From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Thu Dec 20 2001 - 16:40:54 EST
matters little to me which preload is on the machine as i have a recovery
set for both w98 and w2k...
i did not check the model # against the IBM site..
beware of getting a left hand model...
<------------------------------->
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
WEB page http://thinkpads.com
thinkpads.com Open Forum
http://www.afaonline.com:8080/webboard/$webb.exe/~2/login?
or go to thinkpads.com and link from there
E-Mail: bill at thinkpads dot com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Wells" <ajwells_at_att.net>
To: "R Briganti" <r.briganti_at_bellemead.com>
Cc: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: Thinkpad Transnote "Half Price" at Tiger Direct - $999
> Actually the model number they have is not in IBMs records... but from
other
> dealers that model and type number is a right handed machine with Windows
> 98, not the W2000 that Tiger has on their spec sheet... of course the guy
I
> talked to had no clue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R Briganti" <r.briganti_at_bellemead.com>
> To: "Bill Morrow" <marrow_at_adelphia.net>
> Cc: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Thinkpad Transnote "Half Price" at Tiger Direct - $999
>
>
> > I, too, was first offered overnight shipping at over $100 which I
refused.
> > I got a quote for 2nd day @ $58 and ground @ ~$35. I chose the 2nd day
> > which was high but tolerable.
> >
> > By the way, they claim it's a right-handed model but I couldn't tell
from
> > the type and model information on the IBM website. Also, it appears to
> come
> > with the replicator, gateway usb floppy and an extra 64MB memory. I
> might
> > put a 256MB stick in it since they are selling for less than $50 (at
> > Crucial).
> >
> > Bob
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Morrow" <penzance_at_gate.net>
> > To: "Jim Biggerstaff" <duh2000_at_bellatlantic.net>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: Thinkpad Transnote "Half Price" at Tiger Direct - $999
> >
> >
> > > yes, a nice deal..
> > > and then, when you order, from the sleazy tiger direct, they pack the
> sale
> > > price with shipping and handling and sales tax in three states..
> > > i tried to order with my resale number and they tripled the shipping
and
> > > handling charges..
> > > said that the very expensive overnight shipping was for "safety" and
> they
> > > could not ship ground..
> > >
> > > so the "deal" is not such a great deal.. unless you figure its a good
> deal
> > > for tiger and their usual hidden charges..
> > > so as much as i would like a transnote, i'm not thinking about doing
any
> > > moon launches from the back seat of a VW.. :-)
> > >
> > > <------------------------------->
> > > Cordially, :-)
> > > Bill Morrow
> > > WEB page http://thinkpads.com
> > > thinkpads.com Open Forum
> > > http://www.afaonline.com:8080/webboard/$webb.exe/~2/login?
> > > or go to thinkpads.com and link from there
> > > E-Mail: bill at thinkpads dot com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jim Biggerstaff" <duh2000_at_bellatlantic.net>
> > > To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 7:34 PM
> > > Subject: Thinkpad Transnote "Half Price" at Tiger Direct - $999
> > >
> > >
> > > > For those who may be interested in this unique machine:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=i70
> > > > -267521u&SRCCODE=WEBE11223
> > > >
> > > > I could never quite figure out the market for this computer.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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