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Lenovo ThinkPad T420 $699 after Cashback @ CentreCom [Soldout]

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Lenovo ThinkPad T420 $699 after Cashback @ CentreCom [Soldout]
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ttkc on 05/09/2011 - 20:03 centrecom.com.au (3382 clicks)
Last edited 06/09/2011 - 11:15

For those who have missed out the previous T520 deal, you pay $100 more but get a faster processor, a discrete graphic card, and bonus 4GB memory - sounds like a better deal to me, do you agree?

Features:

  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2540M Processor (3M Cache, 2.60 GHz, 3.30 GHz Turbo)
  • Memory: 4GB (4GBx1) Memory RAM + BONUS 4GB MEMORY (TOTAL 8GB)
  • Storage: 500GB Hard Drive Disk
  • Optical Drive: DVD-RW
  • Display: 14.0" LED backlight Anti-Glare 1600 x 900 (Mod: confirmed here)
  • Videocard: NVS-4200M(1GB)
  • Network: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Wireless, Modem, Bluetooth
  • Card Reader: 4 in 1
  • Slots: VGA, 4 X USB (2 X STANDARD, 1 USB 2.0-Always On, 1 USB/eSATA Combo)
  • Fingerprint Reader: Yes
  • Webcam: HD Camera
  • Operating System: Windows 7 Professional
  • Warranty: 3 Years
  • Extra: Advanced Spill Resistant Keyboard, Activate Protection System, Roll Cage Technology.

LENOVO CASH BACK PROMOTION:

  • Offer period : 1st August 2011 until 15 September 2011
  • $1299 Before $600 Cash Card Redemption offer from Lenovo

If you would like to see how to cashback, follow the bellow link:
http://moneytree.lenovoincentives.com/

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  • dyziplen on 05/09/2011 - 20:07
    +6

    Unfortunately a lot of people will confuse this with the consumer grade Thinkpad Edges. This is an actual Thinkpad. Don't like the cash back crap though, its getting too Americanised.

    • tm001 on 05/09/2011 - 22:52
      +1

      Agree that people may get confused with E versus T series. Well, maybe for those people it does not matter and if they want the cheapest, let them have it.
      I actually like the cashback, works quite nicely with taxation :-) And hardly you can justify an ordinary change in price by up to $600 to the retailers. So this way it is more fairer to everyone (except the tax department).
      I am amazed how cheap you can get Thinkpad (the real one). I still remeber them for more than $10k many many years ago, when they were the real rolls-royce of the notebooks. They are still good though.

    • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 00:27
      +9

      I think you mean Americanized.

      • yanman on 06/09/2011 - 08:11
        -4

        Why would you think that? Do you use US English? It's "-ised" in Australian English.

        I.e. Realised, dramatised, recognised.

        • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 08:36
          +10

          It was a joke… because Americans would spell it as 'ized'…

    • dyziplen on 05/09/2011 - 20:09
      +8
      1. These are Edges.
      2. The coupons have expired.
  • ryantan1121 on 05/09/2011 - 20:08
    -6

    Lenova E520 i7 and 1GB graphic card for about $570.

    • aa1320 on 05/09/2011 - 20:10
      +6

      ideapad cant compare with thinkpad

      • dyziplen on 05/09/2011 - 20:29
        +2

        in this case, its thinkpad edge can't compare with thinkpad.

        Lenovo is seriously diluting the Thinkpad brand by offering these "Edge" under Thinkpad. Don't get me wrong, the Edge's are decent computers, but they are consumer level ones. Hell the Edges actually comes with WIN7 Home Premium rather than Pro.

    • blackrider89 on 05/09/2011 - 20:17
      +1

      You were comparing orange with apple. Thinkpad blows Edge out of the water.

  • blackrider89 on 05/09/2011 - 20:08

    I totally agree with you. This one is awesome, on par with the previous deal.

  • ccrap on 05/09/2011 - 20:10
    +2

    Suddenly, missing the BULK5 Thinkpad deal earlier today doesn't hurt so much :) T series much better IMHO.

    On another note, I can't wait for the annual OzBargain DOTY Awards Gala Night! **

    Date: 6pm Friday 16 December
    Venue: local IKEA store: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/52269
    Dress code: The Hut Hoodie / Free Globe Tshirt
    Attendee bonus: free furniture for the amount you eat

    **Not an actual awards night - at least not yet anyway :)

    • Steptoe on 05/09/2011 - 22:40
      +4

      You forgot to add the $10 Dunlop Volleys.

  • ThePistonHead on 05/09/2011 - 20:27
    +3

    $600 cash back? That is ridiculous.

