Re: FS: DELL Inspiron 5100 Laptop (P4 2.4Ghz / DVD-CDRW) - $875

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:58:36 -0600, WC
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>FS: DELL Inspiron 5100 Laptop (P4 2.4Ghz / DVD-CDRW) - $875
>
>Dell Inspiron 5100
>------------------
>* Intel® Pentium 4® processor at 2.4 GHz
>* 14.1" XGA TFT high resolution display for crisp images
>* 32MB ATI Radeon 7500 w/ S-Video Out
>* 30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
>* 256MB DDR PC2100 SDRAM
>* 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
>* Integrated Network Card
>* Internal 56K Modem
>* External Ports: Two USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, VGA, S-Video, 1 PCMCIA 
>Type-II, Mic, Speaker
>* Sound Blaster Compatible Sound (Intel AC'97)
>* 94Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery with Charger/AC Adapter
>* Microsoft® Windows® XP Home with License
>* DELL Resource CD, Various Other Software
>* Limited Warranty/Mail-In Service offered by Dell (until 10/25/04)
>* Weight: 7.22 lbs. (with CD drive and battery)
>
>Item is in excellent like-new condition.  The only imperfection on this 
>laptop is one stuck pixel near lower right corner of display.  The 
>display still looks fantastic even with the stuck pixel.  Guaranteed 
>NON-DOA.
>
>Price: $875
>
>Local pickup is available for those of you in the Northwest Suburbs of
>Chicago.. or buyer pays shipping of $25.

Hmmm, seems this is a better deal (faster processor and actually
cheaper after rebate)... plus it's new and not used/abused by you.

http://tinyurl.com/vrrt

FWIW, this deal was found at:

http://www.tweaktown.com/deals/deals.php

I've yet to see you post a used/abused laptop that can be bought
cheaper than new.