Let's say very warm deal for Dell 266Mhz Laptop

[nlieber]

If your looking for a low price laptop without DVD for school/work/just to have one. Take a look Here at Compgeeks. Don't savage my contribution please !

 

[Crucial]

Nice price if you dont mind the grade b status

Grade B - Notebook is in Good Condition - Looks OK
Has Cosmetic Blemishes, examples of which are (but not limited to):

Scratches in case
Scratches in the screen
Hairline Crack in Case
Dead Pixels (5 or less)
Missing Doors
etc.

 

[drewshin]

pretty nice.

fyi:
if anyone needs just a small laptop to do some word processing, slackware fun, or reading txt/pdf files take a look on *e*bgay for 'compaq contura aero'. i used to have two of them which i gave to friends, but i just bought two more off there. cost about $50-$70 total depnding on hard drive & memory (they're only 486/33's though, the 486/25's are b&w, and it's tough to find fresh batteries for them anymore).

 

[UofI]

Interesting deal.
Thanks

 

[bhess]

nleiber, what a great sig. LMAO!

"Send it in a plain brown wrapper! I want my wife to think it's p0rn not more computer parts!!! "

 

[CmdrTaco]

that is a pretty good price... you can make some money by turning around and ebaying it
look at this auction

 

[nlieber]

TY Mr Hess,

How's things in Tampa? Old Pinellas Park homeowner here...miss the old place!! Why did we move north again dear?

 

[J3anyus]

Nice find!

 

[flot]

Don't know anything about the compgeek deals, but I have a Latitude CPi and I like it a lot. Company I work for has a number of different laptop models lying around and I was really surprised at how many of them feel like total garbage when you use/carry them around for a while. This Dell is very solid, everything is nicely put together, etc. Definitely recommend it.

 

[KeyzerSoze]

266MHz? Gimme a break.

 

[rochlin]

The real problem with this machine is the memory. I think it needs EDO -- which is kind of rare and very expensive (still!).
Since 64MB ain't gonna do it, you've gotta factor that into the price.

 

[jonnyfin]

<< The real problem with this machine is the memory. I think it needs EDO -- which is kind of rare and very expensive (still!). >>



If anyone here needs the sodimms please pm me, i have 64mb working dimms pulled from the 266 & 366 cpi's

 

[manly]

<< The real problem with this machine is the memory. I think it needs EDO -- which is kind of rare and very expensive (still!).
Since 64MB ain't gonna do it, you've gotta factor that into the price. >>



Actually the real problem with this deal is that you should assume the battery needs replacement. OEM (not clone) batteries are easy $100 and up sometimes. Also, no OS included.

I did a quick search on crucial.com for Dell Latitude CPi SODIMMs. 64 MB is only $39.09 but 128 MB is $302.59! I'd figure someone else has to be selling the 128MB module for about $100.

However, if you have modest needs (i.e. word processing, spreadsheet, and basic Internet apps), then Win98SE on a P2-266/64/4GB isn't so bad after all. Personally, I'd rather double my cost and get a new, up-to-date machine that could run circles around this machine. IMHO this deal does not hit the price/performance sweet spot, but it might do for somebody on a really tight budget (i.e. poor college student who needs a notebook).

 

[AAjax]

<< The real problem with this machine is the memory. I think it needs EDO -- which is kind of rare and very expensive (still!).
Since 64MB ain't gonna do it, you've gotta factor that into the price. >>



Crucial has tons of it for cheap, just take a look

 

[popeye44]

I've got a friend with this laptop.. using crucial we found the ram to be very expensive for 128.. we never found it much cheaper than 300.00 so buyer beware.. there are still companies making proprietary crap and expecting us to like it.
it is a solid laptop but your going to max at 128 due to costs.. 49. for 64 megs at crucial.
I'd rather have a newer one with good sdram.

 

[HuzorDaddy]

I found much better deals at Dell Auctions for stuff that had been returned to Dell off-lease.
These computers still have WARRANTIES, and most are just about 2 years old.

I got a Latitude 300mHZ PII 65MB RAM 10Gig HD 13.3' TFT for $400. With 6 months left of next day on-site warranty. Works like a charm for surfing the web and typing papers from my couch while watching TV.