Getting the best Lenovo deals

Powderhound303 on 05/09/2017 - 19:22
Last edited 06/09/2017 - 11:44

Hi all,

I thought I would share some feedback on lenovo laptops.

I have been looking to get a new laptop since my last OZBargain laptop broke down. For those who remember Horize, my hinges finally gave up.

To cut a long story short, the Lenovo brand looks pretty good to me, the reviews on laptop websites seem to be very positive and the specs plus prices are competitive. I chose a 14' monitor for the size and weight so the the deal I found was the Thinkpad Carbon X1 Gen5 with 256gb and Windows Pro.

The Lenovo Website price was $1750 'on sale' but I was up sold on the phone to include the IR camera and so the total cost was going to be $1792 including gst.

During the call I advised I could get $250 back from the current AMEX card deal plus 7% off from cash rewards and 10% gst refund as my girlfriend is going overseas in 3 weeks. Thus the final price would out to around $1350.

But..the phone sales guy advised he could beat this website price and offered me the laptop for $1567 including gst. Therefore I still received my AMEX $250 rebate (email has just come through) and gst rebate will take the final price down to $1160.30.

I hope this helps everyone on OZBargains get the bargains they deserve at Lenovo.

cheers.

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  • TheBilly on 05/09/2017 - 20:44

    Got myself the E470 with the 7th gen I7 and SSD and all the specs, cannot complain a single bit. Great purchase, great price.

    • KitchenSink on 05/09/2017 - 20:46
      +1

      Hoping there's a deal soon for that, missed out last time

      • TheBilly on 06/09/2017 - 15:11

        Today is your lucky day !! One just popped up from tightarse

        • KitchenSink on 06/09/2017 - 18:02
          +1

          my prayers have been answered!!!

  • 8azinga on 05/09/2017 - 22:30
    +2

    Are you sure you got that right? The phone sales guys price was $1567+GST which means the total that you up front is $1723.70.
    The website price of $1792 already includes GST so that is what you pay up front

    You dont get cashrewards back on the phone sale so the effective price after GST refund and Amex for the phone sale is
    $1723.70-$156.70(GST)-$250(AMEX) = $1317.00

    If you bought it through the website, the effect price after GST refund, Amex and cashrewards discounts would be
    $1792-$162.91(GST)-$250(AMEX)-$125.44(7% Cashrewards) = $1252.44

  • Powderhound303 on 06/09/2017 - 11:43

    correction… gst was included in the deal for $1567.

    Sorry for the confusion.

    My post was designed to help anyone who is waiting for a Lenovo deal to just ring Lenovo and see what price the telephone sales people can offer them. I was very happy with my discount.

    • 8azinga on 06/09/2017 - 13:37

      Post the receipt to make it easier for others to get the deal please.

    • saviour1108 on 06/09/2017 - 15:17

      I read your post last night, tried my luck at the Lenovo chat window. Sadly the couldn't offer any discounts.

  • epicfacepalm on 10/09/2017 - 16:12

    @OP: Isn't the Amex credit only applicable to online sales? How did you process it?

  • icu29 on 11/09/2017 - 17:27

    After about two weeks of ringing them back and forth. My order finally got put through.

    My one is i5, 16gb, 512SSD plus 3 years next business day warranty.

    $1878 in total. No cash back or Amex rebate.

    • saviour1108 on 14/09/2017 - 21:47

      How did you negotiate? Did you refer the thread/ deal offered previously?

      • icu29 on 15/09/2017 - 12:32

        I used the auapi site.
        It had better deal.

        http://www3.lenovo.com/au/en/auapi/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/X1-Carbon-5th-Generation/p/22TP2TXX15G?menu-id=X1_Carbon_(5th_Gen)
        Currently, the starting price is $1579.

        • saviour1108 on 15/09/2017 - 13:03

          Thanks for the link! I tried creating the same configuration but i seem to end up @ $2265

          Is it possible Lenovo jacked up the prices?

          Again thanks for your help

  • Powderhound303 on 20/09/2017 - 11:15

    Sorry, I was away.

    In response to the questions above,..I just rang the sales team at lenovo Australia and told them about the cash rewards discount and was "nice" to the sales guy. Be polite and see what the can do.

    I explained how I could reduce the price down through all the special deals and the sales guy confirmed I would also get the AMEX offer. I didn't really believe him about AMEX working because the conditions says it is for internet only but I received an AMEX pop up on my phone within 10 minutes after the purchase.

    I think the sales team might get a sales quota or need to do a few deals each month as part of their job. Not sure but my sales guy was super helpful and boasted he would be able to beat the Cashrewards deal. N.B. he gently tried to up sell some stuff but i just advised i was on a tight budget and couldn't afford them.

    The laptop arrived this morning by courier and i have been busy loading software on it. I love this machine, the keyboard is the best, the weight is just perfect and the screen size / quality is top notch. I'm very happy with my purchase.

    The gf takes it overseas next week for my gst rebate.

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