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| Thread ID: 53599 | 2005-01-21 23:47:00 | what this laptop worth? | robsonde (120) | Press F1 |
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| 316796 | 2005-01-22 04:04:00 | lets just say i re assessed, to me it looks similar to the toshiba satellite 4600, except the compaq has a duron, while the 4600 has a p3 750 | Tux (606) | ||
| 316797 | 2005-01-22 04:41:00 | About $550 to a good mate and $700 to a mate Even crappy totally obsolete laptops hold there value remarkably well. Yours being a duron 1000, it can easily hold its own in everyday programs. The only real downside to it is the lack of usb 2 ports and cr@ppy graphics. Take a reality check at pricespy. Advertise it at $250 and people would be beating your door down trying to get it. |
the highlander (245) | ||
| 316798 | 2005-01-22 05:00:00 | my friend just wants a laptop to do wordprocessing and email. i just want some $$ to put in to a new laptop :-) |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 316799 | 2005-01-22 05:07:00 | A world wide 5 year warrenty with one year(11 months) to go.I was pretty sure that warranties don't transfer between owners. Check out the prices now for new laptops - $1300 at DSE will get you a pretty sweet laptop w/ CD-Writer and all the goodies. Any more than about $500 for that Laptop would be pushing it. Software is negligible - most people aren't going to be that concerned about the included licence. OpenOffice would also do a fine job in place anyway. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 316800 | 2005-01-22 06:13:00 | I have a second hand laptop that i will be looking at selling to a friend. the question is what is a fair price? what price might i get for it on the open market? It is worth exactly how much someone is willing to pay for it. Take my example, I have a petrol powered drill that came with another purchase that costs over $900. It has never been used. I took it to Cash converters to see how much they would like to rip me off and i gave them a fair price of $500. They said they would only be able to sell it for $400 so could only give me $200 for it. They give you 1/2 the price they intend selling it for. Of course I told them where to stick it. Someon may be willing to buy it for $600 and I can get a good deal but then they may only wish to buy it for $200. The price at which you sell is your sole descretion on how much you want to make. Hint! Second hand PC's are worth very little even if they are nearly brand new. That is unless you find someone dumb enough not to know any better. |
Big John (551) | ||
| 316801 | 2005-01-22 07:01:00 | oh my goodness I have that exact same laptop.... the graphics on it aren't actually too bad, with the latest drivers from compaq I got it playing SOF:II , Nfsu, a whole bunch of sports games and UT. |
lagbort (5041) | ||
| 316802 | 2005-01-22 08:36:00 | Much of the value is in the "full legal version of Office 2003 Pro" despite others above stating the contrary. As this "full legal version" (not OEM or Academic) will carry the license and original CD's, it has value even for on-selling or installing on a PC other than the laptop for the new owner (under the terms of the EULA) |
godfather (25) | ||
| 316803 | 2005-01-22 10:12:00 | Sorry Cicero, I should have made clear I don't put value on software, sorry about the misunderstanding. I believe the extra software should not be installed on the laptop and should be sold seperately as CDs for the laptop or seperate item. This then comes to the fact that if the CDs aren't in good condition, scratches etc, the new owner does not need to accept them or the license of software you installed that you agreed to, not them. Also how many people check the CDs? To be honest, I've never met a person who has just purchased a second hand machine check, they're too wrapped up in the new laptop they just got to even worry about conditions of CDs. Big John, Cash Convertors has a internal policy where they will not be allowed to pay for an item over a certain limit, that's probably the $200 limit they are offering, a few years back it use to be $150. You didn't hear this from me. Kame |
Kame (312) | ||
| 316804 | 2005-01-22 10:31:00 | Sorry Cicero, I should have made clear I don't put value on software, sorry about the misunderstanding. I believe the extra software should not be installed on the laptop and should be sold seperately as CDs for the laptop or seperate item. This then comes to the fact that if the CDs aren't in good condition, scratches etc, the new owner does not need to accept them or the license of software you installed that you agreed to, not them. Also how many people check the CDs? To be honest, I've never met a person who has just purchased a second hand machine check, they're too wrapped up in the new laptop they just got to even worry about conditions of CDs. Big John, Cash Convertors has a internal policy where they will not be allowed to pay for an item over a certain limit, that's probably the $200 limit they are offering, a few years back it use to be $150. You didn't hear this from me. Kame Wink wink,nod nod say no more ;) |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 316805 | 2005-01-23 19:01:00 | I agree with the $250 comment. What it's worth, as far as relative depreciation of computers and computer parts, is roughly $250 - $300. But what you are likely to get for it is significantly higher, and possibly more so at this time of year with students heading back to school. I got my last laptop (Toshiba Satellite 1ghz 256MB 20GB DVD-Rom 14.1" XPP) from TradeMe and paid about $900 early last year, and felt lucky to get it at that price, because there is a lot of competition for second hand laptops. I recently resold it for $650, which was a bargain for the person who got it. All you need to do is take a look through TradeMe, and you'll get a pretty good indication of what people are willing to pay for it. You can always list with your bottom line price as the reserve and see how you go anyway, you may be suprised. |
pixeldust (6619) | ||
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