A/C Adapter
Media Bay Devices 8X DVD+/-RW tray Load w/Roxio and Cyberlink PowerDVD™, no media
Camera / Microphone Light Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 802.11a/b/g/n Half Mini Card
Systems Management Intel vPro™ Technology’s Advanced Management Features
Productivity Software Microsoft Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word and Excel with ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
RAID Configuration All Hard Drives, Non-RAID, 1 or 2 drive total configuration
Primary Battery 9-cell (97Wh) Lithium Ion Battery
Hardware Support Services 3 Year ProSupport with 3 Year NBD Limited Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis
Complete Care 3 Year CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection
Security Software Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services, 30-days
Energy Star/E-PEAT Gold No ESTAR Enabled
Processor Branding Intel Core i7 vPro Label

For 1991 USD (including tax)

What do you think??