[PLUG-TALK] used laptops [was Laptop Key Issue]
Denis Heidtmann
denish at dslnorthwest.net
Mon Apr 6 04:24:37 UTC 2009
Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> ...
>
>> There are plenty of almost-new machines getting sold because they
>> have a windows failure (one friend has an 8 month old laptop
>> that someone got rid of because "it had a virus"). Also, I bet
>> a lot of people in economically dire straits are selling their
>> laptops. If you can help them out with money while they help
>> you out with newer hardware, everybody wins. ...
>> Keith
>>
>
> What are some brands/models which are good candidates? My interest is primarily
> for a backup machine which would allow me to plead for help if/when my only
> machine,a desktop, develops a disabling problem. A CD/DVD drive seems to me to
> be a requirement, so the EEE-pc type of thing is less attractive.
>
> I realize this is a broad question. Does <$300 narrow the field?
>
> Thanks,
> -Denis
Should I post this to PLUG? (No responses here.)
-Denis
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