[OT] wanted: (pre-owned?) laptop

[keith smith]

At this price point I would buy new.
I would think almost any Linux distro would install and find your hardware.
I installed Mandrake on my Toshiba laptop about 4 years ago and it found almost everything.  A Tucson Free Unix guy installed my PCMCIA card for me with little hassle.
That was 4 years ago! - I would think a Linux install would find everything today.
The printers are cheap.  I think they make their money on the ink cart.
I do not think you will be able to by the hardware w/o the O/S.



Mike Schwartz <mike.l.schwartz at gmail.com> wrote: Thanks;
well then I guess it would be less
for a used one, 
...or else I would just buy a new one
(right?)
Do you happen to know if there are any
[gnu/] Linux distro's that would run on this?
(and have drivers for everything  
 including the wifi);    ?
(and - if so - whether there is any way 
 to buy the HW without the SW?)
and Hmmmm....  what's this
Free 725 Printer
?
I already have [/slash, don't need]
a printer. 
Maybe I could sell the printer?
(or give it away to some worthy cause
 and at least, get a tax deduction for it)? 
...how much is a ["725"] printer worth?
-- 
Mike Schwartz    
Glendale  AZ  
schwartz at acm.org
Mike.L.Schwartz at gmail.com

On 8/17/06, keith smith < klsmith2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:You can get a Dell  $659 
 
Dell Inspiron E1505    
Inspiron E1505
Intel® Core� Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
512MB Shared3 Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM 533MHZ, 1 DIMM 
60GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Free 725 Printer
Free Shipping & Handling 

 http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/tv?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&keycode=6Vc94&DGVCode=TV



Mike Schwartz < mike.l.schwartz at gmail.com> wrote:

  I am interested in buying a laptop PC, 
up to 3, 4 years old (maybe younger);
as long as it has a 
working wifi, 
[mozilla] browser, 
and typical stuff such as 
a charger for the battery,
a USB port,  
 and a CD or DVD drive.
Is that too much to  ask?
How much should I expect to pay?
If I am not in a hurry, is it better
to buy it over the net ("mail order"?).
I will probably pay by credit card.
 ...it's needed to  be able to access 
(web-based) e-mail when out of town. 
-- 
Mike Schwartz    
Glendale  AZ 
schwartz at acm.org  

Mike.L.Schwartz at gmail.com



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