Used Laptops (was Re: METROCAST BLOCKS RESIDENTIAL E-MAIL)

[John Abreau]

Jason Stephenson wrote:
> Ted Roche wrote:
> 
>> At Monday's CentraLUG meeting, Steve Amsden was showing off LTSP. He  
>> said the laptops he was using were for sale in bulk for $240 each.  
>> Used beaters, and not cutting edge, but the prices are getting amazing!
> 
> Speaking of used laptops. My 6+ years old Compaq laptop stopped booting 
> recently. After doing the usual perambulations and sacrifices, and it 
> still not working, I yanked the hard drive and slapped that in a nice 
> little USB case to carry about with me.
> 
> So, I'm in the market for an inexpensive laptop that works, and that 
> would mostly work with Linux or FreeBSD.--If the crappy winmodem won't 
> work, I won't care, so long as the hardware is still functional and it 
> has working ethernet or PCCARD slot for my ethernet card.
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone knows of good sources for working, used laptops.

I've had good luck with eBay. I picked up an old Thinkpad there a few
years back for about $180, and it still works well today.

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