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The wealth of knowlege is simply amazing, and the members are very friendly. First off, definitely register on this forum and on TBT.

I've included in this post a few of the things that I was wondering about, being a newb. While waiting for my parts to arrive, I read everything I could here about the CF-30 Mk2 (I went back just past 100 pages of old threads), and asked the forum members a few questions. You don't need the spacer (see note below). There are two models of this drive they are identical but one comes with a spacer (it's called the laptop kit or something like that). I bought a 500GB drive because I figured that I wanted a drive at least that big, and that was also the price-point. I picked the Samsung SSD because it has an extremely low current draw, had received good reviews, had decent specs, and I liked the fact that everything was done in-house by Samsung (RAM, controller, etc.).

I also hoped that maybe the newest drive would be a little faster than than the previous CF-VDM302U drive, but I don't actually know what the difference is. I wanted a new one as I'd read that some people were reporting issues with the used drives that they'd purchased. The CF-VDM302AU media drive is the newest iteration of DVD multi-drive (reads and writes DVDs and CDs). By the time it arrived, the rest were all gone.ДЇrom eBay, I ordered a new DVD multi-drive (CF-VDM302AU) for $80, a used Panasonic hard-drive caddy (not a new Chinese clone) complete with an 80GB hard drive installed (so I knew everything was included) for $70, a new Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD for $238, and (2) sticks of new Micron 4GB SO-DIMM PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz 200-pin RAM (MT16HTF51264HZ-800C1) for $100 for the pair. The seller had 76 units I bought mine when about 30 had been sold.

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I made a 'best offer' and got it for $85 it was a perfect 'starter' unit as I wanted to install an SSD, a DVD multi-drive, 8GB RAM, and an aftermarket GPS anyways, so I would have been replacing anything that a more-expensive unit might have come with.

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It also came with Bluetooth, even though the model# according to ToughWiki specified no integrated devices (I only realized it had Bluetooth after installing Windows). According to ToughWiki, the model configuration specified a 1000-nit touch screen, a backlit emissive keyboard, dual-RF, and WWAN-ready.

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It was in really nice shape, had all port covers intact, and included a good battery, a brand new 15.6V 5A Panasonic AC adapter/charger (CF-AA1653A S B) and power cord (still in the original package), the stylus and tether, the original manuals and micro-fiber cloth still sealed in plastic, and the original box.

I found an ex-police CF-30FCDAXAM from an eBay seller, with no hard drive caddy, no hard drive, no media drive, and 2GB RAM. Some custom-configured models won't be listed, but you can generally get a good idea of how the unit in question is equipped.

I settled on a CF-30 Mk2 due to features and price-point.ДЄnyone looking to buy a used Toughbook can look up the model# via ToughWiki. So thanks to those who had posted the original info, and thanks to those who have been answering my questions.Д«eing brand new to Toughbooks, I read a lot of threads and checked a lot of eBay auctions to research and decide on what model I should be looking for. Many of the great posts here are scattered, and I thought another newbie like myself might appreciate seeing everything in a single post. I figured I'd write something about my recent experience of buying a CF-30 Mk2 and setting it up, in the hope that somebody else might benefit from it.