> > > Before buying any used laptop, use google to find out about other > people's experiences. If you see the same flaws cropping up over > and over, this may be a manufacturing defect, limiting the lifespan > of every unit made. Thus, 2007 manufactured laptops may outlast 2011 > manufactured laptops, if the 2011 laptops are flawed. Sadly, many > wearout flaws don't become common until after the warranty expires. > > Keith > > This is exactly why I still use a laptop from 2003. I keep buying used ones of the same model to steal parts from. I will continue doing this until either my computing needs overrun the laptop's functional limitations, or until the interweb runs out of parts for me.
my screen does 1920x1200 and I can run for 7 hours on good batteries (the optical drive is swappable with a battery, floppy drive, and I'm sure other things). It's a dell d800. this sucker is OLD, but it just refuses to die. I also don't need a cooling pad on the bottom, as I have thus far been unable to overheat it. I have no problem letting it sit on a cushy blanket or pillow for hours, and then it can go straight on my lap without a subsequent need for application of burn cream. The hingest are starting to wear a bit, and the screen doesn't get as bright as modern models, and some of the thinner parts of the casing are starting to develop cracks, and the bottom corners of the screen have broken off completely at this point, but these are all minor cosmetic things caused more by my abuse of the poor thing than by normal wear & tear. Plus, they are all easily fixable by buying one with a broken screen or something and swapping them out. -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
