BillW50 wrote:
> In news:s4r545t04i68feoj5q3k6ks7k01ptd7tum@4ax.com,
> AJL typed on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:16:36 -0700:
>> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>>
>>> a lot of people buying netbooks and they don't care what is on them
>> The return rate for Linux netbooks is far higher than XP. So the
>> public may not care when they buy them, but they apparently care after
>> they try to use them.
>
> That is interesting. I didn't know that.
>
>>> many of the newer netbooks with SSDs only come with MLC SSD
>> Eee PCs with more than 4GB (900, 901, 1000) actually come with two
>> different SSDs, with the first 4GB on one chip and the remaining
>> storage on a slower, higher-capacity *MLC* chip...
>
> Well those newer ones like the 701SD that comes with 8GB is said to be
> just using a MLC SSD. Yes those other models generally use a SLC as the
> master and a MLC as the slave. Although this is quickly changing. MLC
> are cheaper and technology are making them very fast in the reading and
> writing department. And SLC are getting harder and harder to find.
> Worse, they are not marking them much anymore that they are the MLC
> type. I had to find a part number decoder to know whether a SSD is a SLC
> or a MLC type.
>
>>> I believe ones like yours (Eee PC 2G Surf) are going to be worth
>>> a lot once the fallout happens with MLC SSDs. <grin>
>> Over the years I've bought many new computers. I've never yet had one
>> increase in value, in fact they all drastically decreased in value
>> after just a few years. I feel certain that my 2G Surf will continue
>> on in this glorious technological tradition that makes me enjoy going
>> broke... ;)
>
> I believe the IBM 5100 gets more than it cost back in the 70's. My
> Commodore SX64 (first color luggable with a 5 inch screen) I bought
> refurbished for $350 back in '86 or '87. Today they still sell for $350
> on eBay. I didn't use mine for much except to burn EPROMs from time to
> time. So it is still in great shape. They have one on eBay right now
> with a dead keyboard for 200 bucks (item #110406858292). It probably has
> a bad MOS 6522 I/O chip. They blow so easy from static electricity.
> There could be other things wrong with it too.
>
> Here is a "Vintage Epson CX 20 Acoustic Modem for HX 20 and PX 8"
> (#170330186605) for 50 bucks. I have one of these too. That is what they
> cost new. And this one is untested. See there are old computers and
> computer parts worth more than they cost new back then. Just wait until
> SLC SSD becomes rarer. <grin>
>
Made a small fortune off of NIB legacy IBM server parts last year.