Official Lenovo Thinkpad Discounts/Special Pricing Guide

Hi guys, im just curious. Did lenovo last holiday season have like a 15% off Thinkpad T series coupon?

I remember that there was some huge savings but wasnt sure exactly what they did. I plan to buy mine around that time and was wondering if we'd get like 250 dollars off.

 

I have discovered that their coupons expire on eastern time...I know there has been a little debate about this but I am positive now.

 

There are debates? I always felt that was pretty obvious. Their deals start/end EST, coupons start/end EST, customer service business hours EST, everything about Lenovo is -EST. Like shipping is slowEST.

 

Hey guys...anyone dealing with the R61 fiasco...would you please give me your 10% off coupon code if you are not using it? Thank you...if you could PM me, that would be wonderful

 

Get this. They didn't actually include a coupon code.....just told you to call in. Oh, and it expired last Friday...about two days after they cancelled the orders. And the cancellation and offer was sent right after they increased the prices of the R series by $100 across the board.

Got to love Lenovo customer service.

 

I was wondering if anyone has an answer to this.

 

THIS JUST IN!! there is a 10% discount going on. (tested on T61). all you have to do is add your customized laptop into your cart. then when you get to checkout, on the top right , there is a lil box that says you qualify for a 10% discount. click apply.
i think it is only good until Sunday 8pm (PST). so GET YOURS NOW!!
i got about $470 total savings.
i will be placing my order tomorrow hopefully.

 

Great info and good job! But people will see it when they purchase anyway, so I'm not going to list it.

 

just checked that it does NOT work for epp...but still not bad nonetheless

 

Hello,

This is really weird, is Visa fooling us or what? in their site they say 20% for Visa holders, then I found it's only 5%.

As for American Express users it takes you to Visa holders in Lenovo site, what's wrong with them?

 

First of all, it's up to 20%. Second of all, they are talking about up to 20% off the so-called " regular" price. The regular price is the price before discounted by Lenovo's current sale. (On a side note, Lenovo always has a "sale.") In the end, all Visa Perks amounts to is just an extra 5% off.

 

Thank you for clearing this up.

How about the American Express link takes me to Visa holders page?

 

It doesn't. You just need to close/reopen your browser everytime you want to access another discount program's webpage. For example, if you were looking at Education and now want to go to Shareholder's Purchase Program, you have to reload your browser before attempting to access the SPP link. Otherwise, Lenovo's servers will just bounce you back to Education. I know, it's weird.

 

Thank you!

That did the trick

 

Is the 10% off offer definitely over today at 8 PM PST? Any confirmations on this?

 

Is there a 10% coupon for today?

 

Hi,

I am a grad student at a school in Atlanta, how do I find out it my school comes under the Education Purchase Program? It doesnt appear in the drop down list on the lenovo page so in that case should I just go with 'Student & Alumni'? Wouild that be OK?

Thanks,
Auxin

 

can we combine the visa discount and the 10% coupon?

 

I hope not, because I ordered a T61 last night (on my Visa of course) and only used the 10% off

 

No it does not combine with the Visa offer. The link wasn't even there if you were ordering from the VISA page.

 

Does anyone know what special offers can combine with the Employee Purchase Program? I see lots of stuff here about the education program, but I'm under the impression(and being corrected if I'm wrong wouldn't be a bad thing) that the Employee Purchase Program is significantly better than any other discount. Before anyone decides to judge, I have a friend who works for IBM - And I knew him BEFORE his IBM days - no accusations please

 

Almost none of the coupons and discounts stack with EPP. Even without stacking coupons, EPP is often better.

 

yeah...i used my dad's EPP and got a wicked deal on the T61p...too bad nothing i tried will stack with it...but still...$1400 for a normally $2000 laptop is not bad

 

how much discount (%) do you exactly get with epp? It must be much more than education though...

 

with epp you get a 15% discount...at least from my experience

if you use the 10% off for the general public and use the 4% FC...it comes out to 13.6% off...still not a bad deal

 

Are the percentages here based on numbers shown on the configuration page? If so, right before adding my T61 to the cart on the right of the screen a price of $2441 and just underneath my price of $1739 which means my discount is 28.8%. Is that how you guys get these discount numbers? or am I way off base?

 

Lenovo EPP, SPP, Visa, and probably other discounts will vary depending on the system you select.

