At the Core Duo 2 end of the spectrum (e.g. X200s and X61 in my case), there are quite a few UK ebay sellers selling ex-corporate machines and I have had no pro

At the Core Duo 2 end of the spectrum (e.g. X200s and X61 in my case), there are quite a few UK ebay sellers selling ex-corporate machines and I have had no problems with two of those, look out for a 30 day return period, and they always do a 'buy it now' price. Newer i3/i5 based Thinkpads tend to be sold in smaller quantities by individuals so you just have to decide... There is glugglug if an older X60 will do http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/ http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/ Never bought from them but coreboot and a wifi card with fully free drivers look interesting. If they get newer machines to refurbish, I'll definitely look at one in the future.