off-brand model I had that blew up.
I have been very happy with the purchase
though I do recommend getting it with
windows vista because xp is going to become
obsolete. (that's why the xp version is
so much more affordable..)
The shipping was very fast and the product
was used, but looked like it was brand new!
(It came from a company)
Dave
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I bought one of these laptops two months ago. It has been working just fine. Today Microsoft told me that the license is not valid. It has a valid certificate of authenticity on the back but does not have a second "refurbished" CoA. When I look at the internal System Properties/General tab it says "XP Corporate" which means it was covered under a mass/site license which can not be transferred or sold. I will probably have to buy a fresh copy of XP ($100) and re-install.Before I made the order I checked to see that the advertisement specified "Genuine Windows XP". I also checked the CoA when it arrived. When the Microsoft updater offered to run "Genuine Advantage" to check the authenticity I confidently thought "sure, go right ahead."
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