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how much is my x40 worth?

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:07 pm
by fartonmyear
X40 2371-6UU
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... yle=lenovo

1.2ghz
1.2gb ram
40gb hd
wireless
x4 ultrabase
dvd/cdrw
8 cell battery

excellent condition. battery gets around 3 hours with wireless on.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:43 pm
by cmarti
I say around $550.00 +/-

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:48 pm
by fartonmyear
hmm someone else is selling an x40 for $600 but it has 512mb, no optical, and shorter warranty. i would think mine was worth high $600

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:54 pm
by solitude
I think $650+ shipping would be a fair price.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:39 pm
by dc_slim
I've been watching recent Ebay sales, and based on those I'd say that $650 would be on the high side. $550 would probably be more realistic.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:41 pm
by ryengineer
600 shipped is fair enough.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:25 pm
by pianowizard
Wow, from you guys' responses, it sounds like X40 prices have been plummeting! I feel so lucky that I sold mine last Nov, when they were still worth over $700 without an ultrabase. I sold mine (2371-9EU with RAM increased to 1.5GB) for $805 locally.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:10 am
by BillMorrow
a local sale from a trusted source would be worth a little more than the same thing from ebay..

also,

consider what some X60's can be had for..
that kind of sets a top value from which you would deduct for age, wear, shorter remaining warranty and so forth..

and i must say that an X60 is a huge advance over the hapless but quite nice X40 series..

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:25 am
by pianowizard
BillMorrow wrote:consider what some X60's can be had for...
Yeah, the way Lenovo has been slashing the prices of current models accelerates the depreciation of older models. But still, my impression is that the X40 is dropping exceptionally fast, faster than the X31.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:12 pm
by underclocker
Getting back to the original question...what's it worth?

Mine sold for $600.

Cost mods.
Add $50 for 768MB more RAM
Add $40 for CDRW/DVD
Subtract $20 for B only wifi

Subtotal $670

Unknowns
Add $?? for additional warranty (how much longer wasn't stated), add $10 per month of extra warranty
Subtract $?? for lower planar soldered RAM amount (max is 1.25GB vs. 1.5GB for the one I sold)

Are you going to sell it or are you just teasing forum members? Post some pix and get on with it. I had several backup buyers!

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:23 pm
by fartonmyear
it's actually b/g. i don't know why it says b on the website.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:31 pm
by pianowizard
underclocker wrote:Subtotal $670
Now, this figure makes much more sense than $550.

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:34 am
by Dominican
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