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Basic laptop with XP for under $600?
Seems laptops with XP are a thing of the past? Can anyone recommend a basic but solid laptop that comes with XP installed for under $600? Dell charges an extra $99 if you want XP - that's just plain painful!
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07-13-2008, 09:24 PM
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Dell Factory Outlet. Lataitude D531
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/topics/global.aspx/arb/online/en/InventorySearch?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb
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07-14-2008, 03:05 AM
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I purchased a refurbished IBM Thinkpad T42 (from IBM) with XP a few months ago for under $600, no problems and I'm happy.
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07-14-2008, 04:21 AM
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Dell stopped XP on small office systems June 18th....
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07-14-2008, 04:22 AM
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Buy a new Dell with Vista on it then get a XP restore CD off of Ebay or one of us and put it back the way it should be. Its very easy...
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07-14-2008, 04:27 AM
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My computer guy specializes in this. He can ship anywhere and he is extremely reasonable. He just built me a new Thinkpad T60 with XP for $1,000, and he has a dozen refurbished units that are almost as good for your price range. He is an authorized Microsoft vendor, so he can sell and service XP for another 5 years. Only the big box retailers and manufacturers like Dell and Best Buy discontinued XP completely. Here's his web site: http://www.striketwice.com/about.html
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07-14-2008, 04:28 AM
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E-bay is loaded with used laptops for under $600 running XP. You even get to pick your favorite brand!
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07-14-2008, 05:49 AM
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I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 with 2GB RAM, 120GB hard drive, Radeon 256MB video card, DVD/RW, etc... like new (16 months old for $600 with XP loaded and with valid XP license.
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07-14-2008, 09:57 AM
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