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M170 For $399

post #1 of 66
12/13/07 at 6:40pm
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There's a ad in the paper for a XPS M170 it only shows:
"Dell XPS M170
Some Scratches
Pentium M 760 2Ghz
1Gb Ram
60Gb HDD
17" WUXGA
Windows Media Center 2005"
But does not show which video card it got...
Is this a good deal ?
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post #2 of 66
12/13/07 at 7:35pm
I'd be just alittle suspicous. Since it's an ad in the paper, I'd see if I could go take a look see at it before buying to check up in its condition, it's getting to be a pretty old model by now and you don't know how the guy/girl treated it (especially if it has some scratches on it).

But if it turns out like my 9300, which is still going strong and still in great condition, then even if it turns out to have a 6800ultra it'd still be a pretty good deal I think.
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post #3 of 66
12/13/07 at 7:53pm
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6800 Ultra

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Originally Posted by Joshnor713 View Post
I'd be just alittle suspicous. Since it's an ad in the paper, I'd see if I could go take a look see at it before buying to check up in its condition, it's getting to be a pretty old model by now and you don't know how the guy/girl treated it (especially if it has some scratches on it).

But if it turns out like my 9300, which is still going strong and still in great condition, then even if it turns out to have a 6800ultra it'd still be a pretty good deal I think.
I went and seen it and it a 6800 Ultra. and it works good besides spamware. And scratches is not that bad, so how much is it worth ?
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post #4 of 66
12/13/07 at 8:17pm
I'd hit it for $399 if I were you. It'd make a pretty nice secondary rig, + you can put in 2GB of RAM for really cheap.
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post #5 of 66
12/13/07 at 9:16pm
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Originally Posted by ghost_recon88 View Post
I'd hit it for $399 if I were you. It'd make a pretty nice secondary rig, + you can put in 2GB of RAM for really cheap.
Agreed, buy it.
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post #6 of 66
12/13/07 at 9:25pm
I'd buy it. Always nice to have a secondary around, plus you could probably resell it online for at least a couple hundred more
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post #7 of 66
12/13/07 at 10:15pm
try to take a look at it 1st.
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post #8 of 66
12/13/07 at 10:30pm
he did
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post #9 of 66
12/13/07 at 10:48pm
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My desktop is a 1.4Ghz Athlon with a PCI Geforce4 4000 MX and 512Mb Ram LOL !!! Ohh and has no USB's at all !!!
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post #10 of 66
12/14/07 at 12:23am
Then what the heck are you waiting for, buy it!
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post #11 of 66
12/14/07 at 12:29am
No usb's, thats just torture
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post #12 of 66
12/14/07 at 12:44am
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The reason it has no USB is because the Motherboard blown...
I got it should i sell it (For how much ?) or keep it ?
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post #13 of 66
12/14/07 at 1:05am
well keep it if you want a decent computer or sell it for like 700-800ish for a nice profit
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post #14 of 66
12/14/07 at 1:14am
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My desktop is a 1.4Ghz Athlon with a PCI Geforce4 4000 MX and 512Mb Ram LOL !!! Ohh and has no USB's at all !!!
He wont get 700/800 for this unless its got like some ridiculous HD like 500 or 1TB
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post #15 of 66
12/14/07 at 1:19am
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Originally Posted by ghazgull013 View Post
He wont get 700/800 for this unless its got like some ridiculous HD like 500 or 1TB
Yall know it's a laptop right... It's got to be worth more than that !!! Can i upgrade the 6800 to 7800 if so how much would it be worth then ?
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post #16 of 66
12/14/07 at 1:23am
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Originally Posted by atwood7fan View Post
well keep it if you want a decent computer or sell it for like 700-800ish for a nice profit
You have a M170 don't you ?
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post #17 of 66
12/14/07 at 1:25am
Yea sorry I cant keep all these threads straight.
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post #18 of 66
12/14/07 at 1:27am
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Originally Posted by nonya24 View Post
You have a M170 don't you ?
Yes I do (I'm on it right now!)

Upgrade it to 2gb ram and keep it around for awhile; that's what I'd do.
Don't bother spending the money on a 7800gtx either. While its a worthwhile performance increase, its WAY too expensive unless you can find it for like $150 (unlikely)
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post #19 of 66
12/14/07 at 1:40am
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Phew!!

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Originally Posted by ghazgull013 View Post
Yea sorry I cant keep all these threads straight.
It's worth more than 600 or 700 dollar's
And are you sure i need more ram with XP MCE 2005 ?
What about games on it ?
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post #20 of 66
12/14/07 at 1:45am
Yes you want more RAM. RAM is cheap enough and with XP, 2GB would be nice. Sell your desktop for w/e you can go recoup some money. The video card isn't worth upgrading @ this point cause all the 7800GTX Go auctions are super expensive.
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