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Old 20-08-2007, 09:48   #9
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Re: Recommend a laptop

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Originally Posted by altis View Post
I'd go with summat like a reconditioned Dell D800 from their outlet or fleabay. This has a widescreen - great for DVDs - and good support. If you're storing photos then look for one with a large a large HDD and a DVD writer for backups too.
Reconditioned sounds interesting - do you have a link?

She's a bit of a techno-virgin so I wouldn't want to push her towards eBay. TBH I'd be a bit cautious myself of buying anything really high value off there, especially something electronic with moving parts ...

On the subject of eBay, can anyone tell me what the average selling price of a 2nd-hand MS Office CD is? The office net nanny won't let us near it. I have been trying to persuade her to save a fortune and go with Open Office but she's not convinced.
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