    • Well on 05/09/2011 - 21:21
      +1

      I think it's ambitious.

      If it were Acer handing out the cashback though…

  • fry888chip on 05/09/2011 - 20:37
    +2

    Awesome deal, only thing missing is a HDMI port, but I guess we can't have everything :)

    • EnALup on 05/09/2011 - 22:25
      +1

      Also no USB3. But This price for Thinkpad T series, People will stop complaining about US prices.

  • Solar 123 on 05/09/2011 - 20:42

    Can I refund the last T520 and swap to this T420???

    • ccj5124 on 05/09/2011 - 21:31

      i want the swap too

      • lsyca on 06/09/2011 - 11:49

        Really? how to swap that?

  • wilsonkwok on 05/09/2011 - 20:51

    I am looking to get this, but this have me worry, can anyone elaborate?
    "Enter details of the eligible Lenovo products you have purchased to receive up to an incredible $250 per PC+ on a Lenovo Cash Card"

    Why is this the only one on the list getting $600 cash back? Is there something wrong with this model??

    • Steptoe on 06/09/2011 - 10:11

      The cashback is roughly proportional to the RRP. There are numerous models that have $600 rebate. Check the Lenovo link.

  • scotty on 05/09/2011 - 21:09

    Very nice deal indeed, and no, it's far better than the ThinkPad Edge. Unfortunately there does not seem to be a way to customise it to 1600x900 LCD. Maybe one can be sourced from eBay.

    • cuteduck on 05/09/2011 - 22:03
      +1

      Any comparison b/w ThinkPad vs. ThinkPad Edge
      Thinking about getting one… for tax depreciation with cash back

    • scotty on 05/09/2011 - 22:52
      +1

      ThinkPad T420 is better because,

      • Business grade laptop.
      • Magnesium-alloy chassis roll-cage.
      • DisplayPort.
      • Original ThinkPad keyboard (oversize Esc key, not chiclet keyboard, purple Enter key :)
      • Support for docking station

      I guess it's also the old IBM DNA in thee, whereas Edge is fully breed by Lenovo. ThinkPad Edge is still a pretty nice laptop though.

      • urandack on 05/09/2011 - 23:10
        +1

        Not to mention the properly formatted 5-key Del/Home/End/PgUp/PgDn rectangle (actually, I prefer the old 6 key layout, despite the redundancy of Ins). :-)

        • slowmo on 06/09/2011 - 10:05

          i use ins key lots… :/ why do they kill it off?

        • scotty on 06/09/2011 - 11:04

          No killed off. Just make it smaller, i.e. Delete key is about twice the size of Insert, Home, End, PgUp and PgDn. Makes sense though as I use Delete key a lot more often :)

  • halfrabbit on 05/09/2011 - 21:13
    +1

    Sigh, I ordered the thinkpad edge too. I wonder if I should cancel and order this instead?

    • huhuu77 on 05/09/2011 - 21:32
      +1

      I missed out the previous T520 deal, so I ordered the Edge last night just in 5 min. I checked the centrecom before sumitted the order, but today….

      • halfrabbit on 05/09/2011 - 21:35

        Are you planning on canceling the order?

        • huhuu77 on 05/09/2011 - 21:54

          I don't know, maybe ring lenovo tomorrow to ask whether they will charge me the canceling fee or not.

        • scrimshaw on 06/09/2011 - 09:29

          You better make up your mind soon, because once they have built your laptop and it's in the hands of the courier it will be too late to cancel

        • halfrabbit on 06/09/2011 - 09:50

          I contacted them this morning. The estimated ship date isn't for another week but they said the orders already at the factory. They said they'd contact China in two hours, once their business starts to check if I could cancel.

  • unicorse on 05/09/2011 - 21:50

    This is an absolutely excellent deal… Now if only I didn't pay more than $1400 in December on a T410 CTO (thinking that I got a good price too!)

  • ttkc on 05/09/2011 - 21:52

    The only thing that is stopping me buying this laptop is the 16:9 ratio screen…I would not hesitate if this was 16:10 like the previous T series.

    • troyww on 05/09/2011 - 22:56
      +1

      Totally agree . I'd buy a non wide screen in a second but they have gone the way of the dodo and 16:10 even looks to be dead .
      We have a T30 , T400 and a T500 here . Highly recommended , they are usually way overpriced but when discounted heavily are a no brainer IMHO . The Thinkpad quality is far above the vast majority of other laptops .

