# (Old) I think I MAY start the MMP

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**Created:** [May 11, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989 "2026-05-11T11:11:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-i-think-i-may-start-the-mmp/1029989/239 "2026-05-16T21:53:46Z")

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> [@dogbutler](#):
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> > [@missred](#):
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> > The backup plan is buying a second hand tower and installing MS Office on it.
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> Look at refurbished PC on Da Jungle

@missred  
See also here:

> [@Refurbished Laptops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refurbished-laptops/1029641):
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> I’m pretty broke right now, but I’m working with a 10+ year old laptop that is falling apart, literally ( I have to hold it together when I open it) and it just doesn’t have the balls to run anything but the oldest games I have. So I’ve decided to use what little money I have - from tax refunds and a cashed in IRA - to get a new one. I’m still on a budget, though. That said, I found a decent gaming type laptop with a really good video card, but not a lot of disk space and a small screen size for…

Lotta fresh advice from people who know what they’re talking about.

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