I bought an ancient Toshiba with a 486 II, a Global Infinity modem card and 32mb about a year back for £60 from the back of a oub car park - well actually it was behind a hangar...
It was - the story goes - from a 'mate' who offloads IT equipment for ICI.
I asked few questions.
It worked like a trooper and got very little love or cleaning from me.
Then one night recently the house was hit by lightning and the poor little Tosh got roasted. Cue the man who doesn't make dramas out of crisis... one week later a brand new Toshiba Satellite Pro with all the bells and whistles worth about £1,100 retail.
I'm not suggesting an immoral insurance scam - I could hardly have faked the lightning strike - but my overall experience of old laptop buying was good.
Try
www.loot.com and if you are prepared to go out to pubs and not ask questions then you can get some fantastic deals. This does of course fuel future crime.
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