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Your configuration on a 4-cell will run maybe 90 minutes, I'm guessing.

You type in "EPP" in the search box in the upper right corner. Click on the first link it shows. Bam!

 

anyones card been charged yet? o r online status change?

 

Hey there Vermicious,

Thanks for the info on Fatwallet. Just a few quick questions though.

I'm assuming you are saying type in EPP on lenovo's search engine in the upper right after Fatwallet directs me to Lenovo.com, right?

Once I click on the link for EPP, and eventually sign-in, how does Fatwallet know about my purchase still? As far as I can tell the URL is the same whether I first went through Fatwallet or just signed in normally to EPP without using Fatwallet. Does that make sense? I don't mind reordering if I know its going to work.

Do you think if I contact Fatwallet they can still offer me the deal without having to reorder? (Since I was a member prior to ordering.)

All info is truly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

 

Your card won't be charged until the item ships. My status has been "In process" since 5/9 with a ship date of 5/28.

 

yikes, thats a long long time. my ship date is 14 days out

 

would you think Lenovo will shut this account down soon because everybodys getting the discount?

 

Common sense would say yes.

 

^Question is, how will that affect those of us who jumped in on the deal?

 

Two possibilities: 1. They ship your order. 2. They don't ship your order.

There is also the chance your manufacturer's warranty will become voided even if they do ship it. If you read the legal terms for the current warranty, Lenovo reserves the right to cancel warranties due to "fraud, material misrepresentation...by You" (IX.3). I assume they also reserve similar rights when finalizing sales.

Someone else said they might go back and charge people that got the EPP discount, but I find that hard to believe.

 

Hmm i haven't heard about that actually happening, but if it's indeed buried "in the agreement", i guess they could try. But once you got the machine, there's not much they can do -- if they charge you extra later you could reverse the charge on your card. The only recourse they have it to cancel your warranty, lol, which i KNOW they've done in the past for sure.

 

And if they try to deny a warranty on this scale...be sure that lenovo will reap a **** storm from many pissed off people. It would be a mistake for the IMO for something they allowed to happen.

I do think the original post should be removed, it only draws more negative attention to this.

 

I don't understand what the problem could be. No one can prove/disprove that I am Brian Meyer's friend.

 

Remove the original post, why? Oh right you've already placed your order and it wouldn't be right if we let everyone else take advantage of the great savings this program has to offer.

 

I think Lenovo is entirely within their right to deny warranties. The EPP program details are clear, as are the warranty terms. The "many pissed off people" took advantage of a program that was clearly designed for employees, not people that got a hold of a naive employee's information.

Why? I think it should stay up for anyone that wants to take advantage of it. Suggesting to remove it now sounds more like, "Well...I'm scared something bad will happen to my order if more people jump in on this." While that is a legitimate concern, I think it's unfair.

Exactly.

Brian Meyer can.

"Hey Brian, we need a list of people you allowed to use your EPP account. Seems like your friends ordered a couple hundred laptops shipped all around the country."

Brian produces a list of two people from FatWallet.

 

Why do you think it was removed from all the other sites? You want to take a guess smart guy?

 

Why would Brian Meyer deny that someone who used his account is his friend? He'd be showing himself the door if he admitted to being irresponsible about where his account info went.

Moreover, it's not up to you or his superiors to determine how one's friendships should be like. Maybe Brian is really great friends with me, but he doesn't even know my name. Maybe he doesn't know the name of a lot of his peeps. Maybe that's just his thang. Does that make for dysfunctional friendships? Maybe you think so.

 

Is this safe to buy? We won't get in trouble and get sued?

 

I wouldn't even log in if I were you. They will log your IP address and throw you in jail. Did your door bell just ring? Yeah, that's the FBI at your door.

 

ummmm IONO.....Andrew did it!!!

Jeez......you really think Andrew would do something stupid? He wrote the almighty T61 review for God's sake!!!

You are Brian Meyer's friend. You were at his wedding last fall, just remember that.

 

Yup, they will trace your IP and Lenovos legal team will tear you apart. Buyer beware!

 

Very unlikely. If you read the thread, the biggest possible negative is cancellation of manufacturer's warranty.

 

umm unless the IBM person did not give out his information and claim someone stole it.

