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Old 03-19-2007, 07:05 PM   #5
richlevy
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Originally Posted by mbpark View Post
I just pieced together one of those models for a customer out of parts. Total price was under $250 with a 40GB HD and 512MB RAM.
That's my point. You already had an old laptop to start with and knew that the battery worked. I would be buying the laptop and accepting an 'as-is' battery.

I just expect a larger difference in price considering the difference in CPU, drive, etc between a 4+ year old used and new machine.
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