Subject to finding a new contract, I was thinking of buying ms doodab a netbook or cheap laptop to stop her grabbing my laptop all the time. Something reasonably small and light that she can use for internet / facebook / email / basic word and excel type stuff.
Anyway, the other day I saw a 2nd hand lenovo thinkpad in a shop, so I checked ebay to see if the price was fair (it wasn't) and now I'm thinking of buying her a 2nd hand thinkpad X200 or X61, which are pretty cheap i.e. around £350 for an X200 or X200s or half that for the older generation X61.
Something like this laptop on ebay would be ideal, as I have spare memory and HDD lying around to upgrade it to decent spec, and that would give her a quality lightweight laptop with a proper keyboard. Even if I have to stump up £100 for a new battery I think that makes more sense than spending the same sort of money on a brand new netbook or £4-500 on a low end laptop. Would you agree?
Anyway, the other day I saw a 2nd hand lenovo thinkpad in a shop, so I checked ebay to see if the price was fair (it wasn't) and now I'm thinking of buying her a 2nd hand thinkpad X200 or X61, which are pretty cheap i.e. around £350 for an X200 or X200s or half that for the older generation X61.
Something like this laptop on ebay would be ideal, as I have spare memory and HDD lying around to upgrade it to decent spec, and that would give her a quality lightweight laptop with a proper keyboard. Even if I have to stump up £100 for a new battery I think that makes more sense than spending the same sort of money on a brand new netbook or £4-500 on a low end laptop. Would you agree?
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