Re: [Thinkpad] (OT) Best non-IBM alternative to TP 600 series

Or the story is just BS.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Canyonlands Computer Services" <canyonlands@gmail.com>
To: "Thinkpad Users" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] (OT) Best non-IBM alternative to TP 600 series

I facilitated a Gummint purchase of 3140 A30 and A31's when they first came
out... I just called their tech rep and contracting office out of curiosity.
they have had a few, very few CD-Rom failures but No motherboard failures...
Has these failed motherboards been discussed with IBM? Something is very
wrong here, and I would think IBM would want to make it right... at least to
the point of looking them over. If not interested at the low level, I would
escalate the call. Of course now that it is Lenovo, perhaps they don't have
that same contract support. I would still be surprised if they would want
this to happen.

Most thinkpad failures of that nature are so rare they make this forum

Ray.

On 7/8/05, Andrew Webber <awebber@wwwebbers.com> wrote:
>
> I was thinking (and I assumed the last poster meant) that the
> employer of the man with the stack of dead machines could contract
> Bruce to tell him the secret to fixing them. Naturally it would
> have to be worded better than that, e.g. $100 per repaired unit for
> consulting services related thereto.
>
> Or ship them to Bruce for repair at $100 (or some other amount)
> per.
>
> No sarcasm here, I'm dead serious.
>
> =aw
>
>
> On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 12:21:47 -0400, Bruce Markowitz wrote:
>
> >I'll dispose of them for free!
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "RWM" <RWM@RWMann.com>
> >To: "Thinkpad User Group" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> >Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 11:59 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] (OT) Best non-IBM alternative to TP 600 series
> >
> >
> >> OK, so pay Bruce....
> >>
> >> So, Bruce, what are you charging these days?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Peter Howard wrote:
> >>
> >> >Sorry, I couldnt sell them if I wanted to. They are corporate
> >> >machines and there are strict deaquisition procedures to
> >> >follow. We will probably end up having to PAY someone to
> >> >dispose of them! I know it sounds insane but its pretty
> >> >standard procedure with company machines.
> >> >
> >> >--- Bruce Markowitz <scosgt@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>I can fix them. How much do you want for the lot, and give specifics
> as
> >to
> >> >>what you have.
> >> >>Yes, they probably need new system boards.
>
>
>
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