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I have a 3 year old 2373G5U with a 9-cell battery and its warranty just finished. However just before its warranty ended, I gave it a full maintenance workup with a new motherboard, hard drive, keyboard, mouse buttons, modem/sound, and wireless card.

The reason I am thinking of selling it is because college is finishing for me and I might want to move onto a faster laptop. The specs for the 2373G5U is:

Main Features
Manufacturer Sku: 2373G5U
Brand: IBM
Product Line: ThinkPad
Model: 2373G5U
Operating System Compatibility: PC
Operating System: Windows XP Pro
Recommended Usage: Business
Input Device Type: Keyboard
Power Source: Lithium Ion: 1
Average Battery Life: 7 Hrs (9 cell battery)
Warranty: 90 Days
Processor
Processor Manufacturer: Intel
Processor Type: Pentium M
Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz
Bus Speed: 266 MHz
Maximum Cache Supported: 1 MB
Storage Drives
Hard Drive Capacity: 60 GB
Ram
Installed Memory: 512 MB
RAM Type: DDR SDRAM
Maximum Supported RAM: 2 GB
CD/DVD Drive
Optical Drive Type: DVD-ROM, CD+RW
Display
Diagonal Screen Size: 14.1 in
Color Resolution: 24-Bit
Video Card
Video Card Memory: 64 MB
Networking
Networking Connection Type: Bluetooth
Modem Type: Analog
Modem Speed: 56 KBps
Dimensions
Height: 1.1 in
Depth: 10.9 in
Width: 12.2 in
Weight: 4.9 lbs

• How much would the laptop cost?

• I also have 5 power adapters. How much would each of them cost?

• I have the recovery CD and software driver CD? How much would they cost?

• And, I have a port replicator II for my dual monitor display setup. It comes with two keys for locking the laptop. How much would this cost as well?

• Would it be better to sell these items separately or together? And where would you recommend selling it?

Thanks in advance for all your advice and estimates.

I'll assume that you mean "sell for" when you say "cost". You don't state the overall condition, but I'll assume very good.

This well spec'd T40p should get over $600. T40's have been selling high lately after a market dip. This one has all the right parts including an SXGA+ display. Only an upgraded WiFi card is lacking. With the correct eBay ad or write up, you'll get over $600.

Adapters are worth $20 to $25.

Recovery disks may be worth $25?

Port replicators aren't worth much (you could sell this with the laptop).

Sell the adapters separately, but include one with the laptop.

Great machine and good luck.

P.S. It might have been smart to extend the warranty another year for $100 through IBM, but it's too late now.

Since you have a top of the line T40p,

gkumar wrote:

• How much would the laptop cost?

• I also have 5 power adapters. How much would each of them cost?

• I have the recovery CD and software driver CD? How much would they cost?

• And, I have a port replicator II for my dual monitor display setup. It comes with two keys for locking the laptop. How much would this cost as well?

• Would it be better to sell these items separately or together? And where would you recommend selling it?

Thanks in advance for all your advice and estimates.

Thanks for the reply!

I have more questions. Any help again would be appreciated. Sorry for my so many questions!

I haven't decided on whether to sell it or not. How much would it cost to extend an expired warranty?

Also, I recently got my laptop two days ago from the maintenance under warranty that I mentioned in a previous post. So it's in excellent working condition.

But is there any warranty (30 day or something like that) from the recent maintenance performed? Is it possible to extend upon that for $100?

I don't know all the fine details of extending the warranty for the cheapest cost and whether if it is worthwhile.

I use an external wireless card. But if I were to upgrade the internal wireless card, how much would that cost?

I'm surprised you said the port replicator II (which comes with DVI/VGA, USB hub, etc.) won't fetch much. Why do you say that?

And if I were to wait for 6 months to a year, would the prices drop dramatically and if so, how much? I'd like to get the feeling of the elasticity of the price and technology is supposedly very sensitive.

I would have to bow back a bit from that 600+ price. I have seen the poorer equiped T40 going in the 3-400 range, this one nicely equiped would be, i think, 4-500 range.

This one still wouldnt run Vista AeroGlass and that will hinder it in the future (sale wise).

Still a very nice lappy tho. If you wanted to trade some hardware for it, i would be happy to do some of that.

underclocker wrote:P.S. It might have been smart to extend the warranty another year for $100 through IBM, but it's too late now.

You think that woud have enabled the OP to sell ths T40p for >$100 more? I don't think so. When I was trying to sell my mint-condition X40 with two years of warranty left several months ago, my asking price was $730, but people would rather pay around $500 for a beat-up X40 with less specs and no warranty. My impression is that most people don't think warranty is worth more than $100 per year. I certainly don't.

gkumar wrote:And if I were to wait for 6 months to a year, would the prices drop dramatically and if so, how much?

