Just bought myself a Refurbished IBM ThinkPad T43 for only $1195.00. http://www.techcypher.com/thinkpad-18ghz-512mb-40gb-5400rpm-p-155.html 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. IBM is selling the same unit for $2099.
Hm...I hate to judge but as this is your first post, I would say you were site plugging. I'll see what the general consensus is to this post before deciding what to do with it.
Well, I really do appreciate your honest thought. Yes, I am new to the forums, but the deal is out there. Since, I took advantage of it thought what better way to starting off then sharing it. Have a Good one!
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.
This is really getting fun. 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.