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26-12-2005, 19:46
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WTD : Cheap laptop for EMAILS & basic Word processing
In Laws Laptop (IBM Thinkpad 770) has finally gone splat. They only use for EMAIL, a little surfing & Word processing, so a new laptop is completely overboard & still too expensive for OAPs (£299 cheapest for refurb from PCWorld).
Anybody got a cheap laptop that can be used for web via internal modem ? Please PM anything you have 
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30-12-2005, 11:12
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No one ? I've seen some people complaining their laptops aren't up to the job. Go on threat yourself to a nice new one & sell me yours
 
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30-12-2005, 11:44
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I have a Dell Inspiron 8500 from about three years ago. Has a 60Gb HD, 512Mb RAM and a PIII 1.5Ghz Processor.
Plus all the usual connectivity and stuff. I can load CS2 on it for anyone who wants it. I just want more than £550 for it is all. |
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30-12-2005, 17:43
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can't help i'm afraid
 I had a buyer lined up for my inspiron 1100 before i'd even ordered my 6000. |
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30-12-2005, 17:51
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I have a Toshiba Satellite 1800-814 which I *may* consider selling in the next week or two. Specs as much as I can remember:
P-III 1.2Ghz 14.1" display 256Mb RAM 16Mb graphics card (Trident Cyberblade) 20Gb HD on board 56k modem and LAN Infra-red PCMCIA TV-Out 2xUSB (think only 1.1 though but never had any compatibility issues) WinXP Home + recovery CD I'll drop you a PM if I decide to sell... haven't even thought about a price. Ball's in your court to make an offer if the time comes.
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30-12-2005, 18:47
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Arkady, thanks but too high a spec for what they need.
DigitalFailure...thanks for replying & no probs. GFK, let me know if/when you decide to sell. |
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30-12-2005, 20:45
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I have a HP Omnibook 900 here somewhere, no idea what the spec is, it hasnt been out of its bag in months ! lol
All i remember is the battery doesnt last long, but it works fine on mains power ! If its interesting to you, let me know and i will fish it out and check the spec ! |
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31-12-2005, 01:39
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oh god i don't believe this.
just powered laptop up and it said 0% battery power remaining. i thought it must be lying so i pulled the power cable out to prove it. it switched off. it still says 0% even now. need to whip the battery out and take a look see whats going on.
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01-01-2006, 09:00
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They know if you are going to get rid of em.....had the same problem in work once where the day of getting a new laptop, my existing one decided to have a H/D failure.....before I'd transferred data !!
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02-01-2006, 12:46
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Its actually working again, think it was just a dodgy contact on the battery. Took it out, gawped at it hopelessly for 30 seconds, put it back in, job done.
[edit] think one of us needs to change avatars. Feels like I'm talking to meself.
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02-01-2006, 19:43
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"Alas Smith & Jones sketch"
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