Specs of that laptop:
i7 2620m (2 cores @ 2.7ghz with Turbo upto 3.4ghz)
4gig Ram (has a slot spare. Putting in 2x Sticks rated at a high mhz will help the gpu speed a lot from benchies seen)
Premium HD Screen (it's IPS not TN) w/ Webcam
Stock 6 Cell Battery (9 Cell battery gives about 10 hours but is heavier)
320gig 7,200rpm laptop hdd (energy efficient)
Fingerprint reader
That's the highest model cpu you can go for on this laptop, and the i5's don't have USB 3 on them.
It's an odd thing with the Lenovo stores, their base price is fairly high and their almost always having some form of sale. The Aussie Lenovo store wanted $3,000+ for that spec laptop, "on sale" at ~$2,000 depending on what the sale is.
The USA Store has it for under a $1,000 currently, and that's in USD too... So its well worth going through a dropshipper or whatnot to be able to order from the US store.
Posted on Tuesday, 14th June 2011