Compaq Armada 7380DMT - Should I buy?

[davidamarkley]

Hello, I have a friend that is wanting to sell me a laptop and wanted to know what you think about it.

$200

Specs:

Pentium MMX 233
32MB RAM
6GB HDD
12.1" TFT Screen
2MB Video Memory
20x CD-ROM
2 PC Card Slots
NO LAN port
33.6 Modem
IR port
Keyboard/Mouse Port
VGA-Out
Serial Port
Headphone/Mic Out

What do you think?

David

[nuggettsmyname]

That is about the going rate. Not a big deal on the LAN port, you can pick up a PCMCIA card for 10 bucks if you need a high speed connection. It all depends on what you want to do with it. If you are looking at running high powered apps or most current games forget about it. But if you are looking to surf the web or run office apps you are ok. You didn't mention a USB port... not sure if the computer comes with one I don't think it does.... but that may be a consideration. You also didn't mention if the battery holds a charge... It's an older laptop so it may not. That's important if you were thinking you'd be buying the laptop for it's mobility.

[davidamarkley]

I won't be getting it, the battery is dead, and a new one is over $150. And, there is no USB port, and no power adapter.

I already have 6 computers, and don't need another one, just was thinking about maybe using it for a PCA server.

Thanks for the reply, but I won't be getting it.

David