Re: [tlug] Renowned reseller of used/2nd-hand ThinkPads in Tokyo?

[Jens Oliver John <lists@example.com>]

Edward, Fernando,

thank you for your input. Indeed, I'm looking for a "business" Thinkpad with
rollcage. be-stock looks promising. I'm going to look through their sortiment
carefully; I'm exploring the possibility of purchasing a used device for the
first time.

As for the hard disk, I always benchmark and SMART-monitor the hard drives of
laptop I purchase and in that regard have on multiple occasions turned in the
machine to get just the hard drive changed. Although that has happened with a
"consumer" Thinkpad x121e too (surprisingly came with a Seagate and not a
Hitachi hard disk), I actually expect to have to exchange the hard disk for a
new one. Given that new Thinkpads of that class sell for >> 10 万円, the price
of the SDD/HDD would be a non issue.

Thanks again.

Jens.

On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 12:12:40PM +0900, Edward Middleton wrote:
> On 12/29/2013 08:56 PM, SCHWARTZ, Fernando G. wrote:
> > Fellow TLUGer,
> >
> > Jens Oliver John wrote:
> >> Could someone recommened a reseller he has already bought from or knows? Of all
> >> the Tokyoites I know 2/3 use Apple products and 1/3 anything else but Thinkpads.
> >
> > I tried to buy one back in June last year and the guy refused to sell me
> > because I couldn't speak Japanese. Happened in Akihabara. Guy was a
> > street vendor, walking the main street north, right hand, 3 to 4 blocks
> > from station's west exit. Should have reported him to the nearest KOBAN
> > post probably.
> >
> > Furthermore, think twice before buying used portable electronics. Do you
> > plan to check S.M.A.R.T. data on the unit before hand? Not every drive
> > reports "G" excess, etc.
> 
> I tend to buy business versions of stuff that is in as new condition, or 
> a few minor scratches on the outside.  be-stock also offers warranties 
> but they are rather expensive and I have never used that.  As a matter 
> of course I would replace the drive with a new ssd.  That will also give 
> you a significant performance boost on older models.
> 
> Edward
> 
> 
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