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I use a laptop all the time for work and mine is now about 5-6 old and at the "end of its natural life." I just went online to www.geeks.com and purchased a refurbished laptop with XPPro and basic computer for $250. I called, explained what I did and what I needed and having had this computer worked on and freezing when I try to work, its time for a puter "funeral." Another thing too, with "refurbished" most if not all are like brand new -- Thanksgiving weekend, S/O bought a refurbished desktop from Tigerdirect here in FL and the tower that he has is almost as small as a laptop and he paid $350. He hooked it up here to my monitor and it worked great.
I guess in a nutshell, what I am trying to say, is don't be afraid with going that route :)