Apple original Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter, brand new unopened (Bangkok) THB700

Country: Thailand
Listed: June 27, 2010 10:59 am
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Cost 1090 THB new, still in sealed unopened package.

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Apple original Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter, brand new unopened (Bangkok) THB700

There are actually more brand name laptops than desktops these days, with the most popular models being the Dell Latitude, Toshiba Satellite, Sony Vaio, HP Pavilion, IBM Thinkpad and Apple iBook. Most of these models have been around forever, which means you can’t just buy a Thinkpad and assume that you’re getting a recent IBM laptop. The Thinkpad, Sony Vaio and the Apple Powerbooks probably hold their value a little better than the other brands, because they are rarely sold at deep discounts, even on closeout. However, I don’t see any reason to pay for name recognition in a cheap used laptop, and notebooks that are still operating after a couple years are well beyond any initial quality concerns. Don’t be surprised if every Satellite you see has a dead battery.

If you don’t want to do all these tests yourself or you want an expert opinion, most repair places would not charge more than $80 for a complete diagnostic check-up. When your used computer cost less than half the original retail price, $80 isn’t much.

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.