27 Sep
2007
27 Sep
'07
2:04 a.m.
David Griffith wrote:
On Wed, 26 Sep 2007, Jim Leonard wrote:
If the laptop is good, then the battery of course. My T41 has a gig of
RAM and a 1.5GHz CPU. I use it for everything that doesn't need heavy
lifting (games, video editing) and for "everything else" it works great.
It's three years old; the battery is shot; the battery is $135 to
replace, so I'm going to replace the battery. I doubt I could replace
the entire machine for $135, so my choice is easy.
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Zane H. Healy wrote:
That brings me to the question of "do you buy a new battery or a new
laptop?". My T42's batter is starting to get just a wee bit old. $800 for a T40p or T42.
You can get
entirely new laptops for $800 so I'm not sure I'd recommend
that course of action. Yes, I love my T41, but I wouldn't consider it
worth $800. After three years, the battery is shot and the battery is
$130 right there.