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"John Doue" <notwobe@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Stavros Christoforou wrote:
>
>> Pete wrote:
>>
>>> I'm in the market for a QUALITY laptop under $1,000.
>>> Must have 512MB of memory, XP, AMD or Intel, and I am flexible.
>>> Any suggestions about what and where?
>>> -Pete
>>>
>>>
>> I suggest a refurbished IBM Thinkpad T4x series (T40,41,42,43). There is
>> no way you'll get a new one for under $1k from a shop, but a refurbished
>> one (or a new one on Ebay) should do the job just fine. They are
>> considered the best quality laptops in the market, and after you use one
>> for some time you'll see why. Also, they come with 3yr warranties (which
>> you can extend) and IBM support is probably the best you can get.
>>
>> If for some reason you don't want to go IBM, I swould suggest Asus or
>> Toshiba which have some cheaper lines than IBM but are considered quite
>> good (but not as good). I would avoid Dell though, for the sole reason of
>> their hideous tech support.
>>
>> Stavros
> Two words of caution: first, Thinkpads DO NOT always come with 3 year
> warranty. Two absolutely identical machines (to the best of my knowledge)
> can have different model numbers, the difference being one is considered a
> professional model the other one, not. The first is more expensive and has
> this 3 year warranty, the second is slightly less expensive and has a 1
> year warranty.
>
> Second: if actually you can get a really brand new machine on ebay that
> would be much more expensive in normal channels, just ask yourself why.
> People who want reliabe machines should buy them from ... reliable
> sources.
>
> This being said, Stavros is right. Personally, if not IBM, I would go for
> Toshiba (represented everywhere in the world) which can make a big
> difference if you travel overseas.
>
> --
> John Doue
Thanks to all!
-Pete
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