>They can also be obtained for dirt cheap, a reasonably equipped model 4 year old ThinkPad can be had for less than USD $150.
Where?
The only Thinkpads I can find for under $150 are ones that are 10 years old
>>58875791
craigslist
mabye chinksites? idk
>>58875791
craigslist
you won't find shit on amazon/ebay
I found a Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Core i7-2640M 2.8GHz 8GB RAM 150GB SSD 14" win 7 for 150 back in 2015 for $150. Keep an eye out?
>>58875940
On ebay* derp
>>58875956
Did you have to pay out the ass for shipping?
>>58875791
keep your eyes open and wait till something pops up. my x220 (i5-2540m, 320gb hdd, 8gb ram) was $125 shipped from regular-ass ebay
>>58875974
$30 so I guess. Also win 7 was enterprise and wasn't genuine. I also had to disable CompuTrace (I think that's what it was) so I think it was stolen. Installed linux and never looked back though. It's a fantastic buy even if you had to pay more desu. Almost makes me want to sell my desktop.
>>58875791
I wrote that.
I also live in the US, where thinkpads are dirt cheap on ebay.
My current thinkpad cost just $60, an x200.
>>58876068
>tfw leaf
>tfw no cheap thinkpads in my cunt
>>58875791
>reasonably equipped
if you like a core duo, 80 gb 5200 rpm drive, and 1366x768 screen
>>58876134
That's reasonably equipped.
The hard drive can be changed out for an SSD as the most cost-effective upgrade, it makes a real difference.
>>58875791
Look for ones missing an OS. Got an i5 T430 for $130 because of this.