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| Thread ID: 62643 | 2005-10-14 12:57:00 | I want to sell my laptop! | ChrisB (9069) | PC World Chat |
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| 396112 | 2005-10-15 07:14:00 | Thats around the retail starting price of a new notebook with full warranty here, when converted to $NZ in case its of interest. ok a new notebook with what kind of specs probably not a good as this 512 ram and a pentium 4m 2.2 ghz processor! |
ChrisB (9069) | ||
| 396113 | 2005-10-15 07:41:00 | True, probably a Celeron 2.93 MHz or a Sepron 2800+ and 256 MB RAM for that money here but the point I make is that its new, with a minimum of 12 months warranty. Upgrading the RAM is cheap. That model of Gateway would be ~ 2003 from memory, so the comparison needs to be drawn in terms of age as well. Not saying it's not worth it, just saying new (but a bit lower spec) could be more attractive for some people. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 396114 | 2005-10-15 07:43:00 | yuppers! but actually ram isnt that cheap and you cant just take ram and slap it in it has to be compatible.this machine has been updated and it is in good running condition with some of the newer notebooks out there it has the 400mhz fsb and the ram is 333mhz which isnt the fastest but its a step from there | ChrisB (9069) | ||
| 396115 | 2005-10-15 08:03:00 | As an indication, my 2003 2.2 GHz Celeron M laptop with 512MB RAM has a "book value" of NZ $580 (US$400). Thats complete with every port (including RS232 which is essential often but now quite rare) USB, firewire, WiFi G, ethernet, 56k modem, TV out etc. But its not for sale.... The Inland Revenue depreciated book value is actually quite close to the realisable market value here. Its very hard to dispose of second hand computers, although laptops are slightly more popular if cheap enough. New ones are steadily dropping in price, less than half of what they were 2 years ago for a much higher spec laptop. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 396116 | 2005-10-15 08:19:00 | where are you getting your book value from i would like to gander at this info myself.and as for the 400 usd hahahahaha thats pretty funny pentium 3 laptops are going for that i would love to see a pentium 4 laptop for that price if so i would buy a butt load of them and sell them for 100 USD more and make a nice profit. | ChrisB (9069) | ||
| 396117 | 2005-10-15 10:08:00 | Is a notebook just thinner than a laptop.Or what? Notebook = Laptop. Just different words. |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 396118 | 2005-10-15 20:09:00 | where are you getting your book value from i would like to gander at this info myself.and as for the 400 usd hahahahaha thats pretty funny pentium 3 laptops are going for that i would love to see a pentium 4 laptop for that price if so i would buy a butt load of them and sell them for 100 USD more and make a nice profit. RAM is easy to upgrade - I upgrade my laptop which cost NZ$1400 to 768mb of total RAM by adding in a $120 RAM module. Cheap, easy, plus the laptop still has 12 months warranty on it. This laptop, while having an AMD processor, I would say out-specs yours - dvd writer, 60gb hard drive, wifi, etc. etc. Look here: Acer 3002WLMi Notebook (XC3569) - Dick Smith Electronics - New Zealand (www.dse.co.nz) Plus... buying a laptop and getting it shipped from the US is quite risky, because of the damage which might occur by dodgy baggage and freight handlers. Even domestic shipping, I have had a computer dropped on a sharp corner of something, denting the case and destroying the CD Writer. And on top of that, if I recall correctly, whoever is "importing" the laptop, will have to pay GST on the purchase price of the laptop before Customs will release it to you, and some items also attract an "import duty". Esp. if the item is worth over NZ$700. (I can't remember exact figures, but it wasn't far off). |
somebody (208) | ||
| 396119 | 2005-10-16 02:12:00 | sorry bud but your dream of your "Acer outspecing my notebook" has been shattered your notbook only has a 256kb of l2 cashe low ammount mone has 512 much more and on the other note that page is a lie there is no way the fsb of the processor could equal the processors speed.not even 64bit processors do that the highest bus ive seen is 1gig for a 64bit and 400mhz for a 32bit which mine has.and as for the video card you would match a sis to a ati readeon ha plus it is up yo 64mb shared memory min is 64 dedicated via agp card.1.5 hor battery life got ya beat by more than double.sis chipset dont even come slose to intel.only specs you have me beat on is hardware.120 dollars to ugrade ram isnt cheap.if you think it is ill take a couple cheap things for a christmas present from you.your dealing with a custom built model of the gateway 600yg2 not stock.thanks for the reply tho.... | ChrisB (9069) | ||
| 396120 | 2005-10-16 02:18:00 | oops forgot the hardware you out spec me on i 30 gig more hard disk and a dvd burner.which can be added to this machine. | ChrisB (9069) | ||
| 396121 | 2005-10-16 02:35:00 | The point of the matter is that I would be happier with mine - despite having a smaller cache, and a Sempron processor - for the plain reason that it's a) brand new, b) doesn't have to be shipped from the USA and risk damage and c) it does everything I need it to do, and even the latest Centrino processor wouldn't make a significant enough difference to justify the cost. Have a look here: www.trademe.co.nz Some of the laptops this guy is selling compares very well to the one you have, and at a very similar price. Why would one risk overseas shipping + the extra costs involved such as GST and import duties? In any case, you would make much more money trying to sell it to someone who lives local to your area because you'll save a hell of a lot in shipping. Advertise at your local community centres, notice boards etc, or a forum local to your area. |
somebody (208) | ||
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