WTB: Thinpad for my dad. (wifi, pref. 15 inch, good batt)

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Toine · #1 Post by **Toine** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:51 pm

Like the topic title says, I want to buy a laptop for my dad.
I preff. a 15 inch screen buy 14 is good also (he uses reading glasses).
Wifi (b is good enough)
And a Good battery.
Budget I want to spend is about 500-600 dollars.

#2 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Tue May 09, 2006 4:02 pm

Maybe your best bet if you want a 15" screen in the sub-$500 price range is to search eBay for an A22p or A21p.

Toine · #3 Post by **Toine** » Tue May 09, 2006 4:10 pm

True, Thanks.
But I was hoping a forum member has one for me

Toine · #4 Post by **Toine** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:41 am

No one?

JHEM · #5 Post by **JHEM** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:57 am

If you prefer a 15" display, built in WiFi and decent performance, you're offering too little at $500 to $600 IMHO.

The only 15" display models I've got at the moment are my A30p and A31p both fully loaded with Bluetooth, WiFi, etc., etc. and either of which would fetch more than your offering price.

As AlphaKilo said, I would suggest a search of eBay/NE for an A22p with a 15" display. It won't be a Flexview, but it's a pretty good one and you should be able to find one in your price range or less.

Regards,

James

Toine · #6 Post by **Toine** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:18 am

I'm talking about 1024 resl. guys.
So no fancy screen, just a standard laptop.

brentpresley · #7 Post by **brentpresley** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:24 am

What about this?
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=23749

Toine · #8 Post by **Toine** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:30 am

PM'ed you on it.

JHEM · #9 Post by **JHEM** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:48 am

Toine wrote:I'm talking about 1024 resl. guys.
So no fancy screen, just a standard laptop.

Paying any surcharge for an XGA 15" display model is foolish IMHO. At that resolution stick to the 14" display models and you'll get more bang for your buck.

That R50e that Brent has is a nice unit, although by the time you buy it, ship it to NE and pay the tax man you'll be WAY over your budget.

I'm pretty sure the VAT will be around 22%.

Regards,

James

Toine · #10 Post by **Toine** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:54 am

That's true.
Well, offers for 14 inch machines are open too

I just want a nice machine, with good battery and good wifi. that's it!

#11 Post by **schen** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:40 am

I think I understand the reasoning here. My wife has relatively poor vision and the XGA resolution on a 15" panel is great for her. If you don't mind looking on ebay, I've seen quite a few machines go in the sub-$500 range with WiFi, 15" screen etc. They'd be A30 and A31, but if you are OK with the performance of those models, they'd meet your criteria. IMHO, an A30 with the 1.13 or 1.2 Tualatin CPU, and 512Mb or 1Gb of RAM is an excellent cheap laptop.

You can see in my sig how my wife's A30 is configured, and it's great for her.

Toine · #12 Post by **Toine** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:01 am

indeed, as my dad.
Anywho, I can't seem to find any seller who wants to ship to the netherlands (A30,A31)

skou · #13 Post by **skou** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:41 pm

Toine, PM me with your city and postal code, so I can figure out what shipping will cost. (Or post it here, so others can also calculate shipping cost.)

steve

Toine · #14 Post by **Toine** » Wed May 10, 2006 3:45 pm

No problem.
Zipcode: 7511 GV
City: Enschede
Country: The Netherlands.

lowie · #15 Post by **lowie** » Tue May 30, 2006 8:37 am

I have an A30p for sale. With 15" SXGA screen and second battery. If you are interested, PM me.

Here are the specs.

WTB: Thinpad for my dad. (wifi, pref. 15 inch, good batt)

WTB: Thinpad for my dad. (wifi, pref. 15 inch, good batt)

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