How much approx is my laptop worth

[Pashers]

Hey all,

 

it's been a while since I've been on. Just a quick question. I have a laptop which has:

- 3 Gig of ram

- Intel Pentium Dual CPU T2330 1.60 Ghz

- 100 gig HDD

- Vista

 

Thanks,

 

Peter

[SC-UK]

I would say approximately £120 absolute maximum.

 

The last time I looked the bottom had fallen out of the second hand laptop market completely - after they became available free with wireless broadband contracts etc.

[SimpleSi]

My normal rule of thumb is half the price of a new machine with similar spec if its less than 2 years old.

 

£50 after that because it it goes wrong -(screen for instance) the buyer will basically have to throw it away

 

Thats after I tell people not to buy 2nd hand laptops

 

regards

 

Simon

[Michael]

I would agree £120-£130, but this would depend on the condition and whether it includes an AC adapter. Small things but they make all the difference.

[chazzy2501]

I'd pay £120 but I think you could get £160+ on ebay.

[dhicks]

Check eBay for similar laptops, see how much they are going for. Bear in mind that the price you would pay on eBay includes eBay's and/or PayPal's commission and postage charges, so the price someone would pay you in cash would be a bit less.

 

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David Hicks

[SimpleSi]

How can you choose wisely - its just a lottery once its out of guarantee

 

I don't gamble using £100-200 on anything

 

regards

 

Simon

[Trapper]

I'd agree second hand laptops are a gamble.

 

I bought a Dell back in late 2004 from eBay. It was a fairly awful spec, but for the time the second hand laptop market was at it's height.

 

I paid £240 for it, straight out of University, that was just about all the money we had.

 

The board fried within two weeks, and the buyer refused to do anything - it was sold as seen, which is why it was a good £50 less than the rest.

 

I've learnt my lesson on this!

[RingOfFlame]

It is not a gamble if you go with what you know. For example my school have a couple of C series Latitudes that are 8 years old They have spec that would put a netbook to shame. I have no doubt they will just keep on going. Edited February 2, 2010 by RingOfFlame

[SC-UK]

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The board fried within two weeks, and the buyer refused to do anything - it was sold as seen, which is why it was a good £50 less than the rest.

 

 

To be fair to the seller with it being sold as seen, and working when it arrived to you - it's not really their fault is it. I wouldn't have done anything either if I were the seller.

 

Always reminds me of a few years ago when I bought an old car for £200, in a complete state. I spent ages fixing it up and making it run and sold it for nearly £1400. A couple of weeks later the guy I bought it off came to me and said I had ripped him off as I had sold it for much more than I bought it for. He soon got told to "go away"!

[Trapper]

To be fair to the seller with it being sold as seen, and working when it arrived to you - it's not really their fault is it. I wouldn't have done anything either if I were the seller.

 

I never made out it was their fault. However back in naive days I didn't quite twig on a) A lot less money than comparable models and b) Sold as seen could be seen as a possible problem machine.

 

Anyway long story short, that particular model Latitude was well know for the faults that killed mine.

[SC-UK]

No sorry I apologise if that's how my post sounded - it was in no way aimed at you directly. I completely understand just how frustrating it must have been, especially being a student with little money - we've all been there!