did I pay too much for my laptop?

[Quashu]

I bought a used laptop for $540.
IBM thinkpad R51 1.4 celery M, 40g HD, 1.25GB RAM.

Is this is good deal or did I pay too much?

what laptop do you guys use?

[Aeyyyyyy]

I'm afraid you paid too much. For comparison, here's a new laptop available at CompUSA for $500 (see slickdeals.net):

CompUSA has the Toshiba Satellite M115-S3094 Notebook for $650 - $150MIR = $500.

Specs:
Intel 1.6Ghz Core Duo
512MB
DVD+/-RW Drive
14" TruBrite Screen Technology
Wireless B/G/A
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

[Colymbosathon ecplecticos]

It really depends on the value of the data that you can glean from the hard drive.

[Nutty Buddy]

Originally Posted by Quashu

I bought a used laptop for $540.
IBM thinkpad R51 1.4 celery M, 40g HD, 1.25GB RAM.

Is this is good deal or did I pay too much?

what laptop do you guys use?

If you're buying a laptop made out of vegetables, I've got another one for you - hint: it's the one on the right:

[1695814]

Originally Posted by Nutty Buddy

If you're buying a laptop made out of vegetables, I've got another one for you - hint: it's the one on the right:

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/title02.jpg

RN

[Nutty Buddy]

Originally Posted by 1695814

RN

Yeah, that pwn was awesome.

[The Mantastic Actuary]

Originally Posted by 1695814

RN

man I still get a kick out of that

[mlschop]

Originally Posted by Quashu

I bought a used laptop for $540.
IBM thinkpad R51 1.4 celery M, 40g HD, 1.25GB RAM.

Is this is good deal or did I pay too much?

what laptop do you guys use?

Awful...I'm amazed at the lack of laptop knowledge people have nowadays. I guess that's why I can usually buy a laptop and sell it on eBay a year later for a profit

[_BullDog_]

Originally Posted by Quashu

I bought a used laptop for $540.
IBM thinkpad R51 1.4 celery M, 40g HD, 1.25GB RAM.

Is this is good deal or did I pay too much?

what laptop do you guys use?

This is not the time to be asking this question...

[The Mantastic Actuary]

Originally Posted by Quashu

I bought a used laptop for $540.
IBM thinkpad R51 1.4 celery M, 40g HD, 1.25GB RAM.

Is this is good deal or did I pay too much?

what laptop do you guys use?

well you overpaid. I still use the same one I had 4 yrs ago. Its an AMD XP 2100+ with 512mb ram and a 40 gig hd. that chip is the equivalent of a P4 so while its nothing special now, it def served its purpose and is still a pretty good PC for what I use it for