A rule of thumb is, laptops depreciate 40% per year during their first two years, and then 20% per year afterward. Your T40p is in its 20%-per-year phase.

Are there programs to trade in an old T40p for a newer Thinkpad with some money added? If so, where can I find them?

Also when are the optimal times to buy a Thinkpad since I rarely see discounts? Student discounts aren't much in my opinion.

How did you get the motherboard, hard drive, etc., replaced under warranty by IBM? Was there anything wrong with these items, or did you simply request that they be replaced?

I asked for replacing motherboard because I knew that T40 were prone to USB problems. So with a new motherboard, that problem should be alleviated.

Also the hard drive was becoming old, so I asked them to replace it because of BSOD disk errors. So that is fixed now.

And for the other things, I attributed them to wear and tear. But that is replaced by new parts.

So back to my original question:
Are there programs to trade in an old T40p for a newer Thinkpad with some money added? If so, where can I find them?

Also when are the optimal times to buy a Thinkpad since I rarely see discounts? Student discounts aren't much in my opinion.

gkumar wrote:Also when are the optimal times to buy a Thinkpad since I rarely see discounts? Student discounts aren't much in my opinion.

You just missed the best deal ever. Between Dec 12th and 20th, everything on Lenovo.com was available at employee prices.

Sigh I didn't know there was a big deal. Will it happen again anytime soon?

What do you think about these prices compared to today's prices and employee discounted prices?


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gkumar wrote:What do you think about these prices compared to today's prices and employee discounted prices?

I didn't get a chance to see your link, but the prices offered by my alma mater to alumni are about 10% higher than what Lenovo employees pay.

when is the next big sale similar to the one in december (with the public EPP discount)?

gkumar wrote:when is the next big sale similar to the one in december (with the public EPP discount)?

No one knows. I think they had such a sale in early January 2006, and then it didn't happen again until Dec 2006 (and that was only through Visa Card's web site). So, it's probably a once-a-year thing.

Is there a way to get email notifications of these Thinkpad deals? Because I don't visit the forums regularly and don't want to miss the next time.

gkumar wrote:Are there programs to trade in an old T40p for a newer Thinkpad with some money added? If so, where can I find them?

Also when are the optimal times to buy a Thinkpad since I rarely see discounts? Student discounts aren't much in my opinion.

I don't know where you go that. I've seen student discount pages that would make me drool. The selection is limited so you can't get every configuration, but if you can still buy through a legitimate student lenovo webpage, you are passing up discounts that can be on the order of 40% and way better than anything I've ever seen offered to the general public, employee price deals, whatever.

Of course if you are in the Scientology Seminary, the student deals might not be quite as good

Ken Fox wrote:I've seen student discount pages that would make me drool. The selection is limited so you can't get every configuration, but if you can still buy through a legitimate student lenovo webpage, you are passing up discounts that can be on the order of 40% and way better than anything I've ever seen offered to the general public, employee price deals, whatever.

My alma mater offers alumni Thinkpad packages that are around 40% off the list prices too, but they include lots of features that I don't need, especially bluetooth, fingerprint reader and too much warranty. (Incidentally, they still have 34 T60p's with 15" UXGA IPS! Very tempting!) For customizeable units, I haven't seen anything that beats employee prices.

Example sale of T40p on eBay...http://tinyurl.com/2sw5nm

Thank you for all your help and assistance in this thread. I have decided that I am going to sell this laptop.

I would like to sell the IBM Thinkpad T40p at $550. I also have three AC Adapters that I'd like to sell $30 together. Additionally, I have an IBM Port Replicator II and its power adapter for $25.

So in total, I would like to sell all of these accessories and laptop together for $605 USD. I accept Paypal. Once payment is verified and received, I will send it via Certified Mail so you will have a tracking number and delivery confirmation.

Please PM me for more details.

gkumar wrote:I have decided that I am going to sell this laptop......I also have three AC Adapters that I'd like to sell $30 together.

Are you selling these here or on eBay? I am pretty sure you can sell those AC adapters for between $15 and $20 each, if you want to make more money.

gkumar wrote:I have decided that I am going to sell this laptop......I also have three AC Adapters that I'd like to sell $30 together.

Are you selling these here or on eBay? I am pretty sure you can sell those AC adapters for between $15 and $20 shipped each, if you want to make more money.

Hi,

Thanks for your idea. I'd rather sell them together with the laptop and sell quickly. I realize it may not be optimally profitable but it gets the job done quick as I am very busy as well.

- Ganesh

this fine machine was just sold to me