I bought a second-hand 5300ce, very well taken care for, in 2003. Never had a problem (touching wood). The battery still lasts 10 minutes. The display is actually good, considering the age, and still quite bright. With its maximum 64 MB and Mac OS 8.1 it's also rather responsive. A bit slow during boot, admittedly.
Cheers,
Rick
Cheers,
Rick