Subj : Re: Framework laptop
To   : Gamgee
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Oct 27 2025 16:25:24

  Re: Re: Framework laptop
  By: Gamgee to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Oct 27 2025 02:33 pm

 pF>> There's a lot to be said for an off-lease Thinkpad or Dell XPS laptop...

 Ga> What exactly is an "off-lease" laptop, and where would you find one?

I believe an off-lease laptop is (or is similar to) a laptop that was used, for instance, by a company in an office for one of their employees and they've decided to replace that laptop after a period of time. I think sometimes you can find them on eBay, or maybe the company might decide to sell them somewhere else.

The PC I'm currently running my BBS on is a small Dell workstation that I bought on eBay, and from what I remember, the auction said it was such a PC that a company was using that they decided they didn't need anymore and decided to sell it on eBay; they were selling a bunch of such PCs on eBay.  It didn't have any storage in it, so I had to provide my own storage device - Perhaps the computer's IT company took the storage out of it so they could make sure they securely erase it or something.

Nightfox

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