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I am in the market of purchasing a laptop for my daughter for college papers, research, online work and downloads, Windows Office applications, and DVD burning. Any gaming will be very light. I have only recently started looking into laptops so your opinions are welcome. Budget is maximum of $900 but $750 is more like it. I would want to XP Pro with 1 Gig, but I am flexible.
Anyway, someone made this offer to me and I'd like your honest opinion. I am aware that it is 2.5 years old and that I probably will be better off with a new er model. Still it is loaded in many ways, but is it worth $750-$900 for a 2.5 year old machine? Thanks.
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T42 for sale. It is a 15" SXGA+ (1400x1050), Pentium M 2.0GHz (not dual core, but still very fast), 100GB 7200RPM hard drive, ATI Radeon 9600 graphics, and 1GB+ RAM (I need to get some spare RAM for it, only 256MB in it now - but will add 1GB+). It has an a/b/g wireless card and DVDRW as well. I have a six cell, nine cell, and Ultrabay (replaces optical drive) battery. I also have a 2.5" hard drive bay that goes in place of the optical drive as well. Finally, I have a Mini Dock which is basically a full port replicator (USB, PS/2, Serial, Parallel, Network, Modem, etc) AND a DVI output for an LCD monitor. It has a full warranty with accidental damage coverage that is valid through August - you may be able to extend it, I'm not sure.
I paid $2000 for this machine about 2.5 years ago, not including the extra batteries & the dock (it only came with a CDRW/DVDROM initially as well). Everything is in great condition and it has worked excellent for me.
I'm sure we can come to a price in your budget, and honestly it would be a lot better built than the N100
Anyway, someone made this offer to me and I'd like your honest opinion. I am aware that it is 2.5 years old and that I probably will be better off with a new er model. Still it is loaded in many ways, but is it worth $750-$900 for a 2.5 year old machine? Thanks.
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T42 for sale. It is a 15" SXGA+ (1400x1050), Pentium M 2.0GHz (not dual core, but still very fast), 100GB 7200RPM hard drive, ATI Radeon 9600 graphics, and 1GB+ RAM (I need to get some spare RAM for it, only 256MB in it now - but will add 1GB+). It has an a/b/g wireless card and DVDRW as well. I have a six cell, nine cell, and Ultrabay (replaces optical drive) battery. I also have a 2.5" hard drive bay that goes in place of the optical drive as well. Finally, I have a Mini Dock which is basically a full port replicator (USB, PS/2, Serial, Parallel, Network, Modem, etc) AND a DVI output for an LCD monitor. It has a full warranty with accidental damage coverage that is valid through August - you may be able to extend it, I'm not sure.
I paid $2000 for this machine about 2.5 years ago, not including the extra batteries & the dock (it only came with a CDRW/DVDROM initially as well). Everything is in great condition and it has worked excellent for me.
I'm sure we can come to a price in your budget, and honestly it would be a lot better built than the N100