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JerJer — Apr 22nd 2009 2:54AM

i wonder if, after you purchased it, they would say "offer is not valid" like options that accidentally get priced too low,

or if they would just take your money :P

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AMiSH PiRATE — Apr 22nd 2009 3:04AM

You should try it out and tell us what happens.

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j_g_puff — Apr 22nd 2009 5:53AM

Too late! The extra processor and trackpad options have now gone (i'm viewing from the UK, though I followed the same link and all the prices are in $). Looks like I can't pay more than $3300 even if I want to :(

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404 — Apr 22nd 2009 7:40AM

@ j_g_puff

As much as it pains me to say this, if you're really so anxious to get rid of that $3300 I'll take off your hands for you. No, no need to thank me, just remember that you owe me one...

;-)

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Chuckles McGee — Apr 22nd 2009 10:33AM

Me thinks someone moved the decimal two places over. $99.69 for multitouch, $84.02 for the processor bump.

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mister.blommer — Apr 22nd 2009 2:54AM

Hopefully that $8,402 will go towards a better screen. The LCsD on the X-Series Thinkpads are horrible.

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JR — Apr 22nd 2009 11:51AM

I don't have one, but I understood that the X300's screen was mediocre, while the X301 was supposedly much improved. (different supplier - TMD vs Samsung or something)

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Will — Apr 22nd 2009 12:33PM

Lenovo doesn't spend money making pretty screens. What you pay for in the notebook goes into power and build quality. I have an X61 and cannot complain. The screen is a little dull but the hinges are high quality as usual.

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Junemas — Apr 22nd 2009 2:54AM

Are those prices Right? That's insane if so, $10,000 for a Laptop? Mac users rejoice you don't have the most expensive upgrade options after all.

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Tonicboy — Apr 22nd 2009 5:49AM

You forgot to end your post with You DID forget, didn't you?

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Tonicboy — Apr 22nd 2009 5:51AM

Damn Engadget scrubbing my post. How about add after 'with'

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Clyzm — Apr 22nd 2009 2:55AM

Clearly someone misplaced a decimal point...

$84.02 for the processor and $99.69 on the touchpad seems about right.

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kylehase — Apr 22nd 2009 3:30AM

I like it better when the decimal is misplaced in the other direction $.8402 and $.9969

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Razloga — Apr 22nd 2009 3:34AM

Why is everyone turning to walmart-style pricing?..

Keep it in nice round figures people...

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Saad Rabia — Apr 22nd 2009 4:06AM

Check out the Anti-virus options, Hahaha.

Over $9,000 for any product!! I guess the fart Jim Goldman is right after all. :p

I've just configured it to reach $32,000.

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GB — Apr 22nd 2009 4:40AM

@Saad Rabia:
It doen't matter if you choose 15, 24 or 36 month of Norton's Antivirus. So, that turns this on the first glance bad looking deal into a good one, doesn't it? :D

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xconan — Apr 22nd 2009 4:52AM

What currency is it in. Certainly it can't be the USD? Has the USD devalued that much after the TARP and the trillion $ stimulus package and budgets???

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Guest — Jun 25th 2009 11:20AM

@ Saad Rabia:
Of course, you can configure the Mac Pro to go up near $32k too... but those prices are real.
Hmmmm for this price I could get 6 MacBook Pro 17" with 3.06 GHz processors and 8GB of RAM, then have money left over for someone to fuse them together getting the equivalent of 18.36 GHz and 48GB of RAM, which now Snow Leopard will support.
Apple is looking cheaper all the time:)

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Trey — Apr 22nd 2009 2:58AM

Perfect timing! I can buy it with the job i dont have with the credit I cant get.

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Oli D — Apr 22nd 2009 3:06AM

And you can use it to track your shares that don't exist anymore.

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KarlW — Apr 22nd 2009 10:06AM

Or check your balance at the bank which you now own

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Richard — Apr 22nd 2009 2:06PM

Let's look on the brightside, we'll always have free online porn :)

But our bandwith will be capped soon so we won't be able to download as much :(

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Oli D — Apr 22nd 2009 2:58AM

These mistakes amaze me, with a company of this size you would think they would place their decimals right.

Also, reading through a BT DABS4Work catalogue, they said that a WD HDD has a 168Mb Cache.

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Alex — Apr 22nd 2009 4:21AM

16MB (168Mb) cache is fairly popular, WDs included. What's your point?

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f00 — Apr 22nd 2009 5:41AM

@Alex: Nice try, but 168Mb = 21MB.

