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buy used laptop
i have a chance to buy a used dell c610 laptop
windows xp on it 1gig of ram 40gb harddrive
is this a decent laptop? what can anyone tell me about this computer?
i am not computer smart but wanting to be and just need someone to
help me out here. please
europa303
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February 9th, 2010 02:00
The Latitude line of laptops was designed primarily for business users, and is very popular. This model is not current, but a Google search reveals lots of information that you may find helpful. I wouldn't pay more than a couple hundred (at most), but if the laptop works well, you may find it to be fine for general purpose computing. Presuming it is several years old you may need a new battery (not cheap) before long. Run the Google search and best of luck.
ieee488
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February 9th, 2010 06:00
what "info" are you looking for?
europa303 is right in that a brand new battery for that laptop will cost you at least $50.
I personally wouldn't pay more than $150 for the laptop you are describing
A brand new Dell netbook can sometimes be bought for about $200 and it would come with a brand new working battery
take a look at Delloutlet.com for scratch and dent models or at the laptops at DFSDirectSales.com; the latter is also Dell; it sells older laptops that Dell got back from lease
cntrygrl1313
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February 9th, 2010 06:00
ts for the help but when i googled it didnt give me a whole lot of info guess i will just keep checking around.
thanks again for your responce
speedstep
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February 9th, 2010 06:00
Its old and would work ok but Its not for games or anything modern.
This is a Pentium 3m System and uses PC133 SDRAM.
Very Slow by todays standards.
I would call this a $99 laptop if that.
You can Get Better Laptops in the $300 range that are 2 to 5 times faster and more useable Pentium4 Class.
ieee488
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February 9th, 2010 06:00
May be so, but you will not find it priced like that on eBay or Craigslist which is where the OP probably found this laptop for sale.