Laptop Woes

[Keith Smith]

This is the best time to buy new.  You can find great deals at both 
Staples and ofc max / depot.  I would think you can find something 
comparable for about $229 this time of year.

On 2014-12-23 11:17, Bob Wallace wrote:
> On 12/23/2014 09:30 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:
>> My daughter's Dell D620 seems to be dying. I think the screen is 
>> dead...the splash screen at boot time does not appear even though the 
>> HD light is on. It has Ubuntu on it now. I tried running the Dell Diag 
>> diak, but the screen remained dark as well.
> 
> Had that issue come up several years ago in Riverside, California. Off
> to the repair shop and wait for a new display to be put in place.
> 
>> 
>> She has one more semester in high school, then off to college with a 
>> shiny new Macbook Pro. Sort of a family tradition as her two older 
>> sisters went down the gray path and abandoned Linux for iOS when they 
>> went to college. I read there will be another generation of Macbook 
>> Pros out this summer, so I would like to wait to buy her that new Mac 
>> until after high school graduation...plus relatives always chip in a 
>> little extra to mitigate the sting of the Apple price tag...;)
>> 
>> Anyway, does anyone have an older laptop they are willing to sell that 
>> is comparable to a D620 (Core duo processor T7600, 14.1", A couple of 
>> Gigs of RAM)?
> 
> If you are unable to locate a replacement, search for "refurbished
> laptop" and check the results. Some of those outfits are set up to
> look for specific laptops by brand and/or insides. One result showed a
> shop in Mesa.
> 
> -Bob
> 
>> 
>> Is there a place that older laptops go to be refurbished and resold? 
>> Does anyone have any experience with Device Pitstop (2827 W. Peoria 
>> Avenue, Suite 100-A Phoenix,)? They buy and sell computers.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Mark
> 
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Keith Smith