Laptop value evaluation.

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OldManClayton · #1 Post by **OldManClayton** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:56 pm

I've got a couple of old laptops, and I'm wondering what each is worth. I've got a x61 tablet to save up for. Generally, laptops these old should be uber cheap, but I've also seen them for ridiculous amounts of money at retail refurbishing outlets. Just wondering your opinions.

-Dell Lattitude Cpi
speed tests show 400Mhz PII MMX processor
128MB RAM
missing keys, but I can get a $12 keyboard on ebay.
Actually a nice little laptop...

-Actually, now that I think about it, that's the only one that runs. XD O_O

qviri · #2 Post by **qviri** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:28 pm

I'd say $50-100 unless you find a sucker.

OldManClayton · #3 Post by **OldManClayton** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:32 pm

See, that's the thing. I could probably get a couple hundred out of it, but that's dishonest. $100 isn't so bad, I suppose...

ajkula66 · #4 Post by **ajkula66** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:34 pm

Selling a Dell laptop to anyone at any price is dishonest, so get as much as you can and don't let your honesty get away at bargain basement price...

OldManClayton · #5 Post by **OldManClayton** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:16 pm

XD I kind of feel the same way about Dells... While a lot of people venerate them. O_o

As I speak, I am using my Dell desktop. XD (Though not by choice, it was a donation, and I can't ever afford new computers.)

sparta.rising · #6 Post by **sparta.rising** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:22 pm

With a few exceptions (GX260 and its popping caps) there is nothing wrong with Dell Desktops. Desktops sit and one place and are just a combination of 3rd party parts slapped into a pretty shell. I always tell people to get whatever is cheapest that has the components they want. Unless you have a product defect (GX260) you rarely have hardware related warranty issues.

OldManClayton · #7 Post by **OldManClayton** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:25 pm

Well, sure. This desktop works fine. But meh... Still kind of cheapy feeling in its overly-shiny way. I don't understand why people love super curved and shiny so much. I'm all for shiny, and I'm all for curved, but these are just ridiculously overboard. The laptops that students use at my college are downright ugly!

#8 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:57 pm

For the past two years, working Pentium II laptops in good condition have seemed to been lingering at the $100 price mark.

OldManClayton · #9 Post by **OldManClayton** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:52 am

Thanks!

I suppose that means $100 closer to that x61 tablet...

Well, $50. I'd feel bad if I didn't split the profits with the guy I bought it from. >_> "Hey Steve! Remember that laptop I bought from you for $10? Put a keyboard in it and made $100. Guh-HEH."

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