I would never buy used unless I know the person and I'm getting a really good deal. Dell has lots of special offers. If you are not in a hurry you may be able to get a real good rebate. http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/tv?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&keycode=6Vc94&DGVCode=TV Mike Schwartz wrote: On 8/17/06, Darrin Chandler wrote: On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 08:26:47PM -0700, Mike Schwartz 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. RedSeven does this kind of thing, and I think they do it pretty well. And there's always eBay. ;) -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ | --------------------------------------------------- Darrin Chandler, Your reply [above] was the first one (lightning fast; - within minutes), and IMO one of the best. I decided to try RedSeven partly because of the impresssion I got of that co., from attending the Aug. "West Side" PLUG meeting. I went to the 1645 E Camelback store Monday. They referred me to their Mesa "Outlet" store. I called there on Tues., [Aug. 29] and went there Tues evening to order it. Their enthusiasm for gnu/Linux, and help/support (potentially) for PLUG, were among the factors I considered - along with the IBM brand name on the hardware, and the price seemed reasonable - especially considering what those IBM ThinkPad T22 's used to go for, "new". -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org Mike.L.Schwartz@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss - - - - - - - Keith Smith - - - - - - - http://travelingcheese.com/search_engine/increase-search-engine-traffic.html - - - - - - - --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail.