Reasonable price for an X31? Secondhand.

[RS_003]

Hello,

I can buy an IBM X31 (warranty till September 2007)

DETAILS:
-Model: ThinkPad X31 Type 2672 - CBG
- Weight : 3.6 lb !!!! (ultra light)
-Pentium M 1.4Ghz
-Centrino Mobile Technology
-Memory 512Mb
- DVD player (in docking station)
-Screen size (1024x768) TFT LCD
-Hard Drive 40 Gb
-One Firewire / IEEE 1394 port
-Intenal Ethernet LAN Adapter / 1GB Intel, RJ-45 with 2 LEDs -Internal Wireless WiFi 802.11b Intel Pro -Compactflash slot Type II (5mm thick) -Two USB 2.0 (One on right side, one in back).
-Infrared port
-Audio line in, audio line out, and microphone in ports -Modem 56K -One DB-15 external display port (to hook up a proyector or monitor) , -One LPT (parallel) port.
-PCMCIA slot
-All-voltage Charger
-Li-Ion battery
-IBM Security chip

Software (Licensed):
-Windows Professional Edition
-Office Professional 2003
The docking station (UltraBase) has:
-DVD ROM combo drive.
-Replicated port plus....
-One Serial port
-PS2 port for external mouse/keyboard
-Security slot
-"Eject" button to undock
-Space for an additional battery

Condition: New ( screen is perfect, slight user marks … not extreme)

The man asks 850 euro.

Is this a good price? I think so, because here in Holland a new X31 with 256mb and a 1.5Ghz p-m costs around 1650 euros new (http://www.acesdirect.nl/redir.php3?c_i ... ref=kelkoo )

What do you think?
The battery still lasts 2.5 / 3 hours he told me, and he sounds trustworthy.

And I really would like an X31 over my current T1XP since it has such a sucky touchpad, where the IBM has the best keyboard and trackpoint ever

(you can see I love IBM’s :+ or should I say … Lenovo’s )

[stgreek]

I am now in the Netherlands and bought a better-specced X31 for 600 Euros, without the Ultrabase. However, I believe I was veey lucky. As for your case, the price is not bad at all, but I would also give Ebay a try as there are several German shops that will sell you a better-specced X31 (with BT and 1.6 P-M) for around 1000 Euros, brand new. If however the one you found is in new condition, price is not bad.

[RS_003]

And it was not stolen?

Ah well, it’s to late now anyway
I am receiving it within 30 minutes from now.

But thanks for your advice, I also looked to those German shops, and I came around 1300/ 1400 euros for idd topspecded X31's ... but now I can check the screen for deadpixels and stuff, and a docking station also costs around 150 euros new.

Plus I get a Free laptop bag.

So it is a reasonable deal according to you?


Btw, you are native Dutch or can you speak Dutch?
And please let me know where you got those 600 euro X31’s