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    Recycled notebooks and the like

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by stirfriedsushi, Feb 11, 2009.

  1. stirfriedsushi

    stirfriedsushi Confuse a Cat LTD

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    I have no idea whether any of you know about this site or not, but the prices are decent. It isn't just notebooks either, I am thinking of getting a thinkpad from them soon.

    http://www.datasalesonline.com/index.html
     
    stirfriedsushi, Feb 11, 2009
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  2. soulsaver_8229

    soulsaver_8229 Notebook Consultant

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    None of those are even remotely good deals

    for their cheapest i can get a netbook that would beat it in any benchmark you put it to
     
    soulsaver_8229, Feb 11, 2009
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  3. allfiredup

    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    Actually, the Scratch & Dent- Grade B could be a decent deal in the low $200-range. I wouldn't say that about anything other than a ThinkPad. I've seen them go for years and years and all they'd need is a new HD every few years.

    As for a netbook compared to any of these- Any of these older systems with a 1.86GHz Pentium M or more would outperform a netbook.

    The real deals are over at Lenovo's Outlet, where you can get a Refurbished ThinkPad SL500 starting as low as $466.00. It's 2.0GHz Intel Celeron 575 processor (yes, Celeron!) would smoke the Atom or any older single-core mobile processor. Not to mention the large hard drive, Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, DVD RW and 1-year warranty! :D
     
    allfiredup, Feb 12, 2009
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  4. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    Noob you are.
     
    Nirvana, Feb 12, 2009
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