Laptop recommendations -- thanks!

[Robert L Krawitz]

I've made my decision: buy another used Inspiron 8200.

Basically, new laptops with 1600x1200 or better screens are just plain
expensive -- on Egghead, I saw nothing less than $2300.  I found an
I8200 on eBay with an ATI Radeon 9000 graphics adapter (which appears
to be fully supported by the free Radeon driver) for $500.  Even if
this fails in a couple of years, I'm still doing well.

Those things are holding a surprising amount of value, considering how
low base model laptop prices are -- a very low end I8200 sold last
night for over $300.  I probably could have gotten one for a bit less
if I waited, but I decided that it wasn't worth it.  The seller has
excellent feedback and ships very quickly.

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