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Low-end Laptops?
cryingpoet writes: "I remember the good old days, before everyone wanted a cell phone or PDA, back when you could buy a used laptop for $80 (USD). Now all the affordable laptops have hit the recycling bins as raw materials for new screens. To make matters worse, the state of the economy has driven companies to stop upgrading and keep all used laptops "in-house." Most used laptops run twice their cpu clock speed in dollars [$ = MHz * 2($/MHz)]. Auction prices seem to be worse than that of wholeseller. So I come to you, /.ers, in the hopes that there are still some used laptop deals to be had. Is there such a thing as a low-end used laptop anymore, and where?"
Can't beat eBay. Got a Toshiba Satellite Pro (P-120, 1.3GB HD, 48 megs RAM) with a primo TFT display for about $65 -- including shipping. I installed Vector Linux on it and it hums along like a PIII (great distro for smallish HDs). Didn't come with a CD drive, but I just laplink it with my main PC to exchange larger files. For what it does, it's easily worth five times that price. Schweet!