[Tfug] OT: business-class laptops for sale (cheap!)

[Carl Trachte]

<delurk>

That's a good deal.

I can't justify it right now and I'm partial (OpenBSD) to Thinkpads,
but I couldn't help by contribute noise and regret letting this
opportunity pass.

FWIW, similar ThinkPad's spec-wise on ThinkPadDepot are about $250 or
$275 a piece, hence the "that's a good deal."

</delurk>

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Matt Jacob <matt at jacobmail.org> wrote:
> Hey TFUG,
>
> I have two HP EliteBook 8530p laptops that I'm not using, and it seems
> like a shame to leave them sitting around, doing nothing. So, I thought
> I'd offer them up here for less than what I could sell them for on eBay,
> because the prospect of eBay fees, PayPal fees, shipping fees, and more
> PayPal fees doesn't particularly excite me. Here are the configurations:
>
> Laptop 1:
> * Intel Core 2 Duo 2.80 GHz processor
> * 4 GB memory
> * 160 GB hard drive
> * Windows Vista Business preinstalled
> * 1 power brick
> * Docking station
> * HP leather laptop bag
>
> Laptop 2:
> * Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz processor
> * 4 GB memory
> * 160 GB hard drive
> * Windows Vista Business *license*, but no OS installed
> * 2 power bricks
> * Docking station
> * HP leather laptop bag
>
> Price is $150 each or $250 for both.
>
> Throw an SSD in there and max out the RAM at 8 GB, and you've got a
> pretty decent little computer for well under $300.
>
> Matt
>
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