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    T400 price?? any ideas? USA Dollars

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Duke2007, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. Duke2007

    Duke2007 Notebook Deity

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    Any estimates?

    I'm seriously wondering if it's going to be over 2,000, cos in that case I might as well just get the clunkier T61 or something for only 1,200 with nearly similar specs.
     
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    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS Notebook Consultant

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    T400 is the equivalent replacement to T61? yes? Then why would it be $2000 if T61 are $1000 right now? Does Lenovo want to loose all of their current T61 customers and market share?

    think about it.
     
    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS, Jul 10, 2008
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    cant be to sure these days, x300 is 2500 for base model, thats quite a jump from the x61
     
    batman5315, Jul 10, 2008
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    I think a lot will depend on the configuration. If you get one with the LED screen, SSD and Blu-Ray drive if they offer one, it'll probably be significantly more expensive. If you get something similar to what's offered now, I'd expect a modest price increase, but nothing major.
     
    ZaZ, Jul 10, 2008
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    Those prices are canadian so take 10-15% off. another site has also posted similar numbers.
     
    bunkhouse, Jul 10, 2008
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    hm...those two aren't exactly the same.
    the X300 is 13.3'' and has a newer design with cool features compare to the X61 (12.1'') And if you take out the SSD, the prices will be more similar.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jul 10, 2008
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes, but the new T series uses DDR3 SO-DIMMs which I bet will be quite pricey.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 10, 2008
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    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS Notebook Consultant

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    It's also 2008.


    Moore's law: Either price drops in half or same price but twice speed.
     
    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS, Jul 11, 2008
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    ...Well, X300 isn't exactly the replacement to X61...
     
    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS, Jul 11, 2008
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    That's actually not Moore's law at all. Moore's law states that the number of transistors on a chip will double about every two years.

    I'd expect the T400 price to be similar to the T61 when it first launched. So close to $2000 (CDN) for a nicely spec'd T400.
     
    m0cha, Jul 11, 2008
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    lol thank you, but what is the reason for doubling transistors?
     
    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS, Jul 11, 2008
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    the smaller it gets, the more power efficiency it is (less travel space, less heat loss) and the more microchips you can put in there. Hence, gives you better computation power.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jul 12, 2008
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    ^ what he said pretty much lol

    Basically, computing power doubles every two years.
     
    m0cha, Jul 12, 2008
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