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What to do with my old notebook?

post #1 of 16
1/10/08 at 8:36pm
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My wife was using my old laptop until yesterday when she switched to her new XPS yesterday. I don't think its worth anything, so I'm considering donating it, maybe give it to NBF or some one, whoever could use it. Anyway here is what it is:

Alienware Area 51M 5700 series
P4 3.0
1GB Dual channel DDR
cd/dvd drive (no dvd burner)
Conspiracy Blue
16.1" screen
two battery's
Original Alienware binder (if that even matters)
ATI 9700 128MB GPU
2nd generation mobo with gig-e

Its in near flawless condition, the power cord is showing some wear, but thats it. Its been all over the world, has served me well, however its collecting dust now.

What would you do?
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post #2 of 16
1/10/08 at 9:05pm
if youre giving it away I'll take it, my parents need a new machine
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post #3 of 16
1/10/08 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by The Anaconda View Post
if youre giving it away I'll take it, my parents need a new machine
I'm considering it if it's no longer worth anything.
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post #4 of 16
1/10/08 at 9:10pm
i dunno, simply as a gaming system it wont be worth much anymore I'd think, because of the 9700

only one I see on ebay right now is for $200, broken mobo so just parts for repair (which isnt bad considering that LCD is probly pretty expensive new)
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post #5 of 16
1/10/08 at 9:11pm
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Originally Posted by The Anaconda View Post
if youre giving it away I'll take it
my friend could use a notebook and yours has considerably better specs than his desktop
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post #6 of 16
1/10/08 at 9:13pm
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I'm considering it if it's no longer worth anything.
I'd say you could get $300-400 for it on eBay or the for sale section
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post #7 of 16
1/10/08 at 9:25pm
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Originally Posted by Djembe View Post
I'd say you could get $300-400 for it on eBay or the for sale section
Yikes, thats depreciation.
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post #8 of 16
1/10/08 at 9:26pm
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Originally Posted by Time-Pilot View Post
Yikes, thats depreciation.
thats the way it goes

saw a lot of 2 of my model of notebook go recently for $200 for them together (hard drives missing from both).
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post #9 of 16
1/10/08 at 11:33pm
i dont think its worth it to sell.... if you feel like donating, thats up to you. I think its a pretty nice thing to do.

but why not keep it ?? XP should still run well on that system and so should any linux distro... keep it as an internet machine
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post #10 of 16
1/10/08 at 11:48pm
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Originally Posted by Time-Pilot View Post
Yikes, thats depreciation.
Electronics depreciate faster than almost any other products. If a notebook computer is a year old, it can generally be sold for about 50% of its purchase price. If it's two years old, you could get maybe 35% of the purchase price. Three years old drops it down to 25% of the purchase price, and yours is four years old, so... you get the picture.

But be thankful it's a notebook. Desktops depreciate even faster- a four year old desktop is essentially worthless on the open market and anything older than that means you'd have to pay someone else to take it.
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post #11 of 16
1/11/08 at 4:24am
my 8 year old son has been BEGGING for a notebook to play half life2 on (why not a desktop? he has to be like dad and use a laptop of course). I'll catch you on IM. maybe we can make a deal.
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post #12 of 16
1/11/08 at 5:07am
I donate my old desktops and laptops to our local elementary. It is amazing how far behind the computers are in our nation's schools.
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post #13 of 16
1/11/08 at 3:51pm
Thats a nice notebook man. How big is the HD, you dont have that mentioned above. Id keep it and use it until its dead. However, if you can think of a good cause that is also a good option, Im sure youll sleep easier at night
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post #14 of 16
1/12/08 at 10:39am
fire in the backyard is very uesful
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post #15 of 16
1/14/08 at 10:38pm
there are companies out there that buy back notebooks. if you want to know more just google it
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post #16 of 16
1/15/08 at 1:20am
good luck
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