question about retrobox.com....

[sunkssss]

i just recently purchased a t40 (2374-FU0) from the people at retrobox (only $370, should i feel lucky yet?) and i was wondering what their service and quality was like so far, purchasing from them has been quick and painless, but does anybody know what they are like when it comes to delivering items as described and returning items within their stated time?

any comments or feedback would be appreciated....

sincerely,
sunkssss

[tfflivemb2]

If you search the board for "retrobox", I am sure that you will read quite a bit. There are mixed reviews on them. Some have received almost perfect systems, others received substandard equipment. What was their rating on it?

[sunkssss]

these are the sepcs. they provided:

Pentium M 1.6GHz CPU with 512 MB RAM, 14.1" Active Matrix Screen, 40.0 GB Hard Drive 3.5'' Floppy Drive Not Included, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive, Trackpoint Pointing Device, 1 Serial Port and 1 Parallel Port, USB Ports Included, Modem of Unknown Speed Included, 10/100BaseT Ethernet Network Adapter, No Wireless Networking, Bluetooth Not Included, Two PCM Slots, Integrated Sound System with Speakers, Date Manufactured Unknown, Power Supply Is Switchable, No Expansion Unit Included, Carrying Case Not Included, ** POWER SUPPLY ADAPTER NOT INCLUDED **, NO OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLED. GRADE: B - Good.

thanks for the quick reply, i'll scour the forums in search of what other people have thought...

sincerely,
sunkssss

[sunkssss]

i just wanted to post an update, saying that i received my t40 from retrobox without a hitch. although the my order took a while to finally be shipped, what i got was more than i bargained for, considering that the laptop had been listed as "B - in good condition" but arrived in great condition and with only a minor hairline crack in the palm bezel. otherwise the screen is bright with no faded spots or dead pixels, and the hardware altogether was in excellent condition.

note: the packaging of the laptop was my only woe, and i'm quite glad that it bounced around it's "spacious" room by itself without anything else to collide with.

[tfflivemb2]

Congrats!! Atleast the paml bezels are cheap....pick one up and you'd have a "perfect" laptop.