[OT] Used/Cheap Laptops?

[Bill Heagy]

Giles Orr wrote:
>> On Jun 13, 2013 11:53 AM, "Scott Elcomb"<psema4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>  wrote:
>>> Hi all; last night the screen on my laptop went on the blitz and I
>>> need to find a temporary replacement asap.  It doesn't need to be very
>>> powerful - as long as it can run a modern debian or ubuntu I'll be
>>> good.
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a location near Queen&  John where I might be
>>> able to find a cheap or used laptop?  Any advice would be most
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> TIA,
> On 13 June 2013 15:01, Chow, Chislon<chislon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>  wrote:
>> Have a look at Dell off lease laptops at Dell dfsdirect. They have a nice
>> coupon that will offset the shipping charges.
> Off-lease laptops are a good thought: I'd suggest carting a Knoppix CD
> (hope you have a copy, or a way to burn one) around the places at
> College and Spadina and looking at what they have off-lease - see they
> boot Knoppix cleanly.  The current rate seems to be around $300 for a
> 15" with a "dual core Pentium."  If you get really lucky, you might
> find a Core2 Duo.  I can't fully recommend Fortune Computers, but
> their prices are reasonable, they tend to have stacks of off-lease
> stuff, and I've bought from them in the past.  Good luck.
>
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If you're looking for mailorder or not at Queen/John, I've bought 
several Thinkpads from:

http://www.laptopcloseout.ca/canada/store.html

They're up in Markham now (used to be in Yorkville).

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