[Wylug-help] Laptop Choice

[Greg Sheard]

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On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 05:38, Frank Shute wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 11:20:37PM +0000, Roger Leigh wrote:
> >
> >
> > Sorry to butt in, but I'm also looking for a similar machine.  I've
> > been using a Thinkpad at work for the last few weeks, and I've grown
> > to like it.  I'm looking to something I can use for networking
> > (testing software), software development, and taking away on holiday,
> > to LUGs, etc.
> >
> > Are there any reputable places to buy a second-hand Thinkpad of a
> > similar spec to yours?  I don't want to buy new because I don't want
> > to be too worried about theft or damage, and I don't need a bang
> > up-to-date machine.  I'd like to know I was buying a machine in good
> > working order, though.
> >
>
> I've got a Thinkpad too & can recommend them also.
>
> I bought mine directly from IBM (expensive!) but a year or two later I
> was wondering around Tottenham Court Road & they had IBM laptops that
> were new but had fallen behind their product cycle ie. didn't have the
> latest CPU/HD combo. These were a bargain, about =A3800 as compared to
> =A31200 for a machine from IBM. So if you can scratch together a bit
> more than you'd pay for secondhand I'd recommend a trip down to
> London.
>
> This was a couple of years ago but I'm sure you can still get
> remaindered IBM stock down there.

If you don't want to make the trip, you can get these things from Morgan
(who have a shop on Tottenham Court Road) - they also have a lot of
other stuff... never had any problems with them.
http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/

HAND

Greg Sheard
Technical Director
ECSC Ltd.
www.ecsc.co.uk

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Death, taxes, and lost data
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