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Originally Posted by alf View Post
I bought a couple of used IBM thinkpads T42s for my 2 boys 9 & 11 off ebay running Win XP.

They are almost indestructable, good and cheap <$300. They have taken it with them on trans pacific flights, sleepovers, all over the house, spilled milk on it, dropped it, ate over it and generally treated it like 9 & 11 YO boys would. and it still works.

Compare that to what you could buy new for around that price.
ThinkPad. Good machine.

Deal on a Lenovo Netbook, (bought the IBM line) $270 with free shipping. With 6 cell battery, good option.

http://dealnews.com/Lenovo-Idea-Pad-S9-e-Atom-1.6-GHz-8.9-Netbook-for-269-free-shipping/316802.html
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