Who thinks my gamble will pay off?

[icbrkr]

He probably doesn't have a power supply.  It looks in decent enough shape  

[icbrkr]

Congrats dude!  Glad that paid off for you.

Agree, the ribbon cable *is* fragile.  Careful when unhooking it - be sure to pull up the "tabs" on the socket that it plugs into first.

[icbrkr]

The UK keyboard isn't so bad (my A600 is PAL , if you're using the American keymapping, just close your eyes and push where the "correct" keys are  :-)

Someone asks if this is a good deal, yes, in the US is.  The A600 didn't sell nearly as well here and is considerably harder to find.