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    Default Laptop suggestions?

    I want to buy a used laptop. Nothing super expensive.
    I'm quite used to using Kijiji- I live in Canada. I've been looking around at the ads for quite a bit (about 2-3 weeks) and...
    My options right now:

    HP Pavilion DV9000
    - 160GB HD
    - 2GB RAM
    - Vista
    - Missing 2 keys (J,K)
    - Fix: Use USB keyboard
    Price: $60

    Compaq Armada e5000
    - 40GB HD
    - 512mb RAM
    - XP
    - Left and Right buttons don't work
    - Fix: Use a USB mouse
    Price: $30

    Acer Aspire One
    - 250GB HD
    - 1GB RAM
    - Windows 7
    - No problems
    Price $125

    If you have had one of these laptops, could you please tell me what the pros and cons of it were? And if you have had any problems like the ones mentioned, how did you fix them/ get around them? Maybe even suggest a laptop that's brand new but quite cheap ($120ish?)? Yes, I am that poor.

    Thanks

    ~Joe

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    If any of these laptops could be upgraded I would choose that one. If you have any $ you dont need buy more RAM etc.

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    The first two are missing pieces/broken.. the armada only has 512 mb of ram, so its probably old (and slow) - even "poor" people don't deserve that crap. I would go with the acer then add more ram to it when you have the money, if I only had a choice out of those three.

    Any idea what CPU the acer has?
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    I suggest you buy Samsung RF711 instead of a used one. If I got everything right from the thread.
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    Dont get #2 512mb ram is bad :S

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    ^ I agree with him, get number 1 if you don't have a lot or number 3 if you got enough..

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    I need help in deciding on buying a used laptop. Needed for writing and nothing else.

    Choice number one:

    200€
    Dell Latitude D430 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo U7600 , Win XP Pro

    Prosessori: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo U7600 (1.20 GHz, 2 Mt L2, 533 MHz FSB)
    Piirisarja: Intel® 945GMS
    Keskusmuisti: 2 Gt DDR2, maks. 2 Gt
    Kiintolevy: 60 Gt
    Optinen asema: in the docking station DVDRW, ei sisäistä asemaa (no inner station
    Screen: 12.1" WXGA (1280 x 800)
    Graphics card: integroitu Intel GMA 950
    LAN: 10/100/1000 ethernet
    WLAN: yes
    irDA: no
    Firewire: yes
    Bluetooth: yes
    USB: 3 kpl USB 2.0
    Plug-ins: VGA, headphones, microphone, verkkolaiteliitäntä, RJ11, RJ45, älykortinlukija, SD-muistikortinlukija
    Operating sytem: Windows XP Professional (downgrade), Vista Business lisenssi
    Measurements: (L x S x K): 29,5 x 20,98 x 2,54 cm
    Weight: n. 1,4 kg
    Also docking station (4 kpl USB 2.0, RJ45, sarjaportti, rinnakkaisportti, DVI-D, VGA, kuulokeliitäntä)






    Choice number 2:

    170€
    IBM ThinkPad T42 14.1" XGA 2373-PSG, XP Pro Fi

    Prosessori: Intel Pentium M 735 (1,7 GHz)
    Keskusmuisti: 1 GB DDR SO-DIMM (maks. 2 GB)
    screen: 14.1'' XGA (1024x768)
    Graphic card: ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
    Audio: SoundMAX Digital Audio (sisäiset kaiuttimet + kuuloke/kaiutin- ja mikrofoniliittimet)
    Kiintolevy: 40 GB
    Optinen asema: DVD-ROM/CD-RW comboasema

    Hiiri: Tappihiiri (kolme näppäintä) ja tasohiiri (kaksi näppäintä)
    LAN: 10/100/1000 (Intel PRO/1000 MT)
    WLAN: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG (802.11b/g)
    irDA: yes
    Firewire: no
    Bluetooth: Kyllä, v1.2
    USB: 2 kpl USB 2.0
    Rinnakkaisportti: 1 kpl
    Muut liitännät: 2xPCMCIA/CardBus, VGA, S-Video, headphones, microphone, RJ-45 (Ethernet), RJ-11 (modeemi), rinnakkaisportti
    Operating system: Windows XP Professional
    Measurements (L x S x K): 329 x 268 x 31 mm
    Weight: n. 2,57 Kg

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    Yea I would avoid used laptops. If it is more than a year old and being sold that cheaply then you are getting ripped off or buying someone else headache.

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