For PCs, Refurbishing is better than Recycling


	For PCs, Refurbishing is better than Recycling

seideansi

1-23-2008 3:43 PM

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seideansi says:

Interesting article that holds true in my personal arena. I have owned my current laptop longer than any in the past (almost three years now) because all I need it for is a web browser. The operating system is unimportant to checking my Gmail, Google Documents, to check movie times or get directions.

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1-24-2008 8:14 AM

tabsey

Why have they made the ME system obsolete. Don't know how many emails I've sent because I need XP to download a program. Bast....

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