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    Lenovo Canada Long weekend sale

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by sl___, Aug 2, 2009.

  1. sl___

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    Save up to 25% with purchases over 1400$, 15% with the rest.

    I'm planning to buy an x200 Tablet with this rig:
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    With the coupon its gotten like 300$ cheaper than the normal price

    Do you think it will get any cheaper this summer though? Does Lenovo have huge back to school sales?
     
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    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    Looks like a good deal to me. Personally I would change a few of the specs but for what you have it is a nice price.
     
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    What specs would have you changed? :O
     
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    If I had the money I would go for the x200s (I am not a tablet man myself), but you have a tablet here so here is what I would do with it.


    The main things I would change would be the

    cpu, most applications dont really be affect by the difference in GHz so I would get the 1.4GHz

    hard disk, free 250GB upgrade right now, 7,200 rpm has no real advantage and because this is a tablet you want it to run cool so stick with the 5,400.

    wireless, for me wireless is very important and I would get the Intel 5300

    OS, I like Vista premium, I have used both Business (what I have now), and premium (what is on my other laptop), because of the media features. But I dont know what applications this pc is going to be used for so that is you call.

    optical drive, I would get a cheaper (under $100) usb optical dive because it will be smaller and cheaper. I dont even use CDs any more :eek:

    EDIT: I just saw that this is Canadian, I dont know if the HD is a free upgrade there.
     
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