IBM x20 laptop / sub notebook

[Barstool_Pundit]

i bought one on eBay tonight and think i paid over the top
I had set a limit of 140 euro but got caught up and paid an extra 45 on top
Only want to use it for internet and movies /online and emailing. The desktop does everything else i want.

Make my day and tell me how much too much i paid
Would upgrading specs be a further waste of cash
didn't want to pay out for new one and if all fails(and its in working order) I can probably stick my brother in law with it for near enough what i paid

IBM ThinkPad X20 laptop. Laptop is used but in a very good condition. The specs are as follows:
em Specifics - Laptop PCs
Brand:
IBM
Condition: Used


Processor Speed:
600 MHz
Chip Type:
Intel Pentium III

Hard Drive Capacity:
20 GB
Memory (RAM):
384 MB

Screen Size:
12 inches
Primary Drive:
DVD-ROM

Features:
10/100 LAN Card, Modem, Operating System, USB, WiFi Enabled

Pentium III 600Mhz

320Mb RAM

20Gb

DVD

Windows 2000 Pre-Installed



Scroll down for more photos of the whole set.

Set includes:

- IBM x20 laptop

- IBM docking station

- IBM portable docking station

- original power supply

- battery (about 3hrs)

- original CD's



Extras:

- 2 additional batteries (these might need restoration)

- LINKSYS wlan card

[vin]

Thats not a bad price. The spec is awful but for what you want to do it will be fine. Seeing as you got a WLAN card, docking stations and a working battery you've a got a reasonable deal. I've seen those knocking about for £120 without docking stations or the WLAN but with bigger HD's (40Gb). Don't bother upgrading if its only email and internet that your using it for.

Are you sure it works?

[NeverOffside]

Christ, we throw P3's away at work. :o

That is a pretty crappy spec, but as Vin says, if it's just for email, MS office work then it's fine i guess.

[ger_ryan22]

Lads, so close to buying this last night, what do you reckon? Only using it for standard surfing/office/DVDs, NO GAMING!

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Extensa_5220-101G08Mi_LX.E870Y.139/version.asp

Barstool I'm in Dublin on the 22nd of March, you need a HDD for that beast of a machine you just bought? :D

[Mozzaretti]

hope your eyesight is good as its a tiny screen

[ohdear]

Barstool I'm in Dublin on the 22nd of March, you need a HDD for that beast of a machine you just bought? :D

You really want rid of that hard drive don't you?:D

[ger_ryan22]

You really want fid of that hard drive don't you?:D

I do yeah! :D 300GB ATA for £30 is not bad in my opinion! Have others too. :rolleyes:

[Barstool_Pundit]

Thats not a bad price. The spec is awful but for what you want to do it will be fine. Seeing as you got a WLAN card, docking stations and a working battery you've a got a reasonable deal. I've seen those knocking about for £120 without docking stations or the WLAN but with bigger HD's (40Gb). Don't bother upgrading if its only email and internet that your using it for.

Are you sure it works?

guess I wont know that until I try to fire it up...by which time it will be too late, have been trying to get my hands on a small used laptop for a while and kinda caught caught up in the auction at the end as it was a few mins from closing .
Thanks for the advice ...if it works as described I wont be too worried esp if I didn't pay way over the odds and I know someone who might take it off me at no loss. Someone here mentioned that the screen is small,would it be smaller than an average portable dvd player ?

[vin]

Portable DVD player screen are usually between 7.5" and 9". The bigger portables are 12"

[vin]

Lads, so close to buying this last night, what do you reckon? Only using it for standard surfing/office/DVDs, NO GAMING!

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Extensa_5220-101G08Mi_LX.E870Y.139/version.asp

Barstool I'm in Dublin on the 22nd of March, you need a HDD for that beast of a machine you just bought? :D

I would go for this - better spec for about £10more. Including bluetooth and card readers

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140189

Free delivery as well. Whereas I believe laptopsdirect charge about a tenner

[ger_ryan22]

I would go for this - better spec for about £10more. Including bluetooth and card readers

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140189

Free delivery as well. Whereas I believe laptopsdirect charge about a tenner

Laptops direct are offering free Del until 14th of March Vin but I don't care, the exact same laptop you've just show me there is £549 from them!!!!! :eek:

I really want a laptop and that one you've given me looks great for the price!

[ger_ryan22]

Vin, have a look at the bottom of the page on the link you sent me, it has a Specifications section there that has NO CPU or RAM installed!!! WTF? :confused:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140189

[vin]

Vin, have a look at the bottom of the page on the link you sent me, it has a Specifications section there that has NO CPU or RAM installed!!! WTF? :confused:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140189

That has to be a mistake. I did notice that but I doubt they would ship out laptops with no cpu or RAM?? Surely that would make it a box of spare parts? Ebuyer are very good - send them an email or call them to confirm.

Also if you read the 12 or so reviews - each person has given it 5 stars. I think it is a typo

[ger_ryan22]

That has to be a mistake. I did notice that but I doubt they would ship out laptops with no cpu or RAM?? Surely that would make it a box of spare parts? Ebuyer are very good - send them an email or call them to confirm.

Also if you read the 12 or so reviews - each person has given it 5 stars. I think it is a typo

Vin I contacted them and the bloke said just look at the specs at the top, ignore everything else so it all seems good in da hood! HP are meant to be good though when it comes to laptops yeah?

[vin]

Vin I contacted them and the bloke said just look at the specs at the top, ignore everything else so it all seems good in da hood! HP are meant to be good though when it comes to laptops yeah?

I have a couple of HP's and they've been fine. As with most laptops they come with a lot of pre-installed software which you should just delete. For work I'm using a low spec HP530, removed Vista and installed XP and it works fine. A little slow down with multi applications open but that's probably as it only has 512MB RAM.