 

see the above

 

So since there is no return allowed, what about dead pixels? I don't even know their dead pixel policy I guess. Shed some light on this please?

 

well i ordered one of these last night. my shipping date is june 11th though.

i honestly think my order will get canceled. i suppose i couldve used the student discount, but whatever. the EPP is worth the risk i think.

i can see how original manufacturer's warranty might be voided, but does anyone know if the extended warranty can be voided? i got the 3 year onsite one.

 

Well, I just couldn't wait for the T61p any longer. I decided that the only I want out of the p is the new graphics card, which is only somewhat better than the 140M anyways... I would rather save $850 and get my new laptop a bit sooner. Besides, if they cancel the whole deal, I will be able to scope out the T61p.

ThinkPad T61 with nVIDIA Graphics - 1 Year Depot Warranty

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)[1]
Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate[12]
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/o Camera
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm[4]
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim[5]
Intel Turbo Memory 1 GB
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN[10]
7 cell Li-Ion Battery[60
4 Year Depot Upgrade with 4 Year ThinkPad

Subtotal: $ 1,660.41 (savings of $849!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

I doubt it. This info was publicly posted on the internet. So.....yea.

 

They're kidding.

 

So what's the real answer...And if it's some joke, it's Not funny. What's the real answer? I'm dead serious. Cause I'm seriously going to consider a Lenovo. Is it safe or not? Will I get into trouble or not?

 

We are DEAD serious, Lenovo will kill you, and your warranty. THIS is why its sometimes best to kill a deal...because people like this ruin it for all.

 

Ah, ok then. Thanks

 

here is a few questions:
1.I jumped on this deal yesterday and now I want to modify my order is it safe to call or I can ruin it for everyone?
2.
8743CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
06/15/07 $1,449.03 $1,449.03
8743CTO LENOVO THINKPAD T60 8743 - NO CPU
42R9189 VBB INTEGR.WIFI WL 3RD ANTENNA
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42R9315 SBB INTEL CORE 2DUO PROC T7200
42X1587 SBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32
42X1588 SBB MS WINVISTAULT US ENGL 32
42T6598 SBB 15.4 W SXGA+/ TFT
42T6651 SBB ATI MOBILITY FIRE GL V5250 256MB
???41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM???
39T6476 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
27R0300 VBB INTEGR. FINGERPRINT SENSOR
42T6648 SBB ULTRANAV TRACKPOINT/TOUCHP
41W5788 SBB 120 GB,HDDRIVE,5400RPM
42T7315 SBB DVD RECORD_8XMAXDUAL L UBS
42R9191 SBB THINKPAD 11N #1
41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42T7374 SBB LANG.PACK US ENGLISH
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
27R1540 SBB ATI LABEL
42T7162 SBB CLEAR PLATE C2P WLAN+BT
41W1721 SBB FCC LABEL
41W1749 SBB GEO LABEL US WLAN BT
41W1774 SBB LOGO PLATE
42T6657 SBB MT 8743 SYSTEM LABEL
42T7135 SBB INTEL LABEL CORE-2
93P7250 SBB THINKPAD LOGOPLATET-SERIES
42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)
???41W2071 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ MEM.???
42T6638 SBB PACK. US, 15.4"

why there are 2gig and 1gig memory?

 

Did you get turbo memory?

**EDIT**

I see what you mean... I got turbo memory and here's my list..

42V8190 SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7300
42X1587 SBB MSWIN VISTA ULTIMATE 32
42V9469 SBB MSWIN VULT64 US ENGLISH
42X1671 SBB 14.2"WXGA+TFT,W/ CAMERA
42X0906 SBB INTELGMA 960W/1394, MEDIACARD
41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
42V9330 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT+TCHPD)+ FING.R
42V8705 SBB 100 GB HDD,7200RPM
42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
42V8715 SBB DVDREC8XMAXDUALLAY,UBAYSLM
42X0903 SBB PC CARDSLOT ME CARDSLOT
42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
42V9339 SBB 7 CELL LI-ION BATERRY
39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
42V9391 SBB LANG.PACK US ENGLISH
42V9428 SBB PACKAGING US
42V9650 SBB 14.1WXGA+W/OWWAN,W/CABT11N
39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
42V8646 SBB CL.PLATE T61WLANANDBLTOOTH
42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
42V9667 SBB GEO LABEL US, WLAN,BT
41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
42V9631 SBB INT WLAN ANT 14.1" 11ABGN
42V9658 SBB MT 7662 SYSTEM LABEL
42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)
42X1232 SBB NEWINTELLAB_DUALCORE/CEPRO
42X0914 SBB NO SIM MODEL
42X1354 SBB PC CARD SLOT MEDIACARDSLOT
42X0915 SBB WLAN MISC PARTS
42X0912 SBB WWAN MISC PARTS
42X0922 SBB NVID QUADRO NVS XXXX W/AMT
42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
42X1702 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
42V9341 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SODIMM

