Re: [Thinkpad] new model pricing

In that case, there doesn't seem any reason to wait, other than waiting for
availability.

My current favorite x40 is the 1.2ghz processor, 40gb drive, 258mb, 11b
wifi, 4 cell 3.5hr battery, 2.7lb, 1 year warranty. Add 512mb memory and a
4200rpm 80gb drive in a 2.5" usb case to taste. If necessary, travel with
a second battery.

At 10:11 AM 3/8/2004 -0500, Starfire CT wrote:
>Agreed: there's still T40's selling at a higher price point than my
>current T41 even though it's a slower processor.
>
>I think IBM uses the change in model number to denote a shift in
>technology, rather than "new"-ness. Like the key differences between the
>later T40's and early T41's - as near as I can tell - is the Active HD
>Protection and PC2700 RAM (versus PC2100).
>
>Although, who knows what the T42 might be? I'm guessing nearly the same
>machine as the T41, with only a couple of differences, but it's hard to
>say this far out.
>
>
>>From: Chun-Yu Shei <cshei@indiana.edu>
>>To: richard <rpritz@rcn.com>
>>CC: thinkpad@stderr.org
>>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] new model pricing
>>Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 10:01:06 -0500
>>
>>richard wrote:
>>
>>>Does IBM usually drop the prices of new models shortly after they are
>>>introduced? Specifically, I'm thinking of buying an x40. They are not
>>>yet widely available (some models are not available at all). Are they
>>>likely to be much cheaper in the near term, once they are more widely
>>>available?
>>
>>I don't think so. My T41 was $1,939 when I bought it 2 days after the
>>T41 was released, and it is still that price today. However,
>>non-Think-Express models do go on sale occasionally (in Dec. and last
>>month they did).
>>
>>- Chun-Yu

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