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Dell Inspiron 9200 I got for $70

post #1 of 42
12/21/06 at 8:15pm
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Hey sup guys..I got a Dell Inspiron 9200 Notebook for $70...I haven't been able to turn it on when I got it because the notebook power adapter has a tear in the wire and doesn't work...I guess the notebook is supposed to be a good one...I was looking at the parts it had in it online and they look alright.....I was wondering if you guys can let me know if its good or not..I was going to maybe throw in 1 more GB of ram..Post in here and let me know and tell me what I can do to hook it up when I get the power adapter for it..Thanks to anyone who posts and doesn't flame..If you guys can interpret the parts list a little for me then I would know..Thanks again

ASSEMBLY, CABLE, COAXIAL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, 17, SULLIVAN/GILBERT

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array,
STANDARD PANELS WORKING GROUP, 17, LENGTH/LONG

KIT, CORD, FLAT, 3F, D3W/3P, PROPOSITION 65, UNITED STATES

CONNECTOR, HEADER, 2X22, FEMALE, 2, S, G, 35K, THIRD HEIGHT, CHIP SET

PROCESSOR, 80536, PENTIUM M DOTHAN, Pentium M Dothan, 1.6GHZ, 2 MEGB, 400FSB, PLASTIC GRID ARRAY, B1

ASSEMBLY, HINGE, COVER, PLASTIC, 9200

ASSEMBLY, BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP), 10/100, CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC., 9200

KEYBOARD, 87, UNITED STATES, ENGLAND/ENGLISH, SINGLE POINTING, SULLIVAN/TOBAGO

ASSEMBLY, ADAPTER, ALTERNATING CURRENT, 90W19.5V, LITEON, WORLD WIDE

ASSEMBLY, REMOVABLE MEDIA STORAGE, UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS, 128M, M-SYSTEMS

DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 256, 333, 32X64, 8K, 200

BATTERY, PRIMARY, 11.1V, 6C, LITHIUM, SIMPLO

HARD DRIVE, 60GB, 9.5MM, 7.2K, HITACHI, IBM Moraga

KIT, SOFTWARE, OFCSB-2K3, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFGR., ENGLAND/ENGLISH

KIT, SOFTWARE, OVERPACK, WXPPSP2, COMPACT DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION, ENGLAND/ENGLISH

KIT, DOCUMENTATON ON FLOPPY DISK, SOFTWARE, POWERDVD, 5.1

CARD (CIRCUIT), NETWORK, MINI PCI CARD, INTEL2200, NOT APPLICABLE

ASSEMBLY, COMPACT DISK READ WRITE/DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE COMBO, 24X, HITACHI LG DATA STORAGE, SULLIVAN/TOBAGO
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post #2 of 42
12/21/06 at 9:42pm
It's a steal for the hard disk alone!
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post #3 of 42
12/21/06 at 11:21pm
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Originally Posted by 100
It's a steal for the hard disk alone!
Why whats so special about the hard disk..?
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post #4 of 42
12/22/06 at 1:39am
7200rpm, it's a fast one. Great system for $70! It's no beast but for that price I wouldn't complain.

Stu
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post #5 of 42
12/22/06 at 2:10am
Yeah the harddrive alone has a $100+ Resale value on it if you wanted to scrap the system you could make quite a bit of change considering how much a motherboard or LCD would go for. Although in your position in my shoes id say get a new adapter and a stick of 1GB ram to make the kitten pur.
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post #6 of 42
12/22/06 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by DELL-Machina
Yeah the harddrive alone has a $100+ Resale value on it if you wanted to scrap the system you could make quite a bit of change considering how much a motherboard or LCD would go for. Although in your position in my shoes id say get a new adapter and a stick of 1GB ram to make the kitten pur.
How good is the processor in the notebook?...I have a AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1.79 Ghz in my desktop Emachine with 512 MB of Ram...I have had it for a couple of years and it runs good..I just want to burn DVDs with the laptop and surf the web and stuff like that...
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post #7 of 42
12/22/06 at 5:11pm
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Originally Posted by Diplomat2387
How good is the processor in the notebook?...I have a AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1.79 Ghz in my desktop Emachine with 512 MB of Ram...I have had it for a couple of years and it runs good..I just want to burn DVDs with the laptop and surf the web and stuff like that...

I have the 1.8ghz version of that processor in my 600m and I must say it's pretty quick. It is just as quick if not quicker than my P4 in my desktop. Definitely a good processor. Congrats on the awesome deal you scored!!
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post #8 of 42
12/22/06 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by RRF985
I have the 1.8ghz version of that processor in my 600m and I must say it's pretty quick. It is just as quick if not quicker than my P4 in my desktop. Definitely a good processor. Congrats on the awesome deal you scored!!
Ok thanx...I appreciate it..I just want to be able to burn DVDs when I buy an external burner and use the internet and that stuff...Thanx..
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post #9 of 42
12/22/06 at 9:54pm
Its definetly faster than your 2200XP.
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post #10 of 42
12/23/06 at 12:45am
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Originally Posted by DELL-Machina
Its definetly faster than your 2200XP.
Thanks guys for all your info..If you have any more then please post here...Thanks a million..I will try to post pics and more specs on it when I get it powered up..
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post #11 of 42
12/23/06 at 7:35pm
Get a NEC 6650 DVD burner off Ebay, and slide it in!
I love my 9200. 1.8GH Dothan, NEC DVD burner, 2GB RAM. Does everything I need and most of the "discount rack" games, too. (ATI 9700 M GPU. -At one time, everyone on this board thought that was the greatest GPU ever made, -for about two weeks. )
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post #12 of 42
12/23/06 at 7:50pm
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Originally Posted by Psychokitty
Get a NEC 6650 DVD burner off Ebay, and slide it in!
I love my 9200. 1.8GH Dothan, NEC DVD burner, 2GB RAM. Does everything I need and most of the "discount rack" games, too. (ATI 9700 M GPU. -At one time, everyone on this board thought that was the greatest GPU ever made, -for about two weeks. )
I was gonna get a external dvd burner for it..Probably could get 1 on ebay for like 70 bucks or Officemax for 90..Thanks though..Keep it coming lol
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post #13 of 42
12/24/06 at 3:15am
You could get an internal burner from newegg or ebay. Then you would not have to worry about luging around another peice of equipment with you at all times.
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post #14 of 42
12/24/06 at 11:49am
I payed 100 bucks on Ebay for my NEC DVD burner at Christmas last year.
I'll bet you can get one (new) for around 70 + S&H.
Pugsly is right. It's a big book; You don't wanna carry extra crap you don't need.

