At a normal viewing distance I cannot see individual pixels, its only a 12" panel and at 1280x800 is quite serviceable (I wouldn't mind a 1440x900 panel though)
It might just be my poor eyesight, but the resolution has never bothered me.
It might just be my poor eyesight, but the resolution has never bothered me.
In that state you can get an i5 2.53ghz for ~$50 and the missing parts for maybe $25.
Newegg also has refurbs but I received one with a black textured sticker cut to fit the entire lid to hide damage. :/
It's a project but these things are beaters, at one point I wanted a "burner" chromebook and spent $100. :P