[Cialug] OT: Cheap Laptops

[David Champion]

I just got a replacement motherboard for my D620 for $84 from CWI and got it
running again.

http://www.gocwi.com/

They also sell used laptops, they're more like the $280 to $300 range.

-dc

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 8:38 AM, John Roach <jroach at simplicitysys.com>wrote:
>
>> Okay, strange question for everyone. Anyone have any idea were to get a
>> $200.00 laptop? I need one for my daughter to use for school and her
>> mp3's. I would like to avoid netbooks if possible.
>>
>
> I often get Dell Latitude notebooks for under $200 on e-bay, often with
> warranty still on them. They are a very common machine for big business
> leases. Look for a Latitude D630 for an average sized machine that I often
> find for about $100. Unfortunately, this is not the time of year to get a
> great deal on e-bay, but still, under $200 is do-able.
>
> See:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-LATITUDE-D630-CORE-2-DUO-1-8GHZ-DVDRW-WI-FI-LAPTOP-/110621826089?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item19c1931c29
>
> If you ask them for the service tag number you can check it on the dell
> website to see if it has warranty. I bought a D430 (12" ultra portable) for
> about $200 in Jan/Feb and its warranty expired in Sept. A lot of those had 3
> year warranties w/ on-site service.
>
> The D620 and D630 are very very similar to each other as are the D420 and
> D430. There's also a D820 and D830 but they're bigger and I personally don't
> like big laptops (so have no personal experience with them).
>
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