[PLUG] Hardware question from "fly-over country"

[Galen Seitz]

Richard Owlett wrote:
> I'm in RURAL SW Missouri. A local used/surplus computer 
> store is offering a Dell Latitude D620 (4GB memory, 80GB 
> hard drive, Intel Core Duo @ 2.4 GHz) for ~$500. It 
> reportedly has the majority of manufacturer's warranty.

While I'm hesitant to discourage you from shopping locally, I wonder
if that's a good value.  This Dell Inspiron is $500, at least for today.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834200373

OTOH, perhaps it's not fair to compare a Latitude with an Inspiron.

galen
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