I brought my T41 in Dec '03 directly from ibm.com (now lenovo.com). It was the cheapest i could find even with NY Sales tax. It showed up in less than one week with a free carrying case, even though it listed 2 weeks wait time during the order process.

And their depot service was VERY VERY FAST (had to replace the faulty motherboard after my trip to hk last year). The only complain i have about the ThinkPad is no "window key"....