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0rion · #1 Post by **0rion** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:25 pm

Hi Y'all

I have a chance to get an X22 - PIII 800, 256MB RAM, 20GB HDD, and a Media Slice D/S with CD-R/W and FDD.

Asking $250US

I'm planning to up the memory (If I can get a 512mb stick in there I'll be happy), and perhaps a 3com wifi if one pops up on ebay. I currently have a T23 and I love it - perfect for XP. The X22 would be the wife's, it has similar specs to my beloved lappy...

So, does it sound like a good deal?

pianowizard · #2 Post by **pianowizard** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:43 pm

Does it include a Windows COA sticker? That's worth around $40. If it does, then this is a good deal. If not, the it's just okay.

solitude · #3 Post by **solitude** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:24 pm

It looks pretty reasonable to me.

Does that include tax and shipping?

#4 Post by **underclocker** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:51 pm

$250 for a machine that was $2K five years ago is good.

If it had built-in wifi, it'd be better.

It'll run WinXP pretty well with 256MB, better with 384 or more.

A 5400rpm or faster drive makes a difference, too (or an 80GB 4200rpm drive with an 8MB cache).

Enjoy it. X22-X23-X24's are great machines.

0rion · #5 Post by **0rion** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:15 am

Hey, thanks for the responses, sorry for disappearing there!

I found out that the X22 is a 2662-95U, which means no wifi, win2k COA, and 128MB, so he's throwing in another 128MB DIMM.

looks like nothing spectacular, just a great, stable, sturdy laptop. I think I'm gonna try for it.

0rion · #6 Post by **0rion** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:00 am

I got it! $245US tax and shipping in.

First impressions - Thin and light, alright! I was surprised how light the box was - and that's the X22, X2 Mediaslice and ac adapter altogether. Just installing XP on it, I think she (we) will enjoy this lappy!

Thanks for the support...

dc_slim · #7 Post by **dc_slim** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:57 am

Enjoy! It sounds as though you got a great machine at a very fair (I'd say quite good) price. FYI, no internal wifi is not all that big of an issue, IMHO. I highly recommend the 3com x-jack PCMCIA wifi cards, which have a retractable antenna. Very convenient -- you just push the antenna into the card housing when you don't need it or want to stick the machine into a bag. Great range, too -- just as good as some internal wifi cards.

0rion · #8 Post by **0rion** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:59 pm

Thanks, slim. I have been outbid a couple of times already on those 3com cards. From what I've read here they're very popular - such a great design. Makes me wonder why this type of idea hasn't caught on.

ragefury32 · #9 Post by **ragefury32** » Wed May 02, 2007 6:49 pm

Well, 3com is a dying company, and most new machines have integrated Wifi already. X-Jack Wireless is a relatively new idea, but nonetheless quite well loved - I have yet to see a 3CRPAG175 sell for anything less than $80 on eBay.

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