T400 price/configuration approval

I just purchased the configuration below, because it's a large purchase for me I thought I'd submit it for review. I used CPP and the 5% off Thinkpad coupon as well. After California's taxes (9.25%) and recycling fees, I paid 1296. Is that about as good as it gets as far as the coupons/deals go?

42X6336 SBB INT.CORE2DUOPROCP8600
42V8011 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME PREMIUM
44C1222 SBB GEN VIS HOPREM32 US EN
42X6320 ** SBB 14.1 WXGA+ TFT, W/CAMERA
42X6315 SBB AMD M82XT HYBRID 256MB
42X6306 VBB 2GBPC3-8500 1067MHZ1DIMM
42X6355 SBB KYB US ENGLISH
42X6323 SBB ULTRNAV(TRP+TOUCHP)FINGERP
42X6348 SBB 160GB HDD/5400RPM
42X6345 SBB DVDRECORD.8XMAXDUAL,ULTBAY
42X6312 VBB EXPR.CARDSLOTXN7-1M.CARDR.
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42X6325 SBB INT.WIFI LINK5300
42X6331 SBB ERICS.F3507GUSA-WIWANCARD
42X6334 SBB 9CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
42X6388 SBB LPACK US ENGLISH
41C9334 3 YEAR THINKPAD PROTECTION

 

I spec'd out your config at the harvard price scheme and it comes out to for this:



System components



System components



Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2) 25W

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium US English

14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight, Camera

AMD M82XT Switchable Graphics 256MB - Non-AMT

2 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)

Keyboard US English

UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader

160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm

DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)

Express Card Slot & 7-1 Media Card Reader

Integrated Bluetooth PAN

Intel WiFi Link 5300 (AGN) with My WiFi Technology

Integrated AT&T Mobile Broadband Card (3G)

9 cell Li-Ion Battery

Country Pack North America with Line cord & 90W AC adapter

Language Pack US English

3 year depot warranty w/ accidental damage protection.


Total: 1048.45 including sales tax and shipping, not including recycling fee.

 

That's pretty close...the OP had the 3 year warranty on there as well.

 

hmm...does that include the 3 year Accidental damage warranty too? I think that added somewhere around $225 or so, plus tax I believe.

Also, is the "Non-AMT" just omitted from my cut/paste? What is "Non-AMT"?

 

Yeah, $225 plus tax is about $245. Roughly, it sounds like that's about as good a deal as I'm gonna get.

 

sorry forgot to add, it does include a 3 year warranty

without the accidental damage protection its around 900 and change. Unfortunately, the 3 year depot warranty is not negotiable.

the price includes 8% sales tax and shipping to my house in texas. I'm not sure how much the recycling fee is.

I myself was considering a T400, but I eventually went with an x200tablet. I had a similar configuration, but I had the option of no OS and only 512 ram, since I wanted to upgrade it myself. If you have access to a university's pricing, it might be worth it if said university has a microsoft license (my university charges 10$ for disks of vista ult and no charge for downloading vista enterprise or XP) You can save 150$ for the OS. The major caveat of directlenovo is that they don't let you resale the notebooks.

I apologize again for not adding the warranty or specifying my cost was the total cost of shipping it to my house.

 

I imagine that one needs to be enrolled in a University at the time of purchase (with email to match). Otherwise, I'd give consideration to something like that. Although, the accidental damage protection is a big draw for me.