DELL Desktop OptiPlex + Brother Printer/Scanner + 3COM Router (Phahon Yothin Soi 37) THB10000

Listed: June 25, 2010 11:36 pm
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Moving to Turkey July 12 – Email Dave Selling all 3 for 10,000 Baht total price 1) DELL Desktop OptiPlex and Flat screen – 2 year Warranty remaining – bought new May 2009 for 19,000 2) Brother MFC-240C Printer/Fax/Scanner – 4 new ink cartridges 3) 3Com Wireless Router Phahon Yothin Soi 37-LeJardin Condos, 5 minutes from Major Ratchayothin Cineplex

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DELL Desktop OptiPlex + Brother Printer/Scanner + 3COM Router (Phahon Yothin Soi 37) THB10000

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For eBay buyers, don’t leave feedback until you’ve checked everything out. If there are any major problems, do not be afraid to return the computer.

Buy a laptop that has its original “recovery CD”. What some sellers do is wipe the drive and put Linux on it because they lost the original Windows disc, i.e. “recovery CD”. This sucks because in reality Windows may run best on that laptop over Linux (due to proprietary hardware with proprietary drivers). The first thing you should do with any used laptop is immediately do a “slow” format of the hard drive (this will mark any bad sectors) then pop in the recovery disc and install the provided Windows OS. If you like it, stick with it. If not, wipe it out and put on Linux.