> i dont know about u .. but a grand is a bit too much for me for a laptop > .. > its just like buying a car .. depreciation after driving out of the > showroom > and more within one year .. so id go for a second hand or a refurbished > one > .. i got my ibm t60 last year .. i know its a little old .. but who cares > as > long as its a laptop .. i know t60s were the first ones which lenovo > started > making .. but its still more reliable than any of the acers or toshibas in > the market .. and yeh the small screen size is jst amazing .. abviously > ibms > come with heavy duty chasis as well as water channels in case of a > spillage > .. i would recommend going to this website .. > > http://www.studentcomputers.co.uk > > their refurbished laptops come in really good condition .. and on top > their > customer service is grand .. iv already purhased 2 laptops from there and > i > would go for more .. u can get an old refurbished ibm from there for 1/4th > the price ur willing to pay .. besides its like owning an old porche than > a > new toyota :-p
What sort of warranty do you get? Unfortunately laptops don't "travel" very well and are extremely difficult and expensive to repair. I'm with you on £1000 being over the top but you can get a really good laptop for £500-£600 new. Malc -- Technical copy-editor & proofreader KDE Proofreading Team KDE British English Translation Team http://l10n.kde.org/team-infos.php?teamcode=en_GB Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FriendlyAtheist GMX DSL: Internet, Telefon und Entertainment für nur 19,99 EUR/mtl.! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl02 _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