  • cuteduck on 05/09/2011 - 22:02

    The cashback is perfect for tax deduction.. i.e claim depreciation on A$1299 over 3 years
    and get the cashback… Sell the laptop on ebay.. perfect combination

  • ffysn on 05/09/2011 - 22:28

    Do I get my the "real" cashback e.g cheque?

    • blackrider89 on 05/09/2011 - 22:30

      Nope. A prepaid visa card instead.

      • halfrabbit on 05/09/2011 - 22:35
        +3

        But you can hopefully add the balance to a paypal account then withdraw to a bank account. I just checked and there seem to be no fees.

  • manja on 05/09/2011 - 22:30

    Can someone confirm if this laptop has got international warranty?

  • DoctorDubb on 05/09/2011 - 22:34

    Can anyone confirm hard drive speed and battery size?

  • QuiOui on 05/09/2011 - 22:36

    Great deal, wish I hadn't bought the Edge already…

  • kheob on 05/09/2011 - 22:38
    +4

    Time to sell my T520 LOL

  • haha8888 on 05/09/2011 - 22:46
    +1

    Good deal. I can buy it and use the cashback money to buy another E520. Owesome!

  • harpie on 05/09/2011 - 23:16

    That review says HDMI?
    Can anyone confirm??

    • Centrecom on 06/09/2011 - 00:16
      +1

      Yes, this laptop do come with Display Port.

  • bctransit on 05/09/2011 - 23:25

    T series always come with DisplayPort, not HDMI, but you can covert DP to HDMI

    • FOX on 05/09/2011 - 23:59

      I'm a noob on this, but what's the real difference between DP and HDMI? Do I need to buy a specific cable for DP if my monitor supports it?

      • bctransit on 06/09/2011 - 00:17

        yes you can buy a DP to HDMI cable or convertor for your monitor, around $15

  • homersyd on 05/09/2011 - 23:43

    I dont get it…on the cash back website: http://moneytree.lenovoincentives.com/

    It has a huge list of laptops (T and E series) and they all have some cash back, does that mean we can buy any of these models and get cash back? doesnt matter which retailer we buy from? as long as the model is eligible?

    • EnALup on 05/09/2011 - 23:45

      yes. you can check other retailers for those laptop nos. Customised orders are not taken

    • Steptoe on 06/09/2011 - 10:15

      Any legit Lenovo retailer, yes.

  • alecator on 05/09/2011 - 23:47
    +2

    So comes to a grand total of $49 if you can make use of the ETR, wow
    Almost regret gettin the 520, but shouldnt complain about a free computer

    • homersyd on 05/09/2011 - 23:59

      wat's ETR? guess when you said "free" u meant claimed it back in tax returns?

      • ccrap on 06/09/2011 - 00:24

        Education Tax Refund, only applies if you have kids in Primary or High School. Details here: http://www.educationtaxrefund.gov.au/what-is-the-education-t…

        • homersyd on 06/09/2011 - 01:10

          thanks mate…but too bad dont have any kids :)

        • ccrap on 06/09/2011 - 01:19

          no worries, if you have a business and therefore an ABN see the last centrecom lenovo deal for ideas on how to claim GST, deductions etc.

    • gunnerz on 06/09/2011 - 09:00

      Umm… it is not 600 off 699.

      699 is the final price after the cash back is included.

      • mily on 06/09/2011 - 09:21
        +1

        it's actually 649.5 off your final price 699, as ETR gives you up to 50% back of the full price (1299).

        • stralya on 06/09/2011 - 11:32

          If you do that, technically you should declare the cash back of $600 as income, and pay tax on it. But then, who cares about technicalities?

  • kudoz on 05/09/2011 - 23:49
    -1

    Can't find any hard evidence that there is a HDMI OR DisplayPort… specs all seem to indicate it's just VGA

    • bctransit on 05/09/2011 - 23:53

      http://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/auweb/Leno…

      click T420/T520, look at the first photo, you will be able to see the DP on the T420 on top of the USB

      • kudoz on 06/09/2011 - 00:10

        I generally take specs lists over pictures any day… and the lenovo site is a nightmare to find the specific specs for this specific model, anyone else found it?

        • ccrap on 06/09/2011 - 00:28

          Have posted link to answer at the third time you asked this question below.

          If you would have clicked the "Features" tab in the link the bctransit posted you would have seen it ;)

      • kudoz on 06/09/2011 - 00:41
        +1

        As ccrap pointed out, I clearly missed the features section, lol. My bad… a bit too excited it would seem!

  • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 00:04

    Does anyone know if the extra RAM is installed by Centre Com or can we install it ourselves?

