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CentreCom Warehouse & Stores Clearance - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? ($399)

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CentreCom Warehouse & Stores Clearance - Buy 1 Get 1 Free Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet? ($399)
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ywpn on 28/06/2012 - 10:36 centrecom.com.au (6254 clicks)
Last edited 28/06/2012 - 11:08

Am I reading this right?
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet for $399 across all stores?
They've highlighted as a "LAST CHANCE" sale so I'm assuming stock will be very low.

Also, "MICROSOFT 3000 MOBILE MOUSE AFTER CASH BACK $0"

They're the only noticeable bargains in the PDF.

[EDIT] As noted by King Tightarse, this appears to be the Lenovo 183822U.
Operating System Android 3.1 (Honeycomb)
Display 10.1" IPS TFT - 1280 x 800 - Multi-Touch
Processor NVIDIA Tegra 2 ( Dual-Core )
Processor Clock Speed 1 GHz
Storage 16 GB
RAM 1 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards SD Memory Card
Wireless Connectivity 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0
Camera 5 Megapixel rear + 2 Megapixel front
Features HDMI Port
Battery Run Time Up to 8.7 hours
Approximate Dimensions (WxDxH) 7.2 in x 0.6 in x 10.2 in
Approximate Weight 1.6 lbs

Computing Lenovo Tablet ThinkPad Android

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  • bozter on 29/06/2012 - 09:58

    Sold out online?

  • JaeTee on 29/06/2012 - 10:33

    Anybody in Melbourne has a spare, please PM me…

    Thanks…

  • evo2 on 29/06/2012 - 10:53
    +1

    The old bait and switch. only had 8 units at sunshine so only 4 customers got them, went yesterday after calling, they said couldn't sell but will have enough at the sale, was fifth in line

    • googolplex on 29/06/2012 - 13:24
      +1

      I'm not happy with the way centrecom handled this deal.

      Went into the store yesterday to pickup the tablets I was promised over the phone.
      The salesman Matt told me he would hold onto them for me for pickup today.

      Went in to look for him and he told me they ran out of stock.
      To get me out of his face he told me to go over to the warehouse again as he heard another pallet just got sent in.

      Over at the warehouse next door they had signs all over the place saying they were out of stock. Asked the guy if a pallet just came in and he said "no".

      P.S. I've lost my confidence in centrecom and will never be building my PC through them again

  • hsvman001 on 29/06/2012 - 11:13
    +1

    just bought 1(2) from Frankston store, they are shipping them to Adelaide for me. Win!

    • eug on 29/06/2012 - 11:14

      They deliver? I thought it was only in-store now.

    • Magnate on 29/06/2012 - 11:28

      Tried Frankston just now, sold out

      • hsvman001 on 30/06/2012 - 10:11

        yeah, i just rang up and they said they could deliver store stock to me. Sweet!

  • calcium on 29/06/2012 - 11:25
    +1

    Hawthorn sold out. I was in the queue thinking, why on earth would you drag your mum to go buy a computer part with you. Then this family of 5 proceeded to buy 1 pair each!

    • Magnate on 29/06/2012 - 13:20

      And it's F*** wits like this that ruin bargains for the rest of us!

      • googolplex on 29/06/2012 - 13:27
        +1

        I would put the blame more on Centrecom. They really seemed to have mismanaged this deal.

        The flyer was created stating the deal starts on the 29th but the online sales department released it before the 29th. As the flyer was created beforehand they should of made sure there was enough stock to go around for the warehouse sale.

        Not sure how OzB etiquette goes but I've revoked my vote and put a neg vote against the centrecom reps comments.

        P.S. I know my next PC build will never be through them again

    • GreenGuava on 29/06/2012 - 19:57

      It wasn't Broden and his family was it? :P

  • [Deactivated] on 29/06/2012 - 11:52

    If anyone has a spare in Sydney please send me a PM

  • googolplex on 29/06/2012 - 13:56

    Found the terms and conditions in the flyer.

    It mentions something about stock only being available on sale days.

    Terms & Conditions: Products include ex demonstration stock, End of Line Products, Clearance Stock.
    Stock listed in this catalogue is only available at the stores it is listed under. Quantity of stock may vary from product to product
    and will only be available on sale days. Demonstration Stock will have a manufacturing balance warranty. Please check with our
    sales staff before purchasing the product. Centre Com will offer a 7 days refund (for faulty products) or replacement (at the
    managers discretion)
    Sale starts on Friday 29th June 2012 and ends at close of business Saturday 30th June 2012; while stocks last. Stock limits apply.
    No rainchecks or group orders. In-Store Only. Please refer to http://www.centrecom.com.au for extended terms and conditions.

