[NBLUG/talk] [cheap] laptops

[Walter Hansen]

I don't remember the URL, but dell has a website where they sell off used
laptops and other computers. Their mostly educational ones or refurbished
models. As I remember they had laptops arround $400.

Walter

> Hi!
>
> I'm still looking for a laptop to run Linux on. I've
> decided that although I probably *could* afford a
> ~$1000 laptop, I'm just not comfortable hauling around
> something that expensive. So, I'm looking at
> used/refurbished laptops online. I'm aiming to spend
> under $400, but I could probably stretch that to
> $500-600...
>
> I've been hearing (mostly) good things about Dells and
> IBM thinkpads in the Linux compatability department,
> so that's what I'm looking at now (if anyone wants to
> recommend other brands, I'm all ears). If I can find
> one with Windows already on it, I'd like to try to
> dual-boot it and Linux.
>
> Computergeeks.com and Tigerdirect.com both have nice
> selections of Thinkpads (though Tigerdirect doesn't
> have anything under $600). The only place I can find
> old Dells is eBay.
>
> Anybody want to recommend other places to shop? Anyone
> want to recommend specific models to look for (or,
> more importantly, specific models to avoid)?
>
> I'll probably use my SuSE 9.0 on it to start with,
> though I might avoid KDE. ;-) I'll try WindowMaker or
> one of those other fast ones.
>
> I want ethernet on it so I can connect to the school's
> network, and would like to buy from someone who can
> add a CDRW drive (since I have dialup at home, I want
> to use the school's broadband to try downloading some
> different Linux isos... hehe). A regular modem to use
> at home would be nice, too.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> TIA,
> William
>
> =====
> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
>   Version: 3.1
> GCS d+(-) s+:- !a C++ UL++ P+ L++ E- W+++ N- o-- K- w-- O-- M+ V-- !PS PE
> ?Y PGP- t+ ?5 X- R tv- b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! !r !y
> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
> (See http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html)
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Friends.  Fun.  Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger.
> http://messenger.yahoo.com/
>
> _______________________________________________
> talk mailing list
> talk at nblug.org
> http://nblug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
>
>