Hi All,
My brother-in-law has asked me to get him a laptop, and I have seen an
IBM T23 (spec below) at Sterling XS for £270. I recall that the older
IBM lappies are pretty much sussed as far as Linux goes, so I'll
probably sling Ubuntu on it for him. The one thing that bothers me is
the price, which is not a million miles away from some branded newer
machines. His needs are pretty straightforward, so is this good value?
Any thoughts on this, or indeed suggestions of alternative machines
and/or suppliers?
Sean
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http://www.sterlingxs.co.uk/scpages/refurbishedlaptops.htm
IBM THINKPAD T23 with DVD
Corporate quality refurbished slimline notebook (weighs just 2.1kg &
3.3cm thin), powered by an Intel PIII 1.13 ghz processor, includes 512MB
RAM, 40GB hard drive, DVD drive, modem & network
Intel Pentium III mobile 1.13 ghz processor
512MB RAM
40GB hard drive
14.1'' TFT screen (1024x768)
Integral DVD drive
S3 savage video,
Crystal soundfusion WM audio
UK keyboard layout
Trackpoint pointing device
56k modem & 10/100 network
S-video, Parallel & Serial ports
2x USB ports
VGA and PS2 ports
2x Type II PCMCIA slots
Li-ion battery & AC adaptor/charger
refurbished, with 90 days RTB warranty