FYI I used the EPP thing, there's still no change to my order. Est. Ship date: June 8th.

 

my ship date is June 15th

 

Anyone from CA who bought a Thinkpad with this deal and was double charged for the recycle fee? (out-of-staters, don't ask )

 

mine is june 11.

at least for me, i suspect it might have to do with the fact that i got the 2.2 ghz chip instead. maybe they have more supplies of the 2.0 ghz one or something.

 

Nope, not me.

Just one of these guys:
CAFEE06 RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 6.00 1 6.00

And this:
Tax: 108.27

I'm from CA.

 

Yeah, I don't know why I have two of them, but I also don't want to call about that and hear "Hey.........you're not really Bryan Meyer's friend are you......"

 

He really is in the IBM employee directory... he works in sales support (whatever that means, could be many things) in glendale california.
He looks very young and inexperienced.

He has breached a condition of IBM's Business Conduct Guidelines, which can lead to disciplinary action including termination of employement.

It's possible that he did not post his information. It could be a malicious post by someone seeking to get him in trouble.

If your order ships, as it likely will, then it's yours. They are unlikely to chase you for it or try to charge you more later. But I'd consider your laptop to be without warranty, as it very well could be voided. I surely wouldn't pay good money to extend the warranty or buy accidental coverage that they might dispute should you need it.

Fun & games.

 

I dont know how/if you can stack the Fatwallet discount on the EPP one.

The prices look to be such that no discount stacking is happening.

oh well, good onya for that.

 

They acknowledged mine.

 

GR23, nobody can give you a guarantee that there won't be negative repercussions.

Disclaimer: IANAL and IAN an accountant.

I am inclined to think that Lenovo would not sue buyers for this. Even if they were to win in court, the money they would recover would probably not make the effort worthwhile. The best resolution for them would be to cancel the orders before they have shipped. The next best thing, as others have suggested, to cancel the warranty on the machines obtained through Meyer's employee rebate. Someone pointed out a clause in there about fraud. Lenovo could refuse to provide support for those machines because the purchase was made under the fraudulent pretense of being a friend of Meyer.

 

Thank you SkiBunny for clearing things up. I guess I am not sure whether having any warranty is worth the extra savings. Out of the 3 PowerBooks I have had, I have never used the warranty....in fact I don't remember ever having to use any warranties. I think I have used that BestBuy protection thing once, but that was because my XBOX was broken and that was my fault.

 

What I want to find out is, if the warranty isn't there....how much would Lenovo charge an hour to fix my laptop? They would not refuse to fix it if I paid for it? Would they?

I am just worried about the dead pixels at this point since no return is accepted. I will think this through until lunch and maybe cancel it. Don't think it may be worth the ~$250 I saved if I have to second guess myself everyday....

 

is there any way to cancel without calling them. I don't want to call because they might ask EPP info.

 

I was looking at my bank account info online and I noticed that pending payment for this purchase has disappeared. Do they just check for credit and then charge when it is shipped?

 

if you are so afraid of your warranty becoming voided, just call them as ask them point blank.

 

just call and tell them you want to cancel, they dont ask any EPP info.

also, anyone see that ship estimates are at 8/28 now???!

 

I think that just depends on what is in your configuration. I made a purchase two days ago and the est. shipping date is 6/11. I went with the base configuration just now to see what the shipping date would be, and it was 6/6. The moral of the story is, don't choose obscure options!!

 

Yeah, mine has not changed on the ship date either. But the payment is not pending like it was shortly after the order on my bank Visa card. However, on the statu page, it says it is still "In Progress".

Anyone know the issue with payment?