Re: Is this even worth $75???

it may be worth $75 but not any more. most business have to pay to discard
equipment, and that is just for the fee that office building charge for
disposal of electronic equipment that can not be dumped into regular
landfill in many communities. they also have to pay to have someone wipe
the drives so that there is no confidential information carelessly leaked
through the disposal of the old equipment. and if they are wiping their
systems then you are looking at spending several hours reloading a new
operating system yourself. and a laptop without a warranty is a risky
proposition as parts and labor are so expensive that you have to view
something like this as disposable in the event you have a problem. so,
unless you know your way around testing and installing software on a system
from the ground up i suggest that you don't throw you money away on what
seems to be a bargain. if they want to load the machine for you to a
factory fresh state and provide a 30 day warranty (money back, a repair
would be unreasonable to expect since it will cost more than the system)
then you might be getting an ok deal. keep in mind that a new laptop with a
full year warranty can be had for about $500.

"MZB" <moo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My employer is having a lottery to dispose of old laptops. Winners can buy
> it for $75. Here's what they say:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> a.. There is no Dell warranty with them, they are approximately 4 years
> old
>
>
> Laptop Specs
>
> Each Dell Inspiron Laptop package will at least include the following:
>
> a.. Windows 2000 (Operating System)
> b.. Windows 2000 Drivers for Devices Installed
> c.. 64 MB RAM
> d.. 10 Gigabyte Hard Drive
> e.. No speakers or printers come with it.
> So, my question: is it even worth $75???
>
> Mel
>


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