[KLUG Members] Pricing question?

[Adam Williams]

> Our little clinic is looking for a couple of older notebook PC's to put 
> in a hallway as access points to our Win**/Un*x networks.  I would say 
> ~ 500Mhz would be plenty to handle the minimal load these would get.  
> My questions is "What is a fair price for the older slower machines?"  
> I've seen Celeron 800Mhz at $450 AND P3 650 at $550.  I think this is a 
> little too much, but I really have no clue as to the fair market value. 

These are laptops, right?  If so those prices seem about right.  Even an
old P1 laptop with all working parts sells for >$100.

>   These will probably get Linux with a terminal emulation program.  NICS 
> will need to be had for both (wireless for one).  And the clincher is a 
> COM port being a necessity to connect to the Un*x network.  Any 
> thoughts on what the price range might be would be very appreciated.

You need both a serial port AND a NIC?