[pocketscience13]

Sorry to bother you about something not that important but, do you know where I can find good cheap used laptops or desktops

[N0help4u]

You can check the Goodwill some of them have a computer store, but I have heard good and bad stories about their computers.

[vingogly]

Sometimes when a business replaces its computers, it will auction off the old ones at very low prices. Also, Google "refurbished laptop" or "refurbished pc" and you'll find a lot of places offering refurbished models at a very reasonable price.

[JBeaucaire]

I like to search for "refurbished laptop" and buy it through direct refurb sellers, like TigerDirect.com

I've seen laptops for $299 and desktops for $199, all nice units. Worth looking around.

[Clough]

All excellent answers above!

Just for an addition to the answer by vingogly above, if you have friends who work for a business that uses a lot of computers, you would ask them when the company replaces them. Sometimes the companies will offer them for sale at a very reasonable, fixed price to employees without it being publicized to the public at large at all. Unless you ask, that topic of conversation might never come up.

[jstnvme]

Have you tried your local Flea Market? J/K, just browsing the computer section. Try what Clough said! My sister purchased a lab top from her company for $100 last year with Windows XP.

[Clough]

I have a computer tech friend who builds mine for me. We barter. Since he is also a musician, we can find mutual things that are to the benefit of both of us with which to barter. Such as, me doing work on his piano or maybe making a recording for something that he might need for an audition for a show for which he might be trying out to be in.

Since he builds them, I know exactly what's in them. Also, I have the complete control concerning the Administrative abilities in them.