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advice please: used laptop... Eric 11-21-2005
Posted by Eric on November 21, 2005, 10:35 am
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Hi, I've never used a laptop before so I don't know anything about
them but I need one.

It must have wireless internet ability. I wont do gaming on it except
online poker so I don't think I need a ton of computing power. I'll
use it for doing some stock market work and email.

I don't think weight matters to me much but the display should be
pretty nice and easy to look at. I might want to watch dvd's on it
sometimes.

I've done an ebay search(never bot anything off ebay so new at that
too) for laptops within 25 miles of Vancouver.

If someone could have a look at this list and suggest a couple of
laptops and suggest a reasonable price I should pay I would appreciate
it greatly.

thanks a lot
Eric

http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?sofocus=bs&satitle=&sacat=51148%26catref%3DC5&fbd=1&sorefinesearch=1&from=R14&nojspr=y&fscl=1&pfid=0&fswc=1&few=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fss=0&saslop=1&sasl=&fls=4%26floc%3D1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D0&salic=1&saatc=1&fspt=1&sadis=25&fpos=V5B+2X1&fsct=&sacur=0&sacqyop=ge&sacqy=&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&sabdlo=&sabdhi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50



Posted by Eric on November 21, 2005, 10:38 am
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>Hi, I've never used a laptop before so I don't know anything about
>them but I need one.
>
>It must have wireless internet ability. I wont do gaming on it except
>online poker so I don't think I need a ton of computing power. I'll
>use it for doing some stock market work and email.
>
>I don't think weight matters to me much but the display should be
>pretty nice and easy to look at. I might want to watch dvd's on it
>sometimes.
>
>I've done an ebay search(never bot anything off ebay so new at that
>too) for laptops within 25 miles of Vancouver.
>
>If someone could have a look at this list and suggest a couple of
>laptops and suggest a reasonable price I should pay I would appreciate
>it greatly.
>
>thanks a lot
>Eric
>
>http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?sofocus=bs&satitle=&sacat=51148%26catref%3DC5&fbd=1&sorefinesearch=1&from=R14&nojspr=y&fscl=1&pfid=0&fswc=1&few=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fss=0&saslop=1&sasl=&fls=4%26floc%3D1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D0&salic=1&saatc=1&fspt=1&sadis=25&fpos=V5B+2X1&fsct=&sacur=0&sacqyop=ge&sacqy=&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&sabdlo=&sabdhi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50
>


Oh yeah, and, of course, the cheaper the better but I would be happy
to pay for one that is high quality, good value, dependable, durable,
etc.

Posted by Eric on November 21, 2005, 10:48 am
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>Hi, I've never used a laptop before so I don't know anything about
>them but I need one.
>
>It must have wireless internet ability. I wont do gaming on it except
>online poker so I don't think I need a ton of computing power. I'll
>use it for doing some stock market work and email.
>
>I don't think weight matters to me much but the display should be
>pretty nice and easy to look at. I might want to watch dvd's on it
>sometimes.
>
>I've done an ebay search(never bot anything off ebay so new at that
>too) for laptops within 25 miles of Vancouver.
>
>If someone could have a look at this list and suggest a couple of
>laptops and suggest a reasonable price I should pay I would appreciate
>it greatly.
>
>thanks a lot
>Eric
>
>http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?sofocus=bs&satitle=&sacat=51148%26catref%3DC5&fbd=1&sorefinesearch=1&from=R14&nojspr=y&fscl=1&pfid=0&fswc=1&few=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fss=0&saslop=1&sasl=&fls=4%26floc%3D1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D0&salic=1&saatc=1&fspt=1&sadis=25&fpos=V5B+2X1&fsct=&sacur=0&sacqyop=ge&sacqy=&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&sabdlo=&sabdhi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50
>


If I don't want to risk getting a used laptop can someone recommend
something on this list suited to me?

thanks a lot
Eric

http://atic.ca/index.php?page=Products&cat=55

Posted by Barry Watzman on November 21, 2005, 11:58 am
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Most of the cheap ones are "fixer-uppers" or for parts.

Any laptop since about 1998 can do wireless internet. All that you need
is a cardbus slot.

If your needs are limited to web surfing and "Office" applications,
almost any Pentium II or later laptop will suffice, but to watch DVDs
you need a DVD drive and a CPU of about 500MHz or faster. I would look
for one with an XGA screen (1024x768 resolution). Rather than buy
local, I'd identify specific models and worry about condition and the
seller's feedback rating, but be willing to buy from a non-local buyer.

One set of products that I'd recommend would be a Toshiba 2805 series,
there were about a dozen models, but any of them will meet your needs
although I'd pass on the one lowest-end model (the 2805-S201, which was
the only model with either a Celeron processor or a 13" screen). You
can get these in the $200-$350 price range, they are good units.


Eric wrote:
> Hi, I've never used a laptop before so I don't know anything about
> them but I need one.
>
> It must have wireless internet ability. I wont do gaming on it except
> online poker so I don't think I need a ton of computing power. I'll
> use it for doing some stock market work and email.
>
> I don't think weight matters to me much but the display should be
> pretty nice and easy to look at. I might want to watch dvd's on it
> sometimes.
>
> I've done an ebay search(never bot anything off ebay so new at that
> too) for laptops within 25 miles of Vancouver.
>
> If someone could have a look at this list and suggest a couple of
> laptops and suggest a reasonable price I should pay I would appreciate
> it greatly.
>
> thanks a lot
> Eric
>
>
http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?sofocus=bs&satitle=&sacat=51148%26catref%3DC5&fbd=1&sorefinesearch=1&from=R14&nojspr=y&fscl=1&pfid=0&fswc=1&few=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fss=0&saslop=1&sasl=&fls=4%26floc%3D1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D0&salic=1&saatc=1&fspt=1&sadis=25&fpos=V5B+2X1&fsct=&sacur=0&sacqyop=ge&sacqy=&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&sabdlo=&sabdhi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fcl=3&frpp=50
>
>

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