 

lenovo already gives you a 'discount' because of their sale..so in reality it wouldnt be a 28.8% discount

 

So then, 2441 - 1739 = 702 or the total discount, and 702 = sale(~14% + EPP(~14%). Great deal IMO. To get close to my T61 configuration at HP (8510x) I was looking at a lot more mullah. Besides, I always wondered how green the grass was on this side of the fence. Does that about sum it up?

 

I'm sure others already saw this one...I used this coupon when ordering through fatwallet>education today...

USXGENERIC - 5% off - stacked just fine with the current sale and edu discount.

Ordered:
6459CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM 09/13/07 $1,788.97 $1,788.97
42V8191 INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7500
42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
42V8568 SBB MS WINVISTA HM BS32 US ENG
42V8288 SBB 15.4 WUXGA TFT
42X0819 SBB NVIDIAQUAD FX 570M W/WWAN
41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V8297 SBB UN(TRCKP TOUCHPAD)FINGERRE
42V8167 SBB 160GB HDD,5400RPM+DISKENC
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
42X0805 VBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
42X1524 SBB LP-US ENGLISH

Something like $1980 after tax/shipping.

Have my copy of vista/office ultimate from the ms store and 4GB crucial ram waiting...

 

When I ordered my 15.4" T61 about a month ago through Wright State University's program, all warranties had a price of $0 on the first page, but showed up (correctly? they charged for them there) on the second.

Anyway, I walked away with a:
1.8GHz T7100 CPU
1GB (1 stick) RAM
120GB 5.4k RPM HD
Integrated Graphics
Intel 4965
Bluetooth
DVD / CDRW
6 or 7 cell battery
Vista Home Premium

for just shy of $1100 shipped, with the three-year at home warranty. I didn't want to push it with the four-year.

Not that is really matters unless you have a @wright.edu email address.

 

just tried...doesn't stack with EPP

 

i don't think anything will stack with EPP as it's already a huge discount.

 

there was coupon maybe 3 weeks back that did amazingly! that is a terrific discount

 

Man Lenovo have really jacked up their pricing on the x-series right now...maybe they are trying to clear up their order backlog by not offering attractive pricing atm? The nearly same config I ordered through SPP for $968 (minus 6% fatcash too) is now $1300.55 through SPP. The only difference with the current offer is an additional 512MB of RAM!

Also...I noticed last night that the price of the X61 was surprisingly cheap...I configured a model for ~$930ish through SPP and I wondered why it was so cheap. Looks like it was a price mistake! Same config is now $1007 That is still a tonne cheaper than the X61s with the only differences being the (slower) LV processor and ultralight display in the -s model. Seems like there shouldn't be such a huge price difference between the 2 models...

 

I don't think it was.
Their prices are pretty fluid. They seem to be adjusting according to their order load levels.

 

I think NBR should allow people to make Wiki posts that everybody can edit like they do in SlickDeals forums. Now that Playmaker is gone, this thread has been totally castrated. How is anyone supposed update this guide now?

 

Thank God for that...I was getting so sick of his sly remarks to everything....

solution: someone create a new thread and name it 'New Official Lenovo Thinkpad Discounts/Special Pricing Guide'

 

Yea, but it won't be linked to the ThinkPad Sticky.

 

15% off select ThinkPad X-Series Notebooks at Lenovo

Lenovo is offering 10% off ThinkPad X Series Notebooks or Tablets with coupon code USPSUMMER [Exp 8/16]. It stacks on top of their automatic site discounts. Pricing begins at $1060 - 15% off = $901. Free standard shipping.

http://bensbargains.net/deal/38455/?referrer=rss

*Edit, says 10 and 15%, not sure which is right?

 

Hey anyone got an answer for this

Thanks,
Auxin

 

I believe that they do not in fact check if you are EPP...

 

What the hell, why did he get banned ???

All my homies are being kicked out, first baddogboxer, now Johnny...

 

I don't know the details...but his last few posts were pretty flagrant

 

How will that help ? This thread is still open to posting. What we require is someone to take up the responsibility in updating deals.
Does Playmaker have a temp or permanent ban ?

 

What? Playmaker is banned? I can't believe it. For what reason? He contributed so much to this forum. I miss the squirrels

 

NBR sucks that much more now.

 

Regardless, or is it irregardless, of PM's occasional moments of acerbity, I for one, very much appreciated the efforts he took to educate and inform on this site.

 

Yeah me too. He did not just complain, he made things happen by posting FAQ etc himself

BRING HIM BACK

 

It's "regardless." "Irregardless" isn't a word.

Anyhow, as much as we loved Playmaker, let's just keep in mind that nobody ever really dies in a forum.