From: letoured_at_sover.net
Date: Tue Jun 01 1999 - 13:18:19 EDT
That sound's pretty hight for a machine that is being discountinued. Now
that the TP570 is out, I expect the price of a 300mhz PII 560 to fall to
around $1400.
ALso note that the 560 does not have a CD drive. It is an extra, and you
will need one to load the systems you want.
>I'm thinking of getting a Thinkpad 560, preferably Pentium 233MMX, 64MB,
>4GB, 12.1" TFT. My budget is around US$ 1250, I don't mind paying a
>little more, but money is of concern here, so if it's less, all the
>better!
>Now to my question : I've seen quite a few machines of these specs on
>eBay for the price I'm looking at, but I wonder if there's somewhere else
>I should look at? Anywhere I should look for refurbs or particularly
>good deals? I'm just concerned that the used ones on eBay may come to me
>in a less-than-perfect condition :)
>I also noticed that Bill Morrow at thinkpads.com sells Thinkpads - happen
>to have any of these for sale, Bill? I'd anytime purchase from someone I
>know on this list than a complete stranger on eBay!
>Lastly, is there any other thing I should consider? I'm basically just
>looking for a cheap (allright, "reasonably-priced", since Thinkpads are
>never cheap!) ultra-portable that I would:
>a) use as a backup system in case power goes out on my desktop b) tote
>around now and then when I travel (I hardly ever do) c) use as a simple
>mail / web server at times, on my home network d) try out Linux without
>having to mess up my desktop system
>That's why I need the minimum of 4GB, since I plan to have both 98 and
>Linux on it.
>I would consider going up to $1500 should it be necessary, but if I can
>get away with something below a grand, all the better!
>I've seen those P166MMX models with 2.1GB and 32MB going for below a
>grand -
>is it worth it to get this instead and upgrade the RAM and HDD? I won't
>notice much on the processor, would I?
>Any suggestions? :)
>Thanks in advance,
>Warren.
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