Re: Fujitsu Tablets - Do you want em cheap or better con dition ?

["Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>]

That's the one.

----- Original Message -----
From: Des Gibbons <des@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 5:03 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Fujitsu Tablets - Do you want em cheap or better con
dition ?


> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1325289327
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Whyte [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 16:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Fujitsu Tablets - Do you want em cheap or better
con
> dition ?
>
>
> Justin,
>
> Whats the link for this item?? Cant seem to find it.
>
> Cheers
>
> S.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin [mailto:justin@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 23 January 2002 16:48
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Fujitsu Tablets - Do you want em cheap or better
con
> dition ?
>
>
> Fujitsu Tablet description from another guy selling them on Ebay. He
> describes his units as 'excellent':
>
> <snip>
> This unit was previously used in a KIOSK application, this means that
(Good
> news first) the battery was never used, and as such is in great
condition,
> expect 3+hours of operation, but I can't warranty anything about the
> battery.  The 2 units from this lot that I put through their paces, I
had
to
> discharge the battery a few times before it's "Smart"
lithium ion battery
> actually knew how long it really had left. After I did this, they
> consistently gave me 3 hours of operation, with little power saving
features
> enabled. (And now the bad news) The screen has repetitive finger press
> scuffing.  For most of these units, the scuffs disappear when the
screen
is
> turned on, but you can clearly see the scuffing on the screen with the
unit
> off.  After the unit's powered on, it's really a non-issue though. 
The
> pictures show this pretty well.  These units also have a security
badge
> glued to the back of them, and if you pry off the badge, it says
"STOLEN
> PROPERTY" in red with a phone number to call. Blah, I hate the
idiots who
> devised this scheme, I wish they'd have thought about a way to retire
units
> for resale when they put on that security badge. These units are
totally
> legal though, you can call the 800 number on the badge and it will
verify
> that they are not reported stolen. The cases on these units are in
otherwise
> great shape, with at the most some light scuffing on the corners, but
all
> port covers and flipups are in place and working. There may be some
small
> light scratches on the screens, basically normal use patterns.
>
> WARNING: Many unscrupulous dealers on eBay are selling machines from
the
> same lot as mine (i.e. With the same defects) and not saying in their
ads
> that the Machine has a scuffed screen, not showing you the actual
photograph
> of the machine you're buying, so you have no way to tell. Most of
these
same
> dealers are unable to acquire pens for their points, so they're
selling
them
> without pens and not telling you!
> <snip>
>
> I'll be voting for excellent.
>
> Justin.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gareth Cook <gcook@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 3:58 PM
> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Fujitsu Tablets - Do you want em cheap or better
con
> dition ?
>
>
> > I've left another message for positivesale - I'll be chasing
later to
get
> > an idea of costs and a definition of "excellent"
> >
> > G.
> >
> >
> > Gareth Cook
> > Senior Engineering Specialist
> > EMEA ED, IBM SWG
> > Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
> > Office:  +44 (0) 1784 445 166
> > Mobile:  +44 (0) 7980 445 166
> > Fax:      +44 (0) 1784 499 166
> > Work: g@xxxxxxx
> > Personal: g@xxxxxxx
> > AIM Chat : TheBoyG
> > MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
> >
> > ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 23/01/2002 15:58 -----
> >
> > Discussion
> > Main Topic
> >
> > Mike Griffiths <mike@xxxxxxx>
> > Today 15:50
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> > I would go for the better quality ones
> > Mike
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gareth Cook [mailto:gcook@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 23 January 2002 15:42
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Fujitsu Tablets - Do you want em cheap or
better
> condition ?
> >
> >
> > We have 2 choices - do we have the cheaper models from
FeatureMarketing
> > (at $around $80) or the better quality (so they say, in
"excellent"
> > condition) units at around $100 from PositiveSale.
> >
> > Anyone know of a good online voting system ?!!
> >
> > Also, maybe I'll run a competition - buy another couple of units
to give
> > away :-) I'm not in it for the money, but looking at the
logistics
> > involved, this means I'll have to take some time out from work
(ie a few
> > days) to sort them out once in the UK.
> >
> > G.
> >
> > Gareth Cook
> > Senior Engineering Specialist
> > EMEA ED, IBM SWG
> > Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
> > Office:  +44 (0) 1784 445 166
> > Mobile:  +44 (0) 7980 445 166
> > Fax:      +44 (0) 1784 499 166
> > Work: g@xxxxxxx
> > Personal: g@xxxxxxx
> > AIM Chat : TheBoyG
> > MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx