Hey all, nice to meet you.

I've been an unregistered lurker for a while but finally took the plunge at a good deal on Craigslist.

I've been a Ubuntu to Redhat to Suse and now back to Ubuntu 8.04 user for the last 6 years, so I think this device should fit me pretty well.

Tomorrow I pick this up for $300 in "Mint" condition. Problem is that I don't know what to check for, or what commands to throw at it to make sure it's all working well. Sorry if I couldn't find the thread relating to this other than first impressions, but none of us wants to get scammed.

I really appreciate any insight I could get from you all that could bump me quickly from a newbie buyer to a slightly more discerning shopper.

Thanks in advance and nice to meet you all!