Deal or no deal?

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OldManClayton · #1 Post by **OldManClayton** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:00 am

I think it would be a good idea to have a designated place where people can ask if a specific thinkpad for a specific price is a good deal. There is probably already a topic for this, but I haven't found it. O_o

Anywho... I'm wondering if an R30 for $60 is crazy good, crazy mediocre, or crazy phmeh.

#2 Post by **dorronto** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:11 am

OldManClayton wrote:I think it would be a good idea to have a designated place where people can ask if a specific thinkpad for a specific price is a good deal. There is probably already a topic for this, but I haven't found it. O_o

Anywho... I'm wondering if an R30 for $60 is crazy good, crazy mediocre, or crazy phmeh.

An R30 for $60???????

If all the parts are there and the battery holds a charge....

Go for it.......................

I've had a R31 for a couple of years now(a record for me) and still works great.

Ron

OldManClayton · #3 Post by **OldManClayton** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:20 am

Well, it doesn't hold a charge... But I wasn't too concerned about the battery. If I spend $60 on it though, that's $60 less in my x61 fund and I'd have trouble explaining to the people who gave toward it for Christmas why I spent some of it on an older thinkpad.

#4 Post by **dorronto** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:21 am

Obviously, a R30 is not a x61. period... much larger and heavier..

Good luck,
Ron

vanaya · #5 Post by **vanaya** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:14 pm

and not to mention the infrequent pc133 memory to max out at 1gb, which would run about $60 to find.

My .02$

basketb · #6 Post by **basketb** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:15 pm

OldManClayton wrote:I think it would be a good idea to have a designated place where people can ask if a specific thinkpad for a specific price is a good deal.
...

I think you are missing one important point:
...have a designated place where people can ask if a specific thinkpad for a specific price for a specific purpose is a good deal...

In your case, for somebody who doesn't have a computer and can cough up the $60 easily, the R30 is probably an excellent deal. For somebody who is actually saving for an X61, it is not a good deal (unless you can sell it right away for a profit).

pianowizard · #7 Post by **pianowizard** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:15 pm

I'm sure you're talking about this Craigslist ad. It's an excellent deal. The 512MB PC133 module alone is worth $35. If I were you, I would buy it ASAP and sell it right away to make some money. Sell the 512MB RAM on this forum for $30, and then the rest of the laptop on Craigslist for $90.

UPDATE: BTW, the R30 should have either 900MHz Celeron or 1GHz PIII. This particular unit probably has 1GHz and the "700MHz" frequency provided by the seller is probably due to Speedstep. But it's also possible that the CPU has been downgraded, so if you have a chance to play with the laptop before buying it, get into the BIOS (by hitting "F1" during startup) to see whether the CPU is 700MHz or 1GHz.

OldManClayton · #8 Post by **OldManClayton** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:22 pm

Yup, that's the one! Hmm... I didn't think about selling it to make money. All that trouble just to make $30 though? I'd rather keep it and use it as my laptop until I get that x61.

sparta.rising · #9 Post by **sparta.rising** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:29 pm

Buy it, if you like it, keep it, if you don't, sell it and put the money towards the X61 fund! If you only kind of like it, keep it around until you have enough money for the X61 and sell it.

vanaya · #10 Post by **vanaya** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:51 am

CPU can't be downgraded as on these units the CPU is soldered, not a socket type.

thinkwiki wrote: Standard Features

* One of the following processors:
o Intel Mobile Celeron 900 Mhz CPU
o Intel Mobile Pentium III 1.0 GHz CPU

OldManClayton · #11 Post by **OldManClayton** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:17 pm

Just out of curiosity, how much is a 600X generally worth?

I'll just use this as my personal price-asking thread if nobody else will.

#12 Post by **Harryc** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:21 pm

No more than $100 if it is complete, as in working with all original parts included with no defects.

OldManClayton · #13 Post by **OldManClayton** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:42 pm

http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/sys/987855105.html
Even if it's a really good deal, I won't be picking it up.

Just wanted to know how good of a deal I was passing up.

Thank ye.

#14 Post by **Harryc** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:05 pm

The description and the machine type are at odds. I would not purchase it without talking to the seller. 600X's never came with Pentium II's, Pentium III's only. Plus he mentions 600e in the Ad, most likely indicating what it actually is. Pentium II Thinkpads are very dated, and almost worthless unless you run Windows 95/98 or a light Linux.
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:600X

OldManClayton · #15 Post by **OldManClayton** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:09 pm

Hmm, yes, I have experience with that...

My newest laptop is my old 600e.

jamerslong · #16 Post by **jamerslong** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:27 pm

i feel you oldmanclayton.. I wish I could afford even a T42P with all the bells and whistles... I just finally got my low end T41 for 190$ that should hold me over for a little while.

OldManClayton · #17 Post by **OldManClayton** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:31 pm

Ah, but not to worry! Only a few hundred more bucks and I'll be able to afford that x61 tablet I've been eying for ages. >____O

Getting really close!

hehe, straight from a 600e to an x61t...

jamerslong · #18 Post by **jamerslong** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:58 pm

youl be so excited when you get it too!

i will probably never move to the 6 series, it's just sad that they took the color out of the mouse buttons and got rid of the thinkpad logo, those asthetics are a big deal to me.

OldManClayton · #19 Post by **OldManClayton** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:00 pm

Yea, I can't wait! Like a little kid at Christmas.

I don't know why they removed those things, but the x61 is still thinkpad enough for me to want it.

I wasn't quite as fond of the x200's looks, but I could never afford that anyway.

jamerslong · #20 Post by **jamerslong** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:15 pm

my wife thought I was going to jump out of my skin when I got my T41, I am so glad I got ahold of one finally. still no T42P

but I am still happy. And I am glad I was able to skip the T30 series.

youl be glad to finally get away from the legacy line

OldManClayton · #21 Post by **OldManClayton** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:35 pm

Most definitely.

Every day something new fails on it... it's been reduced to a word processor that has to have a PS/2 mouse plugged in and be near a wall outlet. Although, the battery's been like that since day one.

There was a modification I was going to do to put a PIII in it, but that just ended up ruining my trackpoint somehow. >_> The CPU worked, but when I screwed it in, I used too long of a screw and must have drilled half a hole through it.

Needless to say, I'll leave the hacking to my older laptops and won't even touch the rubber screw covers on me x61.

jamerslong · #22 Post by **jamerslong** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:56 pm

that sucks

I wish the touchpoints would be user replacable. I have a 600x that had a bad trackpoint, I turned into a digital photo frame.

it works well for that purpose

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