Re: [Thinkpad] x40

The linked page lists the x40 2386. It's captioned "warranty service
upgrades" and says you can "extend your service coverage period, upgrade
your level of service or both." I don't see any fine print that cuts back
on anything (other than that they charge tax). Please take a look at the
page and see if you have another view. http://tinyurl.com/23qpz

I've just about decided to buy the 2386-5gu. It has a 1.2g processor
(faster is better for not much more money), only 256mb ram (I'll buy
another 512mb from crucial and upgrade when 1gb are cheaper), 4-cell
battery (2.7 lbs v 3.1 is more important to me than 3.5 hrs v. 7.5 hrs; I
can always get a spare battery if necessary) and b wifi should be enough (I
don't use it much). I don't really need a portable optical drive. I have
a USB/Firewire enclosure for home use. For watching movies on flights, I
can compress a DVD to about 700mb and watch from the HDD.

I'm currently using an aged 570. Losing about 1.3 lbs and gaining lots of
processor power is appealing.

Hope that's sufficiently thrilling :-)

At 09:38 AM 3/13/2004 -0700, Deanna Berman wrote:
>That sounds smart, but I suggest that, before making the decision, you
>confirm from IBM's extension eligibility pages that the
>machine you're buying will in fact qualify, and that you read the fine
>print. I don't believe that the "extended warranty" is a
>warranty, but a service contract that is more limited in scope than what
>we get with a new TP purchase.
>
>And please continue posting about your decision-making process; I for one
>have been greatly interested in the issues and facts that
>you've been articulating.
>
>Not to mention that I get a thrill every time I see "x40" <sigh>...
>
>Deanna
>dberman@4dv.net
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "richard" <rpritz@rcn.com>
>To: "Chris Schumann" <cschumann@twp-llc.com>
>Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>; "Chris Schumann" <cschumann@twp-llc.com>
>Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 06:36 AM
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] x40
>
>
> > At 11:51 AM 3/12/2004 -0600, Chris Schumann wrote:
> > >But the 2371-8EU is $350 more than 2386-8EU and it appears the only
> > >difference is warranty. (And the 2372-8EU was another $100 more.)
> > >
> > >Hmmm. Let's try to customize a 2386-1CU. 3-year depot repair adds $132,
> > >pricing it at $1631. How strange is that? 3-year on site is $243, still
> > >less than the $300 for the 2371.
> >
> > You can buy an extended warranty as an accessory for $132 depot or $243 on
> > site. If I read the site correctly, you can buy the extended warranty at
> > any time during the original warranty. So, my current plan is to by a 1
> > year warranty model and, depending on how I'm feeling before a year is up,
> > extend. Oddly, there are business and home warranties. Only difference is
> > one is for primarily business machines and one for primarily home.
> >
> > Why would anyone pay $350 or more for a machine with an initial 3 year
> > warranty when they could buy a warranty extension for much less?
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/23qpz
> >

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Received on Sat Mar 13 12:04:00 2004