On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:10:36 -0600, "rb" <rbig@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>I'm totally a newbie regarding laptops. I'm thinking of buying one to take
>on an extended tour to the Mid East. I'm wavering between buying a new one
>for maybe $475 or so, and one on Ebay for half that.
>
>My questions involve the huge volume of laptops for sale on Ebay. If it
>doesn't say its wireless equipped, does that mean it probably isn't?
>
>With wireless equpped laptops, is it as simple as turning the laptop on and
>then connecting to the internet, if I'm in an area with wireless hot spot
>coverage?
>
>What about the cards I read about that some seem to require? How do I know
>what kinds and how many I need?
>
I have recently bought, from eBay, a 'Grade A' IBM Thinkpad T40 for
about $500. Wireless bult in, 512MB RAM, 40GB HDD. Original and legit
WINXP Pro. From external apperance machine in as new condition. These
machines are most often retired 'business machines' and are 'good
buys' in my opinion.