Need A Low Price LapTop...

[ShotgunSteven]

I do not need something that is cutting-edge, but I need to acquire a laptop that will run software like StarOffice, maybe play some low-end games like StarCraft. The primary use would be for writing, though. I would like to find one that gets decent battery-life, and has a 3.5" floppy drive as well as a CD-ROM drive. Anyone know of any websites that sell older laptops, preferably no slower than 400 Mhz? I would prefer to spend less than $500.00, but I am not sure if that is a realistic estimate, as I have little experience with laptops.

 

[SuperGroove]

Dell.com has some refurbished units.
Ibm.com also has refurbished units.

Half.com has a bunch of ntoebooks.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Thanks for the info, I will check them out.

 

[RossMAN]

I'm not sure if these are still available but there were refurbished Fujitsu's for $549 with DVD.

To view Dell's refurbished laptops go to Delloutlet.com.

Increase your budget to $900 and there's quite a few more options available.

 

[ucvb6]

just got a thinkpad from ubid.com. seriously, cant tell the diff. b/t new and refurbished.

linky: uBid

 

[matmax]

Costco has some pretty good deals on new stuff.

 

[RossMAN]

There's one more suggestion I forgot you could buy a BRAND NEW IBM ThinkPad at some pretty incredible prices from IBM's eBay store.

I believe inventory and prices fluctuate on a regular basis (daily?), so check back every now and then.

The BEST of both worlds is the IBM ThinkPad T series for around $1300 light 5.3 pounds yet still powerful and awesome untouchable build quality.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Found this ThinkPad there, does that seem like a reasonable price, O Grand High Nagus of Hot Deals?

 

[RossMAN]

I'd go for it, here are the specs direct from IBM's website.

3 year warranty included, very nice.

 

[RossMAN]

You were considering a DVD equipped laptop, found an IBM ThinkPad T series for $1499 (search for item 1303587942).