  • calcium on 29/06/2012 - 14:05

    My unit says it is model 183823M.
    I think has 3G cos has a slot for a sim card.

    • GreenGuava on 29/06/2012 - 14:20

      It might be a blank. It's not uncommon for the same housing to be shared across different models of the same product line.

      • zealmax on 29/06/2012 - 15:17

        All thinkpad tablets have the sim slot. The wifi version are missing the 3G module.

    • zealmax on 29/06/2012 - 15:18

      Does it have GPS?

      • zealmax on 03/07/2012 - 15:53

        It does have GPS

  • GreenGuava on 29/06/2012 - 14:16

    Saw this on Gumtree, posted only 9 hour ago. Wouldn't be surprised if the seller bought one of these twin packs and is selling off the spare one for a $50 premium.

    • earth2planetjen on 29/06/2012 - 14:23

      thats mean!!!
      where's the love???…
      …speaking of… any love coming my way?… i'm representing perth :)

      pls send me an email @gmail if anyone is keen?… i'll be able to reply fast as lightening!!! ;)

    • GreenGuava on 29/06/2012 - 15:17

      Here's another for $250.

      I like the part how they say "Not gaining any profit on it". Some people are such comedians <cough cough> :P

  • ywpn on 29/06/2012 - 15:03

    Yeah it seems a little unfair to state the sale starts on the 29th but sell it online earlier.
    I had the intention of going in to get one but didn't bother after seeing how many places had sold out (for some reason it didn't occur to me I could have just bought it online (silly me!)).

    The frustration is rational as you've wasted time trying to hunt these down and seeing a family walk out with 2 tablets each is just excessive.

    The upside is, this is just the beginning of the price of tablets dropping.
    I'm personally not upset about missing out this deal because this is old (and ridiculously heavy) tech (yes, the SoC and weight matter to me).

  • noobplayerz on 29/06/2012 - 15:05

    Hey,

    Anyone wanna take one off my hand? With the kitchenaid promotion going on at the same time, i found out that i am too poor to afford both..

    Melbourne area COD

    • eug on 29/06/2012 - 15:14

      You need to move to brisbane!

    • ben10k on 29/06/2012 - 15:21

      How much would you offload it for? Really interested. Thanks!

    • ben10k on 29/06/2012 - 15:25

      hi noobs,

      tried to PM you but it says not accepting new messages. anyway, where in melbourne can it be picked-up? thanks!

    • JaeTee on 30/06/2012 - 08:00

      Is it still available? Pls PM me.

  • King Tightarse on 29/06/2012 - 16:04
    +2

    Here we go:
    "unwanted gift", bought today …..sure, sure it is Lol!
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brand-New-Sealed-Lenovo-ThinkPad-…

    • GreenGuava on 29/06/2012 - 16:22

      I like it how he says "Lenovo Price: $439" when in fact this is the Lenovo price for the 64GB model. Shifty!

    • googolplex on 29/06/2012 - 18:07

      broden?

  • King Tightarse on 29/06/2012 - 21:19
    +1

    Would like to hear the impressions of those that bought these.
    How do you like them?
    Mini review?

  • [Deactivated] on 30/06/2012 - 10:24

    25 people in line, only 4 sets at Clayton …could have slept in … For some bizarre reason the manager was taking photos of the lucky customers with their tablets … Kinda like 'in your face losers'

  • [Deactivated] on 30/06/2012 - 10:24

    25 people in line, only 4 sets at Clayton …could have slept in … For some bizarre reason the manager was taking photos of the lucky customers with their tablets … Kinda like 'in your face losers'

  • Evoke on 01/07/2012 - 12:38

    Anyone in Melbourne want to get rid of one PM me, im around Franga.

  • ozyack on 01/07/2012 - 22:02

    Anyone in Brisbane, if you'd like to get rid of one just PM me :)

  • zealmax on 03/07/2012 - 10:01

    Got it yesterday thanks to infekted. Surprisingly chunky and heavy. Performance is nothing special. I like full sized usb and full sized sd card slot.

    I originally thought the digitizer was just a stylus, its not. It is an active pressure sensitive device with a button like the likes you see on graphic tablets for pc. 10in graphic tablet will set you back more than the cost of this tablet. So thr digitizer alone is worth it.

  • ironpaw on 03/07/2012 - 11:19

    I still haven't got mine yet. TNT fked up the delivery…its taking longer then Auspost! dammit…

  • sonic2011 on 03/07/2012 - 13:54

    Happy I just got mine…LOVE IT…now need to root it.

