...like something circa 2001-2003, with less than or equal to 1Ghz processor clock speed, maybe 128 MB ram, <= 40 gig HD (these are pretty much the specs of my 2001-circa HP Pavilion on which I developed things like the Imagecorner for Massassi but is now dead :(). Preferably a laptop. I basically want this thing to function as a typewriter that I can lug around and occasionally browse the internet with (although FF would probably kill it with so little ram).

So, the purpose of this thread is twofold:

1) Where might I find such a thing?

2) In the process of searching for such a thing, I cam across this on Froogle and was mildly appalled. How the **** can a 450Mhz Fruit iMac with a 20GB HD and 128 MB of ram go for almost SIX HUNDRED ****ING DOLLARS today? [And it's refurbished.]

If you don't have an answer to 1), post other stories of absurd prices for things (links if possible).


[Edit: Title should be "urge" and not "hurge," although that is a cool-sounding word and it should be used for something]

I'm using one right now if you want it.

Better yet, steal it and I can claim it on my renters insurance so I can afford to build something at least somewhat up to date.

Just get an EEE PC. Plus, laptops that old will have very, very dead batteries.

But Eees don't come with the nostalgia of my childhood

Probably something ****ty like NIMH or NICAD too.

Pommy, get yourself a Toughbook CF-27. I've bought 3 for exactly that sort of purpose and they melt face.

Usually 4-6GB HDD, 128MB RAM p2 300 processor, 1x USB1.1, 2xPCMCIA.

Keep checking on Ebay 'til you find a complete one at a reasonable price. [mine were all 125$ or less]

+1 for EEEEEEEEEPEEEEEECCEEEEEEEEEEE

absurdly overpriced.... well a select few older pc games are being sold on ebay at stupidly high prices... one major culprit is NASCAR Racing 2003 Season

Search your area's craigslist. People are always selling out dated computers

What the hell are you talking about?

He was answering the #2 topic of discussion haha (post about absurdly overprice crap you've seen)

Oh, I totally missed that part.
Ha, and here I was thinking Z@NARDI should read topics more carefully >_>

That honestly looks like a toastie maker when its shut.

read the original post.. it opens the thread to mention absurdly overpriced things

check ebay.. there's one copy of that game at $81 ending in the next few hours

Read the rest of the thread, this was covered in the very next post

the first reply doesn't suddenly make that part of the original post invalid i don't have an answer to his question so i'm going for the other option

now STFU and sit down

Ok, now you really aren't making any sense.
The very next post being, the post after mine...
Where Pommy said what you said, and then I acknowledged that, and THEN you said the same thing....
So yeah, you're as bad, if not worse, then I was =p

i said sit down and shut up ... no be a good little corpse and get back in your grave

ok, heres what happened, I made a mistake, had it pointed it out me, and owned up to it.
It's over, stop escalating, and stop acting like an ***

Ok anyways

I am slowly being seduced by Eee mainly because of Matty's point about the battery, despite my desire to have a nostalgic old computer running Win2K or something

The Eee 901 isn't out yet in the us but is reported to have much lower power consumption = longer battery life due to the Atom processor. The most complaints I've seen about the current Eees is the somewhat short battery life. Should I wait for the 901? (It's more expensive too)

I remember someone on here had an Eee... JLee maybe? Can anyone with experience regarding it offer some more insight?

The MSI Wind is a lot more attractive than the Eee from a price/features standpoint. Dell is also coming out with a similar notebook that looks quite good.

Z@N said it, but craigslist will be where you'll find exactly what you're looking for.