[Bandersnatch]

i'm trying to get a laptop working for the kids that was being thrown away at work. Can I put the hard drive in a caddy and then format it and install an OS through a second PC? It's an old dell latitude but that shouldn't really be relevant, should it?

[ger_ryan22]

I have a couple of HP's and they've been fine. As with most laptops they come with a lot of pre-installed software which you should just delete. For work I'm using a low spec HP530, removed Vista and installed XP and it works fine. A little slow down with multi applications open but that's probably as it only has 512MB RAM.

Cheers Vin, See I'd like to continue using XP but I'd have to buy that obviously which would cost a fair whack I hear!?

[vin]

Cheers Vin, See I'd like to continue using XP but I'd have to buy that obviously which would cost a fair whack I hear!?

Not really - you should know where to look. I guess Vista is inevitable though. I have used it a couple of times and absolutely loathe it.

Also swapping from Vista to XP causes SATA driver issues. But I have a solution for that now.

[vin]

i'm trying to get a laptop working for the kids that was being thrown away at work. Can I put the hard drive in a caddy and then format it and install an OS through a second PC? It's an old dell latitude but that shouldn't really be relevant, should it?

yeah, you should be able to do that

[redforever]

Not really - you should know where to look. I guess Vista is inevitable though. I have used it a couple of times and absolutely loathe it.

Also swapping from Vista to XP causes SATA driver issues. But I have a solution for that now.

yeah thanks to me ;)

[vin]

yeah thanks to me ;)

Yeah right!!! I forgot - explain that one to me again?

[Bandersnatch]

yeah, you should be able to do that


thanks Vin, just bought a caddy on Ebay!:)

[ger_ryan22]

Not really - you should know where to look. I guess Vista is inevitable though. I have used it a couple of times and absolutely loathe it.

Also swapping from Vista to XP causes SATA driver issues. But I have a solution for that now.

Hey Vin,

I ordered one of those laptops last night but now Ebuyer want to do security checks and need me to fax/email scans of a utility bill and my Passport! Have you been through this rigmarole before??

I'm sure everything is fine, just never had to scan my passport before! :confused:

[ger_ryan22]

thanks Vin, just bought a caddy on Ebay!:)

Bander what sort of caddy did you buy and how much was it??

[Bandersnatch]

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230227251207&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT&refitem=230225708786&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&usedrule2=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%2 52BSI%26otn%3D4

99p 5.99 postage, will prob be less for you on the mainland :D

[ger_ryan22]

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230227251207&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT&refitem=230225708786&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&usedrule2=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%2 52BSI%26otn%3D4

99p 5.99 postage, will prob be less for you on the mainland :D

Looks nice that does!! 99p! Can't go wrong!!

PS: Bander PLEASE dont say Mainland! Britain is not Irelands 'mainland'! I have this argument with a London friend of mine who uses that phrase to wind me up :rolleyes::D

[Bandersnatch]

You think I don't know that Ger. Just my little joke, no harm intended. :D

[ger_ryan22]

You think I don't know that Ger. Just my little joke, no harm intended. :D

Ye f*cker! :D

[Bandersnatch]

Ye f*cker! :D

My work here is done!! :p

[vin]

Hey Vin,

I ordered one of those laptops last night but now Ebuyer want to do security checks and need me to fax/email scans of a utility bill and my Passport! Have you been through this rigmarole before??

I'm sure everything is fine, just never had to scan my passport before! :confused:

No. Never had to do that before. I've had security checks on credit cards before that's quite standard that includes sending a copy of a utility bill and even laptopsdirect do that but I've never had a passport scan before?!!!!

[ger_ryan22]

No. Never had to do that before. I've had security checks on credit cards before that's quite standard that includes sending a copy of a utility bill and even laptopsdirect do that but I've never had a passport scan before?!!!!

It's all been sent anyway. Should be fine. F*ck it, they can rob my identity, they'll just inherit a huge credit card bill :D

Thanks for the recommendation on that laptop Vin, I'm looking forward to it! You'll be hard pushed to find a decent spec laptop below £300!!

[vin]

It's all been sent anyway. Should be fine. F*ck it, they can rob my identity, they'll just inherit a huge credit card bill :D

Thanks for the recommendation on that laptop Vin, I'm looking forward to it! You'll be hard pushed to find a decent spec laptop below £300!!

Yeah. Looking at getting that myself now. Could do with another one!!!!

* awaits redforever to offer me the computer from War Games at a very reasonable price.

[ger_ryan22]

Yeah. Looking at getting that myself now. Could do with another one!!!!

* awaits redforever to offer me the computer from War Games at a very reasonable price.

Yeah what else does Redforever have to offer? Do you do other computer parts? Looking to upgrade my laptops RAM already to 4Gb ! :D

[vin]

Yeah what else does Redforever have to offer? Do you do other computer parts? Looking to upgrade my laptops RAM already to 4Gb ! :D

Not sure what else he offers but I'm sure you'll have to send him a copy of a utility bill, bank details and a copy of a driving license. I think he's a different type of e-buyer!!!;):eek:

(That's a joke - I know he's not)

[ger_ryan22]

Not sure what else he offers but I'm sure you'll have to send him a copy of a utility bill, bank details and a copy of a driving license. I think he's a different type of e-buyer!!!;):eek:

(That's a joke - I know he's not)

hehehe Good thing I have those things in with me today ;)

I can put my NI number on there along with sort code and a/c number if ya want Red?

[ger_ryan22]

Arrived today Vin, I'll let ye know how I get on with the laptopn and VISTA! :(:rolleyes: