On Sunday 17 August 2025 07:33:18 am Richard Owlett wrote: > On 8/16/25 2:55 PM, Roy J. Tellason, Sr. wrote: > > On Saturday 16 August 2025 07:41:41 am Richard Owlett wrote: > >> The local Staples has a sale on of overstocked laptops. There is a > >> selection of Lenovo [used the brand before] and HP [used their > >> instrumentation in the 70's] machines. > > > > That HP back then has nothing to do with the computers bearing that > > branding now. There's a machine sitting in the other room here with that > > brand, I forget what's in the box, unused. I may configure it as a "test > > bench" machine one of these days, maybe. > > > > Oh, and I won't do business with Staples. Long story and I won't get into > > it here. > > > > I don't expect any computer expertise from them and will try some online > price comparison.
You might have a look here: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/ A couple of us have bought systems from them and are pretty happy with the results. Charles Curley got a laptop, I got a desktop system... -- Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters" - Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James M Dakin
