[sllug-members]: Used laptop recommendations

[Eric Swenson]

Jeremy,

I've had good luck in the past with picking up refurbished Thinkpads
from various sources online.  There's a very strong, thriving market in
refurbished Thinkpads, especially the 'T' series.  Right now I'd look at
T40's (T40, T41, T42, T43, etc) because they were built very solidly and
on average have a much longer lifespan than most PC laptop.  They're
also well loved by many linux users to boot, so compatibility isn't
usually an issue.

Good luck,
Eric

Jeremy Worrells wrote:
> It's finally time to replace my aged Dell CPx laptop. 550 MHz/128MB RAM/6GB
> HDD is just not enough any more. Sure it runs XP and Ubuntu, but not very
> well.
> 
> Any suggestions for a source of used laptops? I would like to see the units
> in person. Local to Layton would be ideal, but online sources would be
> welcome.
> 
> I am looking for a ~1.0 GHz/512MB/40GB HDD with DVD/CD-RW drive. Something
> along the lines of a Dell Latitude C640. Linux compatibility is a must.
> 
> Alternatively, if someone has one for sale privately, I'd be up to taking a
> look.
> 
> Jeremy
> 
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