[Hidden-tech] looking for a used PC laptop

[Scott Reed]

Nancy,
  If no one here has what you are looking for, I have had good luck 
buying older model Thinkpads on eBay. Thinkpads are well made and 
outlast most other brands. You can get a base Pentium II model that will 
run Windows XP for under $50 plus shipping. If you get one with more 
features like wireless networking or a more recent CPU, it will still go 
for under $100.
  The main thing to look out for in any used laptop is the battery. They 
are usually well worn and will need replacing (for nearly the price of 
the whole thing)  if you will be running unplugged for more than 15 
minutes at a time. However, as you probably know it's usually possible 
to find an outlet.
  Scott

Nancy Salwen [11/17/2008 8:57 AM] wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone - 
>
> I'm looking for an inexpensive, PC laptop - used. All I need it for is 
> to proof web pages (and if my 9 year old son could play some online 
> games with it that would be great too!). I'm a graphic designer and 
> work on a Mac, so I don't need this PC to do anything complicated. I'm 
> hoping that I can get away with spending a couple hundred bucks or 
> less on this - is this reasonable?
>
> Does anyone have an old laptop they want to get rid of cheap?
>
> Thanks so much!
> Nancy
>
> ______________________________
>
> Nancy Salwen     nancy at salwen.net <mailto:nancy at salwen.net>
>
> Salwen Graphic Design
>
> Online Portfolio:  http://www.salwen.net
>
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