Howard wrote:
A while ago, quite a while ago, someone posted a source for used
Toughbooks.

Can I please get you to repost that link, please?

Other sources/recommendations for an inexpensive laptop would also be
appreciated. I'm looking to get one to use as an alterntaive chart
plotter running Fugawi.

Many thanks,

Howard

Howard,
I find that Dell has an option called CompleteCare which covers you for
things not normally under warranty such as spills drops etc.. I've had a
couple of laptops with this covered that were literally smashed into
pieces and dell replaced all the faulty parts..
I would imagine that they'd also cover corrosion damage from salt air..
Its 79 bucks extra, but is worths it weight in gold..
(It's also not available in Florida..)
My suggestion? Get 2 of the cheapest laptop dell have (not all have
CompleteCare available), currently $549 (Its the 15.4" Inspiron B130..)
and get the CompleteCare thing.. This way you have a spare while one is
getting repaired..(the hard drive is easy enough to swap over) And it
still only cost you just over a thousand bucks..

Jerry