[PLUG] RE: source for used laptops?

[Jon Coulsey]

Try Budget Computers in Beaverton, just off 217 by Beaverton Town Square.
The sell IBM, Dell, & Toshibas, often with factory warrenties still
remaining on them. They also sell on ebay as Andertch12.

Jon

> From: "Michael Rasmussen" <rasmussenm at columbiafunds.com>
> To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> Subject: RE: [PLUG] source for used laptops?
> Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:10:26 -0700
> Reply-To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
>
> Belmont Computers has some Dells, I was told some of them also have a few
> months warranty.
> A Google on "used laptop computers" turns up several hits that are
vendors.
>
> http://usedlaptops.com carries lots of models.
>
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/CategoryDisplay?cntrfnbr=1&cgr
> fnbr=2123739&cgmenbr=1&cntry=840&lang=en_US is a link to IBM's refurbished
> laptop page if you prefer to get it straight from the source.
>
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kyle Hayes [mailto:kyle_hayes at speakeasy.net]
> > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 6:25 PM
> > To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> > Subject: [PLUG] source for used laptops?
> >
> >
> >
> > In my quest to get my Panasonic CF-62 to work with Linux,
> > I've started to
> > think that getting a laptop made a little more recently would
> > be a good
> > idea.
> >
> > I've heard that there are a few places in the greater
> > Portland area that
> > have used laptops.  FreeGeek isn't one of them.
> >
> > The goal is to turn this laptop into a portable X-terminal so
> > that my wife
> > and I can share our current computer.  Space and other
> > reasons preclude
> > another computer (power being one).  I definitely do not need
> > anything
> > new.  However, I want one that is lightweight and has a good, clear
> > screen.
> >
> > Does someone have any experience with used computer places in
> > the area?
> > I've done some searching, but only found broken links to
> > places that do
> > not appear to exist anymore.
> >
> > Best,
> > Kyle
> >