I recently bought a 9 cell battery (the bigger capacity of two sizes offered).
I get just about 3 hours of "soft" use, at least 1:45 of DVD, and 1:30 for gaming with the GPU set to hi performance via the drivers.
Hi cap. battery runs about 60 buck + S&H on Ebay. (Buy this from someone reputable.)

I must say, you got a "steal" for that price, as it was between 1100 and 1500 new, not including extended warranty.
(Please tell us it's NOT a ..."steal"?)
-And if it's not stolen, that begs the next question; why so cheap? I'll be interested to see what happens when you boot her up. I hope everything's cool, but if it isn't, I've seen (supposedly new) mobos on Ebay for under $250.
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post #15 of 42
12/24/06 at 1:05pm
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Originally Posted by Psychokitty
I payed 100 bucks on Ebay for my NEC DVD burner at Christmas last year.
I'll bet you can get one (new) for around 70 + S&H.
Pugsly is right. It's a big book; You don't wanna carry extra crap you don't need.

I recently bought a 9 cell battery (the bigger capacity of two sizes offered).
I get just about 3 hours of "soft" use, at least 1:45 of DVD, and 1:30 for gaming with the GPU set to hi performance via the drivers.
Hi cap. battery runs about 60 buck + S&H on Ebay. (Buy this from someone reputable.)

I must say, you got a "steal" for that price, as it was between 1100 and 1500 new, not including extended warranty.
(Please tell us it's NOT a ..."steal"?)
-And if it's not stolen, that begs the next question; why so cheap? I'll be interested to see what happens when you boot her up. I hope everything's cool, but if it isn't, I've seen (supposedly new) mobos on Ebay for under $250.
My friend buys new laptops all the time because he games and stuff...So he was like yo I'll sell you this laptop for $70...I gave him $70 and burned him a couple Cds and we were good..We have been friends for a long time ya know..He said it works everything...If it doesnt after I buy the power supply then I'll tell him..
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post #16 of 42
12/24/06 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by Diplomat2387
My friend buys new laptops all the time because he games and stuff...So he was like yo I'll sell you this laptop for $70...I gave him $70 and burned him a couple Cds and we were good..We have been friends for a long time ya know..He said it works everything...If it doesnt after I buy the power supply then I'll tell him..
If it works after replacing the P/S, create an online account at Dell and then have him do an ownership transfer. It'll make things a bit easier if you have to buy from Dell Spare Parts - to have the Service Tag in your name.
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post #17 of 42
12/25/06 at 4:58pm
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Originally Posted by Diplomat2387
How good is the processor in the notebook?...I have a AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1.79 Ghz in my desktop Emachine with 512 MB of Ram...I have had it for a couple of years and it runs good..I just want to burn DVDs with the laptop and surf the web and stuff like that...
pin mod that beast!
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post #18 of 42
12/25/06 at 5:01pm
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Originally Posted by woodstock
pin mod that beast!
I dont know how to do any of that stuff lol...Can I pin mod the laptop or no.How hard is it..?
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post #19 of 42
12/25/06 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by Diplomat2387
I dont know how to do any of that stuff lol...Can I pin mod the laptop or no.How hard is it..?
it is quite easy, you just need to take it slow. i can send you the wire if you need it, just pay for postage. you have a 1.6 Dothan 400 fsb, so ya this pin mod doesn't require anything but a pin wire http://www.notebookforums.com/thread80879.html here is the thread i used, all the info is there. a few tools and some preparation beforehand and you are golden! my brother and i did both our machines on the same day no problem, and we didn't have a clue what we are doing before we read that thread. you will bump your cpu speed to 2.13 ghz, and it is not something that will damage anything, it is just changing the clock speed to 533 fsb.
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post #20 of 42
12/25/06 at 6:35pm
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Originally Posted by woodstock
it is quite easy, you just need to take it slow. i can send you the wire if you need it, just pay for postage. you have a 1.6 Dothan 400 fsb, so ya this pin mod doesn't require anything but a pin wire http://www.notebookforums.com/thread80879.html here is the thread i used, all the info is there. a few tools and some preparation beforehand and you are golden! my brother and i did both our machines on the same day no problem, and we didn't have a clue what we are doing before we read that thread. you will bump your cpu speed to 2.13 ghz, and it is not something that will damage anything, it is just changing the clock speed to 533 fsb.
Ehh..Not my thing..I might mess something up..Thanks though guys for the info...
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