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Price help on a T43 I might be selling
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:07 am
by nctalkinghead
Considering selling my wife's TP43 and need some price guidance from the forum members.
2679-UN4
Upgraded to 2 gb ram
will come with set of recovery install Windows XP Professional disks from IBM
Website description of the computer:
Product: ThinkPad T43 2679-UN4 [change]
Operating system: All [change]
Original description: Based on 2668-C3U: P M 760(2GHz), 512MB RAM, 80GB 5400rpm HDD, 15in 1400x1050 LCD, 64MB ATI Radeon X300, CD-RW/DVD-R Multi-Burner, IBM 802.11abg wireless(MPCI), Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, 6 cell Li-Ion batt, WinXP Pro
Of course, I'll be happy to hear offers
Thanks much everyone
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:37 pm
by ajkula66
You've left out a couple of very important details...
a) Overall condition, especially LCD
b) Warranty status.
Let us know and we'll take it from there...
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:49 pm
by nctalkinghead
IBM warranty to 6/25/2009
LCD has no dead pixels and is still very bright!
Keys have some shine from normal use but all else looks good.
Any other details that will help?
thanks
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:54 pm
by ajkula66
You're in $500-550 range if the machine is really nice...sounds like a fine ThinkPad...
My $0.02 only...
Best of luck with the sale.
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:32 pm
by pianowizard
ajkula66 wrote:You're in $400-450 range if the machine is really nice IMHO.
George, it turns out this machine still has almost one more year of warranty, and the screen is Flexview. So, it's probably worth $500 to $550.
nctalkinghead, is this T43 the one in your signature? If it is, why would you rather keep the T42?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:27 pm
by nctalkinghead
nctalkinghead, is this T43 the one in your signature? If it is, why would you rather keep the T42?
Because I'm dumb, I guess

I was using the T42 for my work with a docking station and the wife uses the T43 (which I bought a couple of years ago at a very good price) to check her email and do some web surfing.
I tried to sell the T42 - with no warranty - and docking station but had no success either on CL or this forum. Someone finally made an offer on the T42 but needed a high res screen which is on the T43.
I just need to sell one or the other, since either will work for my wife's limited computer use. If I let the T43 go, I want to be sure that I get a fair price for it.
Re: Price help on a T43 I might be selling
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:07 pm
by SkiBunny
oops my mistake

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:15 pm
by gongo2k1
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:00 pm
by underclocker
I'd say $500-$550, too. It has very nice spec's, 2.0GHz, DVDR, Flexview, warranty, etc.
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:10 pm
by nctalkinghead
I have decided to sell this TP43 on the forum and have listed it in another thread. Thanks to all who offered advice - and encouragement! Mods can close this thread.
Thanks.