Posted on 08/11/2015 6:40:28 PM PDT by djf
OK I went to a couple garage sales last weekend. Didn't get off my duff on Saturday, so went on Sunday.
At one I saw a laptop - wasn't exactly sure what it was. It had a Windows XP sticker on it so I figured it must be at least marginal.
Asked the lady if the battery worked and she said "well it's old so it might only give you an hour or two..." Asked her if the machine actually works and she said "yeah, but it's old and slow..."
Anyways bought it and brought it home thinking I can part it out if worse comes to worse.
Surprise!
It's a Dell Inspiron 8500, with a Pentium 4 running at 2100 Mhz, has an 80GB hard drive, has USB 2.0, and just about everything else except a wireless which I have but haven't installed yet.
So all this and probably more for a grand total of: 5 bucks!
like I need more pc's... ;-)
Great deal.
I’ll give you $10.
Dude! you got a Dell!
I just got a Dell reman for $135 and thought I did well. Damn... ;)
Did she clean the hard drive? Might be a fortune there!
LOL! And Linux installations are free...
$5!!
dang!!
Yes indeed!
I never had a Dell laptop, I’ve had a couple Dell desktops and was always impressed by how easily they come apart and go together.
So I will install wireless on it as soon as I’m done copying files.
It’s a Dell Inspiron 8500, with a Pentium 4 running at 2100 Mhz, has an 80GB hard drive, has USB 2.0,
...
Well, some people would consider that old and slow.
But $5 is a good deal. Glad you’re happy with it.
What a disappointment.......I thought you were going to say you found some of Hillary,s emails on it.
Decent of you to double back and pay the lady what it’s actually worth.
You did, didn’t you?
LOL!
That the POS that burns a hole in your couch. Recalled. Buy all of them you want on Ebay for $60. Great find. /s
That model also has the same mobo as the Latitude D800. Maybe try Windows 7 and an SSD...
Thanks! The battery is somewhat shot and it blinks yellow when the charger is plugged in, I ordered a new one from Amazon for 16 bucks.
But the whole deal is alot better than the older Gateways that I have, not as fast as a Centrino processor, but it’s quite respectable.
Great find! For a second there I thought you had found Hillary’s laptop.
Get outta here!
Nice score! I have an Inspiron B130 I bought new in ‘06 and in general I’ve been pretty happy with it.
You should have asked if her ex- had an old Porche or Corvette sitting out in the garage that she’d like to get rid of.
Lol! Probably should have!
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