$200 (US) PC...

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 09:25:41AM -0400, Anthony de Boer wrote:
> Back in 2000, I spent about $2k buying a decent Thinkpad. Today I have a
> laptop that still boots and runs (on AC only) and is just hideously
> obsolete.  A $200 computer today runs circles around it CPU-wise, weighs
> just a wee fraction, and has built-in 11G and actual battery life.
> 
> Lesson: you may not want something that massively outlasts its
> upgrade-by date.  Take good backups for when the current machine dies
> and you need to replace it, but you were going to do that anyway.

I have seen too many "cheap" laptops die in 1 to 2 years.  They are junk,
and they often have troubles before they outright die.

And yes I have seen decade old thinkpads that just need a new battery
(but are obviously old and slow, but they have always been reliable
their entire lives).

If it doesn't matter to you if it is realiable and lasts and works when
you need it, then sure, cheap is the option to go for.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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