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Argh! Choosing something is harder than I thought! My missus really doesn't want a little screened thing so I'm erming towards an older laptop as it is just to browse the web and perhaps access pics on an external hardrive it doesn't need to be all that anyway.
What about something like this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CHEAP-Dell-LAPTOP-1-8GHZ-256MB-40GB-CD-WiFi-WIN-XP-14-/150437542982?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item2306c6bc46
Is refurbed a good or bad thing? Is it kinda like a salvaged repaired thing or does it give me some reassurance that it will serve me well for a reasonable amount of time?