Yep! I've been using IBM/Lenovo laptops for many years. My most recent one died last week and I found a refurb same model for $200 taxed and delivered.
/Rick Sent from my iPad On Nov 19, 2013, at 5:38 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Dave, > > If you are looking for an economy laptop, I would steer you to the > refurbished IBM laptops. They are typically priced at $240 and up loaded > with Windows 7 professional. See > http://www-304.ibm.com/shop/americas/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/default/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=2576396&storeId=1&catalogId=-840. > > I have had good success with the IBM/Lenovo computers - they just keep on > running, but then I normally use only desktops, the laptop is only for > infrequent travel purposes. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 11/19/2013 8:23 PM, Dave Moorman wrote: >> Hello, All - >> >> I’d like to get the K3 and KX3 on HF digital and am wondering if anyone can >> recommend a reasonably priced PC laptop which would do that. My experience >> has been only Macintosh so the PC laptop world is unknown territory. A >> decent keyboard and a trackpad are pretty essential, but that’s about the >> only hard-and-fast requirements. >> >> Another question; I have an older iBook G3 on which I’m attempting to >> install Linux. Has anyone done that? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dave K9SW >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html