[TriLUG] Looking to buy a used laptop

[Charlie Andrews]

This is a pretty old setup, but the Free Software Foundation endorses them,
because it comes with core-boot (now libreboot, I believe) installed. A
good solution if top of the line specs aren't top priority.
http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/product/ibm-lenovo-thinkpad-x60-coreboot/

-C


On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Ken M <ken at mack-z.com> wrote:

> Interesting site.  They have a couple of desktops there that would be
> good candidates for replacing the kids aging computer.
>
> Ken
>
> On Thu, 2014-03-06 at 07:47 -0500, Roy Vestal wrote:
> > As a side note, I just checked Kramden's sales. They have 10x T61's
> > available to purchase.
> >
> > Specs:
> >      Model:                  Lenovo T61 Laptop
> >      CPU:                      Core2Duo T7500 2.2ghz
> >      Screen:               15.4" Widescreen
> >      RAM:                      2GB DDR2
> >      Hard Drive:           60GB SATA
> >      OS:                       Windows XP Professional
> >      Battery:              Good Charge
> >      Optical Drive:       DVD-CDRW
> >      Networking:          802.11g WiFi, Gigabit
> >      Extras :              Card Reader, Fingerprint
> >      Condition:          A
> >
> > When I was running thinkpads, I wrote a couple of articles for
> > thinkwiki.org. You can check there for anything linux and Thinkpad.
> >
> > Home:
> > www.thinkwiki.org
> >
> > T61:
> > http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T61
> >
> > Installs on T61:
> >
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installation_instructions_for_the_ThinkPad_T61
> >
> > HTH,
> > -Roy
> >
> > On 3/6/14 7:41 AM, Roy Vestal wrote:
> > > Check with kramden.org and see what they have. Look under "Take
> > > Action" -> "Surplus Sales". You'd be helping the community and getting
> > > a decent system.
> > >
> > > Quick blurb from their site:
> > >
> > > "Kramden Institute Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to
> > > empowering hardworking, yet economically disadvantaged, students to
> > > cross the digital divide. This is done by awarding thousands of PCs to
> > > students to be used to advance their academic and personal
> > > achievements. Kramden collects donated PCs, laptops, and peripherals;
> > > refurbishes the equipment; and awards the computers, thereby extending
> > > the useful life of electronics and reducing e-waste."
> > >
> > > ( not affiliated with kramden.org in any way. Don't hold my opinions
> > > against them! ;)  )
> > > -Roy
> > >
> > > On 3/5/14 10:33 PM, Matthew Frazier wrote:
> > >> Hello, TriLUGgers,
> > >>
> > >> I am currently on the market for an auxiliary laptop, for travel
> > >> and/or experimentation. I would like a laptop that is/has:
> > >>
> > >> - Enterprise-class (a Latitude or a ThinkPad or something)
> > >> - Everything works w/o needing repairs or buying parts separately
> > >> - Runs Linux well
> > >> - At least 2 hours of battery life
> > >> - 64-bit x86 processor
> > >> - 2 GB RAM (or more)
> > >> - 80 GB hard disk (or more)
> > >> - Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet (that work under Linux)
> > >> - DVD reader
> > >>
> > >> If you have a laptop meeting these specs that you would like to sell
> > >> me, please contact me off list.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Matthew Frazier
> > >> http://leafstorm.us
> > >
> >
>
>
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