please help everyone ibm r60

[wildfire45]

hi all are ibm r60's good computers do they last a while and are good for programs and music and online videos because my main computer crashed now i have to find oe cheap so i went on ebay this one is 185.00 but its refurbished

take a look if you would and tell me what you think

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-R60-15-Laptop-C ... 2eb578f30f

Intel Centrino Dual Core 1.83GHz CPU

1GB Memory

60GB  Hard Drive

[RealBlackStuff]

Welcome to the forum.

What is on offer on eBay came ex factory as:
Product: ThinkPad R60 9457-BA2 [change]
Original description: Based on 9457-8JU: T2400(1.83GHz), 512MB RAM, 60GB 5400rpm HD, 15in 1024x768 LCD, Intel 950, CDRW/DVD, Intel 802.11abg wireless, Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, 9c Li-Ion, WinXP Pro

It's not a bad deal, and these machines are real work horses, but...
You may find the (XGA) LCD resolution a bit low.
It's not suited to run the likes of Photoshop, but Irfanview etc. will work fine.
The internal speakers are nothing to write home about, but with (amplified) external speakers you'll be fine.
To store lots of music, the size of the hard disk is rather puny (put upgradable to 1 TeraByte).

There's a similar machine with better LCD and graphics (for about $70.- more) in our Marketforum: http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=96652