Lower Prices are key
Talkback The afford ability of computers shouldn't be an issue now - decent secondhand machines that can work fine for Internet connections can be picked up really cheaply. What is essential is that Broadband Providers offer reliable fast connections.
[January 7, 2008, 11:18]
Worry not
Talkback Don't fret about being selfish and don't worry about cheap secondhand stuff disappearing. The WEEE directive is a crock. It is, in my opinion and others', a waste of considerable effort and money to no useul end.
[July 27, 2007, 12:16]
Apple is not green enough, says campaigner
News If these were good quality, secondhand pieces of equipment this would perhaps be a positive trade of importance for development," he said. Steiner said that agreement on what constitutes waste compared to secondhand products was a major issue that...
[December 6, 2006, 12:38]
Another one that overheats
Member Review Bought my 5150 secondhand (it was just over a year old at the time) It has always overheated even when on a hard surface - but on one occasion when I had it on my lap it heated up so much in 10 minutes that it burnt my leg - I still have a scorch...
[November 2, 2006, 22:40]
Growing pains for Amazon's used goods
News A wave of glitches at Amazon.com's storefronts over the past week is just the latest problem for the company's burgeoning used-goods business. Dozens of used-goods merchants, often just individuals moonlighting as booksellers, complained on the e...
[April 23, 2002, 15:02]
Amazon defends used book sales
News After being criticised by a literary group for selling used books online, Amazon is striking back, recruiting sellers to help it argue that its policy is good for the publishing industry and for readers.
[April 16, 2002, 14:01]
Amazon sees value in used goods
News Amazon.com is expanding its policy of paying commissions to its affiliate Web sites to include the sale of used goods. Amazon previously just paid commissions of up to 15 percent when a visitor to an Amazon-linked site would buy any new item from...
[May 31, 2002, 10:35]
Authors rebel against used books on Amazon
News By "aggressively promoting" sales of used books on its site, Amazon.com is snatching money out of authors' pockets, says a group representing 8,000 published authors. In response, the Authors Guild, the largest organisation representing published...
[April 11, 2002, 14:58]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog I've said it before, I'll say it again: public access Wi-Fi on the wards, a pool of secondhand laptops, volunteer maintenance a la Tuesday 11/10/2005 Not the best of days. A call from up-country says that my mother has been taken into hospital (it...
[October 14, 2005, 18:45]
