You might try a third party reseller. For some reason, ebay seems like the place to get new thinkpads. I guess they also have a large refurbish market there, to

You might try a third party reseller. For some reason, ebay seems like the place to get new thinkpads. I guess they also have a large refurbish market there, too. I just bought a t430 off of a reseller there - needless to say, it wasn't customized but I got it in a few days time. It also cost around $150 less than the lenovo website.