Best part about it is even though it is refurbished the laptop looks completely brand new and has close to about 3 years of remaining warranty from IBM.
I can see where you’re both coming from in this situation.
Waffles - I can se why you think they’re site pluging as it’s the first post and it’s advertising ‘a fantastic deal’ which seems like they’re just advertising and nothing else.
darekwa - I can see why you posted it as you found a brilliant deal that gets a lot of money off a product (in this case a laptop) and you’re telling people about it, where better to tell than a computer forum right?
Welcome to the forums darekwa hope you enjoy it here as much as I do.
While I can see the cause for concern, at this point, I don’t see an issue with this. However, yes, as a general rule, people tend to be suspicious of people who post deals as their first post. More often than not, these people are trying to use a free message board to be an advertising outlet.
Matt555, Thanks for your comments and understanding that I am only a hardwareforum user and not an advertiser, as was accused. I was only looking for some help online to troubleshoot some issues ended up on this forum, and since I had recently bought my laptop thought I could share it with all.
Big B, I understand your concern as well, but hey if I were an advertiser I would have disappeared by now, but I haven’t. Will keep you fellows posted as I come across more deals on different websites. You guys are doing a great job on these forums, keep it up.