"Rigali5" wrote in message
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Every "JERK" has to add there two cents in and the last time I looked the
Dell
I have is closeing bids on Ebay around $500.00. A used Drake R8 is going
for
$400- $500.00 seems to be a pretty fair trade...

Nope - computers depreciate farther and faster than things like
radios do. It won't be long before that laptop is only worth something as a
family hand-me-down; the radio will hold it's value a _lot_ longer.



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Robert wrote:

"Rigali5" wrote in message
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Every "JERK" has to add there two cents in and the last time I looked the
Dell
I have is closeing bids on Ebay around $500.00. A used Drake R8 is going
for
$400- $500.00 seems to be a pretty fair trade...

Nope - computers depreciate farther and faster than things like
radios do. It won't be long before that laptop is only worth something as a
family hand-me-down; the radio will hold it's value a _lot_ longer.

That certainly sounds like an excellent point to me. Thanks for bringing that
up.



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"N8KDV" wrote

That certainly sounds like an excellent point to me. Thanks for bringing
that
up.

Yer welcome!


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"Robert" wrote in message
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"Rigali5" wrote in message
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Every "JERK" has to add there two cents in and the last time I looked
the
Dell
I have is closeing bids on Ebay around $500.00. A used Drake R8 is going
for
$400- $500.00 seems to be a pretty fair trade...

Nope - computers depreciate farther and faster than things like
radios do. It won't be long before that laptop is only worth something as
a
family hand-me-down; the radio will hold it's value a _lot_ longer.

What's the difference whether you pay cash or trade? The computer is still
going to depreciate very fast.
DeWayne




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I offer a Yaesu FRG-7700 with active Yaesu antenna !!!!!!


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I have a clean Dell Latitude P3 500 MHz notebook with DVD , Floppy, 56K Modem ,
20 GIG HD, 128K RAM, Targa Case and ME for a good quality HF receiver

"Robert" wrote in message
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The computer is still
going to depreciate very fast.

It's not even funny. I've been upgrading my box the smart way over
the last couple of years; finally had enough left-over parts to build a PC
to give to my sister (PII, 400mhz). Thing was cutting edge not too long
ago - it's cheap junk now. It's fine for her needs, though, probably more
than she needs.
I'm in the market for a laptop myself, but I only need it to run a
couple of pc-control radios - I expect to see what I need for less than
$300
Real Soon Now, hehe.

I spent $3500 for a new Gateway back in 1994. And $1200 for a new XT before
that. All pretty much worthless a few years later. My son got quite an
education using them though so in reality they served their purposes well.
DeWayne




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