List price $3,429.
CyberMonday sale price $1,199.
Code HOLIDAYSURPRISE gets you another $60 off, which just about paid for sales tax.
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I’m pretty cheap with computers, too. I just edited the op to note that it’s replacing a T430.
I usually don’t spend so much on computers, but it seemed like it would be worth it this time…especially if it truly is a $3400 machine for $1200.
I’m skeptical that it would be over $3k on its own because it wasn’t too long ago that I tried maxing out the specs on a thinkpad and it took a lot of effort to get it to budge past $2000. The price has always been in the 1000s for good specs.
I’ve seen some pricing schemes where, the original price is $1,000, e.g., and then they have it on sale for $900, e.g. Then, come special days like “cyber monday” the sale price becomes $950 but you can use a super secret code that they whole internet knows about to get $50 off. So, I’m well aware of all of the price manipulations that go on, but for my own ego & masculinity I choose to believe what the spacelobster tells me.