How much has your ThinkPad depreciated?

[K. Eng]

I was curious as to how much my T40 was still worth, so I went on eBay and took a look at used T40s with about a year warranty left. Only $750-800 for configurations slightly better than mine. I guess my T40 is worth only about $700 on the open market now

But that's not bad considering I've gotten 2 years use out of it

[Orbitz]

I don't think that is bad at all. Try selling a Dell 2 years later

To me, one of the biggest plus's of going with IBM is decent resale value 12 - 18 months down the road...assuming you take good care of the machine. Kind of like Rolex in the watch world...they aren't the flashiest models but they hold their value extremely well.

[AlphaKilo470]

Your ThinkPad will depriciate at a fast rate at firt, but then it starts slowing down. My age old ThinkPad (carbon dating can't tell you how old mine is) is worth about $100 or so dollars. Once your ThinkPad hits below the $500 mark, it's value will stay pretty constant for a while.

[califas]

My T23 I purchased used has depreciated 50-100 since I purchased it 6 months ago. I got it at a fair price so I think my depreciation range is accurate.

[yukit]

I was curious as to how much my T40 was still worth...

I noticed there are a lot more people using T42 & T43 posting than T40.
Do people upgrade their systems whenever new systems come out?

[asiafish]

I try to get at least three years out of a machine, five if possible. My upgrade was from a T22 to a T42p, hardly every new model.

[benplaut]

my T40... probably around $800-900

but i've upgraded it

my 701C?
is the value going up?!? (collector's item)