This laptop worth 60 bucks? Nibby bait?

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
07/17/2018 at 20:35 • Filed to: None

Lenovo Thinkpad T500, Windows7, Intel Core Duo P8400 @ 2.27 GHz, 2GB ram, 120GB hard drive. Would need to buy a charger. I just need something cheap to keep me entertained while away for work.

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dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 20:44

No. What are you hoping to do with it?

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter
07/17/2018 at 20:47

Oppo, Reddit, Youtube, Netflix likely. I don’ t really PC game

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 20:48

See what you can buy for 120$. If that’s a better laptop then it isn’t a good buy. Budget 40-60$ for a charger. Also prepare to buy a battery.

Fwiw I buy refurbished laptops exclusively and have had no issues. I buy refurbished gaming laptops, to be exact. Well under a grand while being able to handle moderate gaming no sweat. A refurbished media laptop would be amazing for under 300$. I'd spend the extra buck and do that. You'll have a better experience for longer that way.

LOREM IPSUM > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 20:48

If by entertained you mean “constantly waiting for shit to load” you’ll be beguiled giddy.

Seriously though, probably depends on how much a charger is gonna run you and whether it needs a battery or not.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 21:00

If you upgraded the RAM (say 4GB?) and put Linux on it (which would run better than Win7), it would be completely fine for basic stuff like Netflix and web surfing, etc.

Mom’s laptop is a Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM running Linux Mint 18.3 MATE and, short of gaming it does everything else just fine for normal everyday stuff....Netflix, web surfing, video chat, etc, etc.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
07/17/2018 at 21:09

Yeah I think that would be pretty easy to do for sure. Maybe go SSD too if it turns out to bad. I like Linux but would like iTunes and I haven’ t found anything on Linux that works like it.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
07/17/2018 at 21:11

The used market here is super limited. Seems like people run them til they die.

There is a Thinkpad with an i5, 6b ram, W7, and 750GB drive for 100 but the guys hasnt got back to me in 5 days so think its gone.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > LOREM IPSUM
07/17/2018 at 21:12

Seems the battery is ok, will likely be close to power all the time. Charger is looking like 30 bucks shipped

LOREM IPSUM > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 21:29

If the pickings are that slim locally, do you have time to buy from ebay or similar online used pc retailer? If so, I’d probably shop around a bit more.

If not, it’ll be usable on Windows 7, albeit very slow. Maxing out the ram and adding a ssd will help quite a bit, though that is added investment, so you’ll have to weigh how much it’s worth to you.

I mostly use Android devices, but my desktop is a dual core xeon @ 3.0ghz, 4 gigs of ram, geforce 560, 1tb 7200rpm drive, on Windows 10, and it’s been a pig since the spectre patch went out a while back. Plan on maxing the ram an d adding an ssd eventually, but if that’s m y experience I suspect that laptop might be painful to use as-is... Though windows 7 or Linux could certainly make an appreciable difference.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 21:32

I can’t stand iTunes, but I use a player called Clementine on my Linux laptop for my big MP3 collection. ..I quite like it!

I use Clementine on my Win10 desktop as well.

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 21:49

I think if I were you I’d just shop around for a used Chromebook. You could easily get one for under $100 and it’d probably be much faster and come with a charger and OK battery.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 21:49

Anything you need to install software for? e.g. would a Chromebook work?

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 22:08

In the $9 0-100 range, I think you may be better off with an iPad with a keyboard if you're married to iTunes. Just about anything in that price range running Windows is going to crawl. Which leaves you with Chromebooks or Linux.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > LOREM IPSUM
07/17/2018 at 22:10

Seconding eBay. CoreDuo is just too old when there's decent Chromebooks that can be had at that price point.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter
07/17/2018 at 22:11

Yeah, Chromebook unless he really can't live without iTunes (and even then...).

promoted by the color red > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
07/17/2018 at 23:58

Yeah, those old ThinkPads are a beast. Mine is still running like a champ and I was able to join a LAN party with it sometime last year. Do note that the WiFi cards are flaky on 10 since they’re no longer supported.

A legit battery isn’t too expensive, but the battery life is crap. I replaced my T400's battery and it lasts about 3 hours on WiFi.

Throw in a SSD and a bit more RAM and it’ll do alright. ThinkPads are user-serviceable unlike many other laptops.