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Thread ID: 29298	2003-01-16 00:41:00	How much is my PC worth?	javoyle (2120)	Press F1

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114353	2003-01-16 00:41:00	Does any one know how much (approx) i would get for my PC if i sold it? its specs are: 700mhz celeron no hdd 15" crt monitor with really good monitor - mounted speakers (jbl Platinum) and mounted mic 42x max CDROM drive floppy drive integrated graphics (up to 11mb allocated) 320mb sd ram (DIMM) 56k modem integrated sound, 4 USB ports, 2 at front minitower case :( game port	javoyle (2120)
114354	2003-01-16 00:44:00	$550 as a first estimate! There's no HDD which means that people with no working knowledge of the inside of a PC will have to get it taken into a shop to get a new one put in... Im not too sure, but I know I made a brand new PC (no monitor or HDD) for $800 including Gst! Thats an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ with a nice graphics card and DVD-ROM.... There's still a goo dmarket for PC's though.. Perhaps you may be better off upgrading it and keeping it?!	Chilling_Silence (9)
114355	2003-01-16 00:50:00	I'd have to agree with Chilling_silence (blast - I hate that) ;) In fact he may be on the high side. Sounds like it's a Compaq Pressario? Couple of years old? Got the system restore disk? I'd put a hard drive in it and sell it in Trade & Exchange, that seems to be the best place to sell - you seem to get a higher price there than trademe.	crozier (2004)
114356	2003-01-16 00:52:00	Agreed!	Chilling_Silence (9)
114357	2003-01-16 00:54:00	I'm agreeing with Chilling_Silence - between $500 - $550 is pretty reasonable, however like he said - as it has no HDD, and most people don't have a clue how to install them, then that could be a drawback. Also, not that many people would notice, but the Integrated graphics could be a downfall - does it have an AGP port? - you should say so if it does. Take a look at Trademe (www.trademe.co.nz) and Trade and Exchange (http:) and compare prices with stuff you find there. CyberChuck	cyberchuck (173)
114358	2003-01-16 00:56:00	Also, just adding to that - you could put how many PCI slots it has and how many are free - most people (even those who aren't the most technologically advanced) like to know their upgrade options CyberChuck	cyberchuck (173)
114359	2003-01-18 01:28:00	3 PCI slots are free. I would strongly consider putting in a new 20 gig hard drive... No agp slot... but i could install the new PCI version of the Radeon 9000 grephics card for around 200 - 300 bucks. I definitley wouldnt consider keeping and upgrading it as i personally need a powerful PC for wasting my life on games suck as NFS - Hot pursuit 2 and GTA3. Also, i want something with a cdrom drive AND a CDRW, but this stupid mini tower only has one ext. 5.25". Yes i still have the three system restore disks, which have Windows ME (OUCH!), mcafee virus scanner, works, and a couple other things.	javoyle (2120)
114360	2003-01-18 03:07:00	In order to sell it you just need a hard drive, 10 to 20gb would be enough. I don't think you should spend much on this just to sell it. Get a 2nd hard drive, reinstall windows ME (absolutely nothing wrong with ME for most users!). Then get a copy of Trade & Exchange and advertise it fow sal, remembering to list all the software that's installed by the system restore. It should thne attract a beginer because they will have everything they need to switch on and go.	crozier (2004)
114361	2003-01-18 04:40:00	Are you interested in dabbling with Linux, either now or in the future? Because there are quite a few people on this forum looking/getting an older PC for that purpose. If you sell it now you will be kicking yourself later on if you decide to join the trend.	Susan B (19)
114362	2003-01-18 04:58:00	Not worth very much at all. Just keep it as computer for doing other stuff on that does not need grunt. I gave my old 500 Mhz to my Mum to do e-mail and Word stuff on.	Big John (551)
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