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cheap old laptop



>>>>> "LC" == Laura Conrad <lconrad at laymusic.org> writes:

    LC> So where would you go to get a cheap or free laptop computer
    LC> with some version of Windows installed?

Thanks to everyone who answered this question.  I spend some time
attempting to get a bargain on eBay, but the bargains weren't cheap
enough to get me excited enough, so I decided that useful was more
important than cheap and bought an on-sale Thinkpad at NewEgg.  (There
was also a pretty good Thinkpad deal at staples.com, but NewEgg threw
in a free memory card, so I went with them.)

It came with Windows XP professional, and I have split the drive and
am dual-booting with Ubuntu.  The Ubuntu install was really slick
compared to the last time I installed LINUX (over a year ago).  It
even sets the hardware clock for you, so you don't have to bother
installing an ntp client on Windows.

-- 
Laura (mailto:lconrad at laymusic.org , http://www.laymusic.org/ )
(617) 661-8097	fax: (501) 641-5011
233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139




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