IMO, I wouldn't buy the 3000 series. It is the low end offered by Lenovo. I own the Thinkpad Tablet X61 and it is a soild built machine. Best keyboard made on any laptop.
Good luck finding a good deal though, so much out there.
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Dual Core CPU Thinkpad R61i:
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Upgrades: (AFTER 10% Off)
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