Why is Amazon selling it for 50 dollars more on pre order than on Lenovo's site?
875337
yea amazon needs to make money, because lenovo has terrible ordering system and customer service. You have to wait forever if you order through them also.
875338
Its because the original price of the ThinkPad 8 was $449. Lenovo lowered the price. But don't expect it to be available anytime soon. They are having so many delays its not even funny. I ordered one when it was released back in January and I just canceled mine and it was about to be two months since i ordered it and still had around a month more to go to wait. This was not a preorder but an actual order.
875339
Same question here, it is a ~13% markup.I would order it if this is in stock now.
444838
Because it's sold by a third party and fulfilled by Amazon. People will try to charge to much because it is demand. I suggest waiting because eventually they will get more in stock at the lower price. I would say check other retailers also.
166516
Wow -- I'm sure glad I ordered this at the 649.99 price now (still waiting. though)! And, Big Moe, did you save that email from Newegg??? Try forwarding (or attaching) it to Amazon C.S. and don't mention the coupon code. You might get a surprise???
1053188
If it's marked as "New", it's a brand new computer. Authorized resellers will almost always have a better price than at Lenovo's website. Lenovo sells the majority of its products through two channels: via their website and through resellers. Lenovo's website is mostly for a custom-configured systems. They are made to order, single units, usually. Reseller models are mass produced and Lenovo offers discounts to resellers on them because it costs them less to manufacture (easier to set up the assembly line for the same configuration for hundreds and thousands of units, than re-configure the assembly line to accommodate just one computer that was custom-configured). It's kind of like buying a car: the standard "preconfigured" models on the dealers lot are a lot less expensive compared to if you decide to tweak something that has to be custom-built at the car factory - the price goes significantly higher.
55292
That's not Amazon's price. It's from another "store" that sells on their site. If I remember correctly, Amazon's price was fair, but they must be sold out.
459713
Don't be stupid people, Amazon third party people sell it overpriced, there are other places that sell it for 69.99 or less, I can't say because then the resellers will buy it, but LOOK CAREFULLY.
1682194
I bought mine here at Amazon for about 17 dollars. Where are you getting 700, it's absurd.
96790
newegg jacked it up by 50 simply because they have it readily available whilst amazon doesnt... therefore... newegg ceased that chance to gain a lil extra money off of the ppl that simply cant wait ( US!!!! lol)well to be honest... dont think there is any difference...i think its just a typo on newegg's part...for sayin its ddr2 instead of ddr3so if i were you..id go for newegg.... i'm giving amazon till mid january... if they dont get organized. I along with 7 of my friends will be more than WILLING to pay an extra 50 if we have to.tho.. im still a little optimistic... hopefully, amazon WONT fail us :| ....:Dgd luck to u Sherina newegg jacked it up by 50 simply because they have it readily available whilst amazon doesnt... therefore... newegg ceased that chance to gain a lil extra money off of the ppl that simply cant wait ( US!!!! lol)well to be honest... dont think there is any difference...i think its just a typo on newegg's part...for sayin its ddr2 instead of ddr3so if i were you..id go for newegg.... i'm giving amazon till mid january... if they dont get organized. I along with 7 of my friends will be more than WILLING to pay an extra 50 if we have to.tho.. im still a... » Read More newegg jacked it up by 50 simply because they have it readily available whilst amazon doesnt... therefore... newegg ceased that chance to gain a lil extra money off of the ppl that simply cant wait ( US!!!! lol)well to be honest... dont think there is any difference...i think its just a typo on newegg's part...for sayin its ddr2 instead of ddr3so if i were you..id go for newegg.... i'm giving amazon till mid january... if they dont get organized. I along with 7 of my friends will be more than WILLING to pay an extra 50 if we have to.tho.. im still a little optimistic... hopefully, amazon WONT fail us :| ....:Dgd luck to u Sherina « Show Less
1179117
It is still $50 off my original price. Price increase to cover some of Amazon fees and shipping cost.
154355
Amazon does not always have the best price... I have watched the price on this item for a while. FYI, if you live near a microcenter, they have this laptop for $1199 - $200 (instant savings) = $999.... Its an in-store only special, but you can find more info on their website http://microcenter.com ... I have e-mailed Amazon to see if they would lower their price, but I am still waiting for a response... I also would prefer to buy from Amazon to use "prime".
23355
I have been watching the price on amazon and it alwasy varied between 611 to 650. but all of sudden they raised it to $999, it doesnt make any sense to any one after looking at this. Are they trying to create a hype or just want to kill the product? whatever so it is not a wise decision in either way.
311374
I was gonna buy one of these today and they raised the price by $350?! WT_?!Yesterday I noticed that it was being shipped from TigerDirect and today it's from Amazon. Are they gonna switch the price again?
1923706
You will need to connect with the reseller, both quantities are available depending on the Lenovo product code.
465316
Agreed, Amazon can shove it. Just bought one off of eBay. Base price was 1889.99 shipped, but I get $151.20 cash back from Windows Live, and hopefully another $56.70 cash back from ebates.com for a total price of $1682.09. Ordered it today around lunchtime, will be delivered tomorrow between 10 and 2. (beat that, Amazon).
1380891
Because Amazon allows several different vendors to sell products through their marketplace. The search result reflects the lowest price among those vendors, and that won't always be Amazon. If that's the case, you'll see that low price over on the right hand side of the page. I am usually inclined to spend a few bucks more and get something from Amazon though.
68569
The Lenovo website has a few different models. Exactly which one are you talking about? 59370007 Seems to be the closest, it has the same CPU, RAM and GPU combo. Only difference is it has a 24GB SSD hybrid and costs a little more ($1049 + tax). I don't think the 24GB SSD gives enough performance boost to justify the $100 extra.
1310028
I was ready to pull the trigger on it through Amazon until it went up overnight. Just bought it at Fry's instead. $1500 w/ free shipping, $1620 w/ tax -- still cheaper than Amazon was yesterday.