Re: Seeking recommendations for light weight laptop
- From: "BillW50" <BillW50@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 09:28:19 -0600
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NoName typed on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:17:25 GMT:
I am planning to buy a laptop on E-Bay. I don't need the very latest,
fastest, computer, so buying a model that's two or three years old
will work fine. Price matters, which is why I am going the E-Bay
route.
The challenge is knowing which models to look for -- you can get
flooded with listings. So, I am seeking the following:
Recommendation for brand(s) and model(s) of laptop computers that
were:
1. Out within the past one to three years
2. Fairly light -- preferably in the 2.5 to 5 lb range, the lighter
the better
Obviously, I prefer a Pentium class machine (do they make anything
else these days?). Would also prefer a CD/DVD drive (I gather some of
the very lightest models omit this). Battery life is not crucial. I
do need at least two USB ports, would prefer three or four. WiFi is
not needed. Other preferences: Can support at least a 40 Gig drive
and at least 512 MBytes of Ram.
Thanks in advance for all replies.
What is your price range? For example, I bought a one year old Gateway MX6124 with a dark screen for 200 bucks. But they sold for $1200 plus brand new just last year. And Computer Geeks told the seller that it wasn't worth fixing. And I bought it and I replaced the inverter for 10 bucks (on eBay). Works great. Although working ones on eBay goes for in the $300-$350 range. These also has 4 USB ports, 512MB RAM (expandable up to 2GB) and a S-Video out too. But they have a Celeron M (1.5GHZ), which some would complain about. I also bought one of these last year. I think they are great. Be careful of going too old. As older laptops are really slow.
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Bill
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