  • PinzVidz on 03/07/2012 - 17:22

    Got mine today, very happy with it! Will be perfect for work, say goodbye old school notebook! Thank you Centre Com.

  • hughc on 04/07/2012 - 09:51
    +1

    Ordered over the phone on Friday morning from Bendigo, turned up yesterday. Prompted for ICS update and installed straight after I turned it on. Seems to run sweet.

    If you're interested in a faster charger then over micro-USB, there's the dock (+65W PSU). Lenovo AU have them for $39 inc. delivery, which is $30 less than I've seen anywhere else.

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

    The keyboard case is only $60 too, but that seemed overkill for me.

    [EDIT] you can do better if you sign up first - the welcome email contains a one off 10% discount code, so you could get the dock + keyboard case for $90, if you were so inclined…. look for the 'Join Those who do' link

  • ironpaw on 06/07/2012 - 13:25

    anyone game enough to enable 3G?

    http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-slate-tablets/3G-upgrad…

    • ironpaw on 06/07/2012 - 13:35

      meh so much for that…

      About 1838/1839 with preinstalled WWAN antennas.

      TPT's
      1838-CTO, 22x, 23x, 24x, 2Vx, 2Wx, 2Xx, 2Yx, 2Zx, 32x, 4Nx, 4Vx, 53x
      1839-CTO, 22x, 23x, 24x, 2Sx, 2Tx, 2Ux, 3Sx
      comes without WWAN antenna and not capable for 3G upgrade.

      TPT's
      1838-CTO, 25x, 26x, 27x, 28x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Dx, 2Ex, 2Fx, 2Gx, 2Hx, 2Jx, 2Kx,
      2Lx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Qx, 2Rx, 2Sx, 2Tx, 2Ux, 33x, 34x, 35x, 36x, 37x, 38x, 39x, 3Ax,
      3Bx, 3Cx, 3Dx, 3Ex, 3Fx, 3Gx, 3Hx, 3Jx, 3Kx, 3Lx, 3Mx, 3Nx, 3Px, 3Qx, 3Rx, 3Sx, 3Tx,
      3Ux, 3Vx, 3Wx, 3Xx, 3Yx, 3Zx, 42x, 43x, 44x, 45x, 46x, 47x, 48x, 49x, 4Ax, 4Bx, 4Cx, 4Dx,
      4Ex, 4Fx, 4Gx, 4Hx, 4Jx, 4Kx, 4Lx, 4Mx, 4Px, 4Qx, 4Rx, 4Wx, 4Xx, 4Yx, 4Zx, 52x, 54x,
      55x, 56x, 57x, 58x, 59x, 5Ax, 5Bx, 5Cx, 5Dx, 5Ex, 5Fx, 5Gx, 5Hx, 5Jx, 5Kx, 5Lx, 5Mx,
      5Nx, 5Px, 5Qx, 5Rx
      1839-CTO, 25x, 26x, 27x, 28x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Dx, 2Ex, 2Fx, 2Gx, 2Hx, 2Jx, 2Kx,
      2Lx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Qx, 2Rx, 2Vx, 2Wx, 2Xx, 2Yx, 2Zx, 32x, 33x, 34x, 35x, 36x, 37x, 38x,
      39x, 3Ax, 3Bx, 3Cx, 3Dx, 3Ex, 3Fx, 3Gx, 3Hx, 3Jx, 3Kx, 3Px, 3Qx, 3Rx, 3Tx, 3Ux, 3Vx,
      3Wx, 3Xx, 3Yx, 3Zx, 42x, 43x, 44x, 45x, 46x, 47x, 48x, 49x, 4Ax, 4Bx, 4Cx, 4Dx, 4Ex, 4Fx
      comes with preinstalled WWAN antenna and could be upgradable to 3G.

      Currently I think antenna kit from other Lenovo laptops/tablets do not compatible with 1838/1839. And do not sold by Lenovo separately from TPT's back cover. May be I'm wrong.

      • hughc on 06/07/2012 - 15:11

        … and if you ever wondered why Apple's creaming all other PC manufacturers for margins, that ridiculously long list of models, of what is not a very popular product, is telling. cf iPad: what, 7 total?

        • eug on 06/07/2012 - 15:12

          Apple sells a lifestyle and image more than they sell computer equipment.

    • hughc on 06/07/2012 - 13:46

      Yeah was wondering about this, and which modems are supported; that Gobi can be had for $70 on eBay, and there's an Ericsson too (F5521GW) that can be had for a similar price; both are NextG compatible. It doesn't look that hard to do, but I'm not quite ready to pull mine to bits.

      The USB OTG is gold: https://plus.google.com/113392598802730346989/posts/3DySR5Sk…

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