[Noisebridge-discuss] Searching for new laptop

[John Ellis]

A high end Thinkpad T400 series laptop would have the high resolution, and
RAM etc. and they pop up on eBay used now.. for under $500.

-John

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 12:26 AM, Lee Sonko <lee at lee.org> wrote:

> I'm very happy with the new laptop I got 2 months ago.
> http://www.lee.org/blog/2013/03/06/i-love-my-new-laptop/
>
> I think a key part was paying a little extra for the screaming fast SSD
> drive.
>
> I got:
> 4 gig = plenty
> i5 processor = plenty
> 1366 x 768 = I could have paid another $180 for the higher resolution and
> might have been happier... but I'm happy
>
> Mine came to $880, new. I doubt you'll find anything like this used for
> what you want to pay (that wasn't stolen). This is fairly newish stuff. But
> hey, anything can happen.
>
> Good luck
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Melissa Breckenridge <ravynmb73 at yahoo.com
> > wrote:
>
>> To noisebridge people of san francisco,
>>
>> I have recently become the very proud owner of a very dead laptop. Seeing
>> how my laptop was pretty much my life I am in the market for something to
>> replace my glorified phone charger. This what I am currently looking for
>> considering I do enjoy playing mmo's and the such.
>>
>> OS: Windows 7 (prefably ultimate, but willing for any version)
>> CPU: Intel core 2 duo 2.0 Ghz or better
>> Ram: 4gb +
>> Video Card: Geforce 8800, Radeon HD 3850+, or Intel 4100 integrated
>> graphics chip or better w/ 256mb or better vram
>> HDD: 320gb or more
>> DVD: 8x DVD or better (Preferably blu-ray)
>> Network: 10/100/1000 Mbps
>> Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n
>> Screen: 15.6" or larger
>> Resolution: 1080p or better (1920x1080)
>> Connections: 3 usb 2.0 or more, and HDMI out.
>> Webcam: yes
>>
>> The challenge I am seeing thus far is what I am trying to spend (500 or
>> less). I am willing to go used but would need to test it out first to see
>> if there were any problems. Please contact me if you have something like
>> this and contact me via this email (ravynmb73 at yahoo.com). Thank you.
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>>
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