Folks,

Hi. New to the forums and Linux.

I need to buy a new/used laptop. My Dell Inspiron has served me well for 7 years [and 3 HDDs] running 16 hours a day minimum. Apparently parts for my Dell are next to impossible to get now. I've read and heard that the quality of Dell died after Michael left a few years ago. Even though he returned I'm still not sure of the quality. There seem to be MANY used Dells on the market which begs the question, 'why?'

For consistently high build-quality IBM apparently can't be beat. They were always too expensive but remanufactured seems to be a viable option for me. I don't play games, but I surf the net ALL THE TIME. I've used Firefox for years but never Linux.

I'd like to have something in duo core for 64-bit Linux on my new laptop. Any suggestions for older, affordable IBM models that have duo core? I understand a Google search to find used/remanufactured computers is easy but haven't found anything that fits my needs and wallet [$700 max]. Maybe you all know about some model that I haven't found. I live in MX and there's