On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:04:23 +0000, Edward W. Thompson
<thomeduk1@btopenworld.com> wrote in
<p5pat21bp98lacks8fj9io9albvlb37fot@4ax.com>:

>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.

Agreed.

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