Lenovo - Weekend Sale Event - Save up to 35%

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LENOVO THINKPAD WEEKEND SALE

Save 15% more on Edge 14" Series laptops with eCoupon AUWEEKEND
Save 20% more on X201, X Series Tablet and W Series laptops with eCoupon AUWEEKEND
Save 25% more on ThinkPad T410* and T510 Series laptops with eCoupon AUWEEKEND
Save 35% more on ThinkPad T410* and T510 Series laptops with eCoupon AUWEEKEND when your configuration is $2200 and above

Savings end Sunday November 7

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  Dobs on 05/11/2010 - 22:43

  Will probably be about as popular as yesterday's deal.
  http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/33682

  T510 should be under $1000 for base configuration!

  For the base price with the discount in Australia $1349 I can get a fully pimped T510 from the US site $1314 (no GST though).
  Change the clover power cord that plugs into the adapter ($10 max) and bob is truly your uncle.

  ThinkPad T510 - 1 Year Depot Topseller Warranty
  Edit 4313CTO $1,314.00 1 $1,314.00
  Processor: Intel Core i5-560M Processor (2.66GHz, 3MB L3) 1
  Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 1
  Operating system language: Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 US English 1
  Display type: 15.6" HD+ Anti-Glare Display with LED Backlight + WWAN 1
  Total memory: 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM) 1
  Keyboard: Keyboard US English 1
  UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader 1
  Camera: Camera, 2.0 MP 1
  Hard Drive: 500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm 1
  Optical device: Multi Recorder Optical Drive (12.7mm) 1
  System expansion slots: Express Card Slot & 5 in 1 Card Reader 1
  Battery: 9 cell 2.8Ah Li-Ion Battery - Dual Mode 1
  Power cord: Country Pack North America with Line cord & 90W AC adapter 1
  Bluetooth: Bluetooth w/ antenna 1
  Integrated WiFi wireless LAN: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3x3 AGN) 1
  Integrated mobile broadband: Integrated Mobile Broadband - Upgradable 1
  Language Pack: Language Pack US English 1

  Equivalent in Aus site is AU$2,838.20 less the 35% discount AU$1,844.83 - but processor is i5-540M instead of i5-560M.

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    G5 on 05/11/2010 - 23:54

    Can you get the US site to ship to Aus?

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      nathanaus on 06/11/2010 - 00:10

      I think they can do that

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        G5 on 06/11/2010 - 02:00

        I didn't think it was possible without using a third party (eg. PriceUSA). The reason I asked was because I have tried it myself.

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    camelgrass on 06/11/2010 - 02:17

    May get a better deal from Dell USA with the Latitude E5410 or E5510:
    http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-laptops

    Get up to 39% off Dell Latitude E5410/E5510 laptops priced >$999 with coupon code RHCZBF8BTMSFT0.

    Regarding the T510 costing above:
    Cost from Lenovo USA: $1314
    Shipping: $100 (approx.)
    Import duty: $65 (approx.)
    GST: $145 (approx.)
    US mail forwarder: $8.50 - $20 (approx.)
    TOTAL: $1645

    You will end up only saving around 10% compared to Lenovo Australia's price of $1845.

    That's if everything goes smoothly. Also watch out for US sales tax depending on which state your mail forwarder does business.

    Worth it?

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      EnALup on 06/11/2010 - 07:51

      wow, you did a lot of research mate.
      Was wandering, if you could tell me, when do we get charged for Import duty?
      normally, while importing goods from China, I never paid import duty ( though they all were under 100 dollars)

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        G5 on 06/11/2010 - 10:45

        For imports over $1000 you will be required to pay import duty of 10%.

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        camelgrass on 06/11/2010 - 14:36

        If value of shipment is less than AU$1000 (not including freight) then no duty or GST is payable.

        Over AU$1000 there is 5% import duty and 10% GST (on sum of shipment value, freight cost and I think also import duty).

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        markis10 on 06/11/2010 - 19:05

        There is no import duty on notebooks and any PC equipment, only 10% GST.

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      Dobs on 06/11/2010 - 12:57

      It's true that it is quite an effort to do it - but we are all bargain hunters here.
      I think it's best to keep the price under AU$1000 so you avoid Import duty and GST.

      I purchased a Thinkpad x200s last year through Price USA - http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=160314…
      It was an Amex only special and I don't have amex.. but fortunately Carolina at PriceUSA does so she purchased it for me and all went perfectly… until I realised that the x200s doesn't have a trackpad. So put it on eBay and made a few hundred dollars profit. I actually managed to get the clover power cord for free off a friend.

      I may consider a mail-forwarding company in future depending on much Price USA are charging at the time.
      Currently it looks reasonable at .99 vs 1.015 (real) and 5%, but I'm not buying now.

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        camelgrass on 06/11/2010 - 14:42

        I was referring to your costing comparison. All that effort to save 10%? I don't think it's worth it in that particular case.

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  xtremezhang on 06/11/2010 - 00:49

  sry double post , my bad

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  xtremezhang on 06/11/2010 - 00:49

  -2

  im looking for a laptop for less than 1k with decent graphics and this lenova sale is NOT better than some of the laptops at MLN.

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    ballsofsteel on 06/11/2010 - 02:11

    and?

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    camelgrass on 06/11/2010 - 02:24

    Strange comment.

    The Lenovos at MLN are mostly IdeaPads I think. This deal is for ThinkPads. Hardly a fair comparison between consumer and business grade laptops.

    Good luck getting a ThinkPad at < $1000 from Australia.

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  Mikinoz on 06/11/2010 - 09:42

  Coupon doesnt seem to work on x201 with free ultrabase

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  seanbaussie on 06/11/2010 - 09:49

  This code doesn't seem to work when you customise your system - did notice a footnote that said 'Offer excludes special offer configurations and bundles', I tried to customise an X series and use the code, kept getting the message that this code is not valid for this configuration.

  Makes it about useless IMHO - if you have to choose their preloaded (meant for them not me) configurations, maybe even just the standard warranty which doesn't affect whether they have to make the laptop from scratch.

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    markis10 on 06/11/2010 - 12:00

    It works fine with the configs either preloaded or customised, for instance the X201 with free ultrabase:

    [AUWEEKEND] -AU$434.80
    Estimated total: AU$1,739.20

    Just be sure there is no spaces or gaps in the code or before/after it.