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Used cheap laptops.

I hate it when it does that.

Anyway, I am looking for a used laptop, around 14.1" screen, 128MB RAM (upgradable too 256MB) 500MHz processor, 16MB video, 5-10 gig HDD (upgradable to 30 gig or so). Is this possibel for under $300? Or maybe something better for $500?
 
Originally posted by: Tharkun
I hate it when it does that. Anyway, I am looking for a used laptop, around 14.1" screen, 128MB RAM (upgradable too 256MB) 500MHz processor, 16MB video, 5-10 gig HDD (upgradable to 30 gig or so). Is this possibel for under $300? Or maybe something better for $500?
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Not for under 500 .. maybe not even for 500, unless it's a celeron or something .. I used to look around for used laptops and they're hard to find for a good price.
 
Indeed they are. I spend time looking on Ebay for laptops but they are all so expensive, and these things have like a 300MHz PII processor.
 
Igot a Sony Vaio K62-550 with 192 meg ram, dvd, 12 gig hd, for $572 shipped (Ebay after days of looking), but it had a bad battery (cost $150 on Ebay to replace, $250 new) I had a friend that got a Celeron 550 for $600 local used, and the battery worked (last week) They are still too spendy IMO. Good luck on your search, $500 is hard to get under for something worth having.
 
Yup. What you're askin for probably starts at ~$500. I picked up a Dell CPx w/500Mhz PIII, 128MB RAM, 10Gig HDD, 8MB Video, and a new battery for $600 off Ebay and it came with no OS.
 
Originally posted by: smp
You're better off saving up and getting a new one.
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Yeah, that's true. laptops are funny because they lose a ton of value in the first six months of ownership, but after that they their value remains fairly stable. Honestly, used laptops don't have the bang/buck ratio going for them at all (IMHO at least).
 
Now that I think of it, I will just get a good desktop, and forget about the laptop. The only people who really need one are people that travel on business. Desktop would work much better for me.
 
Tharkun

It sounds like I have exactly what your lookin for, email me at JMann2380@msn.com if you want some details.

I am gettin a new laptop and need to sell my dell I have, It has TWO good batteries btw. 🙂

-Josh
 
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