On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:39:05 -0500, sk3tch at sk3tch.net <sk3tch at sk3tch.net> wrote: > Shawn, > > Perhaps you're not aware of the quality of IBM laptops. For what he is > selling, this is a good buy. If I didn't already have a T40 I'd be > interested. > > Nevermind that this is a sub-note, not your average 8+ LB behemouth! > > You replied to the whole list so I figured you wouldn't mind me butting > in. :-D > > Nah, I don't mind. I realized my mistake, but rather than trying to send another "Oops, ignore previous e-mail" figured it would slide. As to the cost, honestly, I think it's too much. $200 for X20 $90 for a battery $46 for the AC adapter $69 for 10GB drive Who knows what the cost of the other parts are going to cost... Add in the specs of the system itself: P3-600 64MB of ram 4MB video It's not worth it for what it would cost to bring it to par for my desires/needs. The costs would take it pretty close to about 2/3 the cost of a new. At which point, I'd rather spend the money and buy a warranty. I'm well aware of the quality of Thinkpads. I've used the 390E, 380 series, 770, and I'm typing this out on an R50. I'm very interested in obtaining an X series due to portability needs primarily, as I ride a motorcycle in the summer time and the weight of all the laptops I've used to date is a killer when it's there for a few hours. I realize the X series isn't meant to the a desktop replacement, but even so, the specs of this one is low. As I said, I don't want to lowball him, but I honestly think he's asking too much. IMO at least. -- -Shawn "That which hits the fan, will not be evenly distributed." _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list