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2nd hand Laptops

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  • 26-11-2007 12:23pm
    #1
    nerikiman
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    I am looking for a laptop for work. The reason I do not want a new one is that it will be in an unsecured area and used only for transferring programs to robots and CNC machines. I don't want a new shiny "Steal-able" Laptop.
    I would probably only buy from a Shop, are there any such shops?


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    majiktripp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Fraid not really, not mainstream shops anyways, maybe local dealers but your best bet is eBay or indeed Buy & Sell.
    Caveat Emptor applies though.


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    Ghost Train
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    yeah ebay (shops) or adverts probably a good place to start

    bought a 3 year old ibm x31 from this seller 3 months ago, don't know if i was lucky or what, but it was like new with perfectly good battery(which i wasn't expecting)
    http://computers.search.ebay.ie/_Laptops_W0QQcatrefZC2QQfrppZ25QQfrtsZ0QQsacatZ177QQsassZmirek999


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    majiktripp
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    I'd felt the urge to get a 2nd hand IBM myself (which would bring to 3 the number of laptops I have....only being able to use one ata time..) but anyways! Have been keeping an eye on ebay of late looking for a broken/faulty one for a fixer upper.
    The seller you linked to his prices are quite high for 3 year old laptops, fairenough there nice and solid as f*** but still €320 ex shipping is a lot to be paying considering the price of new laptops with better spec's than the IBM has to offer.
    I will keep searching though, theres something very appealing about IBM's.


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Personally I'd go with adverts myself. You might have to wait a while before you find something you like but you'll find some bargains in there.


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    watty
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    If you don't need a working battery S/H may be OK. Usually the battery is dead.


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    Ghost Train
    Registered Users Posts: 30,163 ✭✭✭✭Ghost Train


    majiktripp wrote: »
    I'd felt the urge to get a 2nd hand IBM myself (which would bring to 3 the number of laptops I have....only being able to use one ata time..) but anyways! Have been keeping an eye on ebay of late looking for a broken/faulty one for a fixer upper.
    The seller you linked to his prices are quite high for 3 year old laptops, fairenough there nice and solid as f*** but still €320 ex shipping is a lot to be paying considering the price of new laptops with better spec's than the IBM has to offer.
    I will keep searching though, theres something very appealing about IBM's.

    i paid about 290e ex.shipping at the time, which i agree even that seems steep with 45e shipping. But it's a 1.4ghz pentium m, so performance is fine for what i need, and new budget laptops for 450e to 600e don't have much better performance with the celeron or single core processors, build quality usually not great on cheaper laptopsnand the new lenovo x60's physically aren't that different... .3kg lighter, little thinner.

    wasn't recommending the x31 as such to the op, but the seller does sell old business laptops so maybe might be a place to watch out for something suitable... would be tempted to buy an old t22 sometime myself to mess about with, but also have 3 laptops at the moment shouldn't even think about it :)


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