    • Centrecom on 06/09/2011 - 00:09

      Hi, Yes. You request when you purchase online.

      • kudoz on 06/09/2011 - 00:15

        CentreCom guy, can you confirm if this has HDMI / DisplayPort?

        • ccrap on 06/09/2011 - 00:26
          +1

          See last dot point in this section: http://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/auweb/Leno…

          DisplayPort video connector lets you attach a high-resolution digital display to your notebook. Use this next-generation display interface technology for everything from monitors to TVs to projectors and it even supports audio.

        • harpie on 06/09/2011 - 00:34

          and does the display port allow digital audio over hdmi?
          oops beat me to it. looks likevit does!

        • Centrecom on 06/09/2011 - 00:39

          Yes it comes with DisplayPort, but no HDMI

        • Centrecom on 06/09/2011 - 00:39

          Yes it comes with DisplayPort, but no HDMI

      • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 00:26

        Cool. Will these be available for pickup in the morning?

        • Centrecom on 06/09/2011 - 00:41
          +2

          They will first release in Sunshine(HQ), and others store will have it available later

        • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 00:41

          Thanks

      • halfrabbit on 06/09/2011 - 00:29

        Does that mean if we don't request it you don't put it in?

        • Centrecom on 06/09/2011 - 00:42

          Normally we will install it for customer, but sometime customer want to receive as sealed box. We could attach the memory separately.

        • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 00:44

          Yeah I'd rather install it myself.

        • ccrap on 06/09/2011 - 00:50

          lol. why? do you think they do the dodgy and swap around the factory 4GB module already in the lenovo with a cheaper one while doing the upgrade? Or do you just like to be the first to break the seal ;)

        • FlyingPanda on 06/09/2011 - 00:57

          if we install it ourself will it void the warranty? I'm assuming there is just a hatch underneath to unscrew to install extra ram but thought I would ask just in case. anyone got a real world battery life of these?

  • FlyingPanda on 06/09/2011 - 01:15

    Nice HD video of it here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ugGRBWcyw

  • Josh81 on 06/09/2011 - 01:29
    +1

    It says up to 24hrs battery life for the T420, in the video. OMG!

    No HDMI, no USB 3.0, no Bluray player. Other than that, it's got all the goods.
    Lenovos are pretty bland looking.

    • EnALup on 06/09/2011 - 01:52
      +1

      No Blue ray is acceptable. But Thinkpads are known to be best business laptops, I am surprised why they dont have usb3 (except w series)and hdmi.

      • Steptoe on 06/09/2011 - 06:08

        Gotta remember this is a just Superceded Model, so don't expect latest features. Not even sure if the new T-series has any of this standard or optional.

        • EnALup on 06/09/2011 - 12:00

          I think, this is the latest T series. If I am missing something, can u tell me the latest T series?

        • Steptoe on 06/09/2011 - 21:32

          @gagans
          http://shopap.lenovo.com/au/en/products/laptops/thinkpad/t-s…
          No cashback on current models.
          Cashback is to clear last 1/4 models.

        • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 21:47

          They look the same to me apart from the specs. Would you care to elaborate?

  • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 02:09

    Does this actually have 1600x900? Because if you Google the model number, at other stores it lists the display as 1600x900.

    • ccrap on 06/09/2011 - 02:38
      +1

      Good pick up! Yes all sites list 1600 x 900 for model number: 417855M

      I even looked up Lenovo's support page for that specific model number and it came back with this:

      ThinkPad T420 (4178-55M)
      Operating System:Windows 7
      i5-2540M(2.6GHz), 4GB RAM, 500GB 7200rpm HD, 14in 1600x900 LCD, NVIDIA N12P-NS1 1GB, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn wireless, WWAN, Bluetooth, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure Chip, Fingerprint reader, Camera, 6c Li-Ion, Win7 Pro 64

      If that is correct then OMFG, this deal just became waaaaaay too good, especially going by the usual "great machine but not enough res for me" comments found in most 1366 x 768 lappy deal threads.

      CentreCom rep, please confirm?

      • kheob on 06/09/2011 - 02:53

        Definitely the cherry on top of a great deal if it is.

      • Centrecom on 06/09/2011 - 11:10
        +2

        Yes it is 1600x900

  • Lukian on 06/09/2011 - 03:21

    How's the LENOVO Y560p compare? Centrecom had this for $785 after cashback a week ago.

    • Steptoe on 06/09/2011 - 06:11
      +1

      It's not a T-series business grade laptop. Depends what you want to do. I'm thinking the smaller screen is even a plus over the previous T520 deal - for portability.

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