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Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
Well, he is in the "Top-Rated Seller" ebay list
1. Price: you need to check other places both brick-and-mortar and websites to check on current price for your W530 model.
2. A word of advice, for 2nd hand computers you need to especially check out for these:
~Computer battery, how long does it last? (anything less than 30 minutes and it's basically a bad battery).
~DVD-R/RW (Optical Drive), is it in working condition?
***Seller said it is a 500 GB 7200rpm Hard Drive, but in another area on same webpage said SSD (Solid State Drive).
I suspect it is a 500 GB 7200rpm Hard Drive, but you need to check.
And there are no bad sectors in your 500 GB 7200rpm Hard Drive, right?
Good luck!
1. Price: you need to check other places both brick-and-mortar and websites to check on current price for your W530 model.
2. A word of advice, for 2nd hand computers you need to especially check out for these:
~Computer battery, how long does it last? (anything less than 30 minutes and it's basically a bad battery).
~DVD-R/RW (Optical Drive), is it in working condition?
***Seller said it is a 500 GB 7200rpm Hard Drive, but in another area on same webpage said SSD (Solid State Drive).
I suspect it is a 500 GB 7200rpm Hard Drive, but you need to check.
And there are no bad sectors in your 500 GB 7200rpm Hard Drive, right?
Good luck!
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Current Thinkpads: X1E3 | X1E1 | X1C10 | X1C9 | X1C4 | X1C3 | X230
Retired Thinkpads: X250 | T410 | T42 | 560 (circa 1996)
Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
meh... it's not a bad deal.icuicy wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/381827749915?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
is this worth $480 without an optical?
Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
Original configuration, if the MTM in listing can be trusted...
Of course, I'd install the modded BIOS and a 7-row keyboard, but to each their own...
A reasonably powerful system that should be good for years to come. Throw in an SSD, maybe a bit more RAM and call it a day.2438-2HU i7-3720QM(3.6GHz),8GB RAM,500GB 7200rpm HD,15.6in 1900x1080 LCD,2GB Nvidia Quadro K1000M,DVD,Intel 802.11agn wireless,1Gb Ethernet,UltraNav,Secure Chip,Camera,9c Li-Ion,Win7 Pro 64
Of course, I'd install the modded BIOS and a 7-row keyboard, but to each their own...
...Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules...(King Crimson)
Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
What does the modified bios do? just whitelist?
Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
The listing said it was type 2447-4C8 with 16 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD
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Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
I'd say its a good price, but it depends if the battery is at least 80% of a hold.
I previously sold a W530 for $500 this past spring (2016), had to drive about an hour to make the deal but better than the shipping risk.
I previously sold a W530 for $500 this past spring (2016), had to drive about an hour to make the deal but better than the shipping risk.
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Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
And the description above the listing gave the MTM that I used...so we'll see what you get in the end.icuicy wrote:The listing said it was type 2447-4C8 with 16 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD
...Knowledge is a deadly friend when no one sets the rules...(King Crimson)
Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
One FlexView to rule them all: A31p
Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
An update, it came almost mint. It had the camera disabled in the bios that was the only problem.
the i7 runs around 56 C while doing tasks non gaming
screenshot of temps
http://i63.tinypic.com/iqg3rc.jpg
the i7 runs around 56 C while doing tasks non gaming
screenshot of temps
http://i63.tinypic.com/iqg3rc.jpg
Re: Picked up a w530 for $480 is this a good deal?
and it seems to be having a 256gb Samsung SSD, nice.
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