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Daveid — Apr 22nd 2009 5:45AM

168 Mb = 21 MB

It's Called A Calculator

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Junemas — Apr 22nd 2009 3:01AM

Just went to the Lenovo site and configured the laptop with every upgrade option maxed except mobile broadband, it comes in at an (Ugly) hefty price tag of $21,041 - Wallet Rape if I Say So...

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Oli D — Apr 22nd 2009 3:06AM

Whats wrong with mobile broadband?

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Frostblade10 — Apr 22nd 2009 3:27AM

"whats wrong with mobile broadband?"

Too expensive.

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Lundmark — Apr 22nd 2009 5:52AM

Not around here. In Sweden, the most expensive mobile 7.2 MBit broadband is $25/month.

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patriotsn1 — Apr 22nd 2009 3:03AM

Where is Joubei with his "this is just a PC trying to price their computers like MACs... Such a me too move! Any more tricks up your sleeve Micro$oft the biggest me too company in the world? me too me too me too me too I don't get laid AT ALL"?

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KarlW — Apr 22nd 2009 10:09AM

That quotation is so taken out of context.

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Viper33 — Apr 22nd 2009 3:12AM

Neah non of those two upgrades interest me. I think I'll go with the most expensive upgrade which is nothing other than.... Norton Internet Security 2009!!! Priced ONLY $9,999!

Selecting the most expensive upgrades can get you a 30k laptop... What a bargain!

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str1f3 — Apr 22nd 2009 3:13AM

Let's hear some more about how macs are more expensive

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patriotsn1 — Apr 22nd 2009 3:33AM

Sad part is... this is a typo, the Macs are serious.

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something clever — Apr 22nd 2009 3:15AM

The government will take 10,000 of each.

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Oli D — Apr 22nd 2009 3:29AM

Then lose them on a train

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Galactor963 — Apr 22nd 2009 9:49AM

Containing your social security number.

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greatcaffeine — Apr 22nd 2009 3:22AM

Holy typo, Batman! I'll laugh my ass off if someone actually buys one like that.

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midimasta — Apr 22nd 2009 3:23AM

Yes I already ordered it!!!

naah Just kidding but I put it on my wish list and sent it out to everyone I could to buy it for my birthday
XD

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Jay — Apr 22nd 2009 3:24AM

Oh, somebody is learning from Apple!

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David Pye — Apr 22nd 2009 3:25AM

That'll be the Apple Tax then.

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nightspark — Apr 22nd 2009 3:32AM

the fingerprint reader is really worth the extra 9,900 dollars, i brought two ;-)

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Ross — Apr 22nd 2009 3:32AM

Just think.... im 2 clicks away from owning $20,000 netbook that does jack poop. amazing

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pablito — Apr 22nd 2009 3:33AM

Not bad but still too cheap for me: can't wait for the swarosky version!

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Jeff Lewis — Apr 22nd 2009 3:49AM

Damned Lenovo Tax.

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e101 — Apr 22nd 2009 3:51AM

"Over that time, the ultra-slim Thinkpad with a face for business has come to either match or dominate the MBA in nearly every category except the sexy"
This statement is completely false
x300- intel core 2 duo 1.6 GHZ 800 MHZ
MBA- intel core 2 duo 1.86 GHZ 1066 MHZ...... WIN
x300- intel graphics
MBA- NVIDIA GeForce 9400.... WIN
x300- upgrade option for multi-touch trackpad
MBA- multi-touch trackpad standard.... WIN
x300- about an inch thick
MBA- 0.16 - 0.76.... WIN
x300- DEAD UGLY
MBA- SEXY..... WIN

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Alex — Apr 22nd 2009 4:26AM

Fuck off, we know, the MBA is made of WIN.. until the fucking thing falls apart and isn't covered by your warranty.

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JZ — Apr 22nd 2009 5:16AM

1 broken hinge, 900 usd WIN?

Seriously who takes the MBA as a competitor towards any Business laptop is an idiot. No business person will choose an MBA over an Lenovo with replacable battery which let you work atleast without shutting down midflight. Also the possibility without installing additional crap to use Office or any other corporate software. Eitherway the illusion of Apple breaking through int he corporate world is non existent and with the current model will never happen.

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Lundmark — Apr 22nd 2009 5:54AM

I agree. The MBA is actually a really good deal compared to Vaio TT, Lenovo X30x and Dell Adamo in terms of price, performance and build quality. The only problem is the lack of ports and maybe for some the lack of optical drive.