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What's it worth secondhand?

  • 23-08-2008 9:25am
    #1
    pow wow
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    Hi all,

    I'd be grateful for input on how much my laptop would be worth, hoping to pop it in the paper over the weekend. It's about 18 months old and I haven't really used it in ages but it's working grand (got a macbook about 2 months after the HP and never looked back :D). I bought it in America originally so have no way of gauging a price here. Thanks :)

    HP Pavilion dv2000z Notebook PC
    Windows XP Home Edition
    AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Mobile TL-56 (1.80GHz/512KB)
    14.1" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
    NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 6150
    HP IMPRINT Finish + Microphone + Webcam
    512MB DDR2 SDRAM (2x256MB)
    80 GB 5400 RPM
    8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support
    802.11a/b/g WLAN and Bluetooth

    12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery


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  • #2
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    I'd say 150ish


  • #3
    CDfm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,649 ✭✭✭✭CDfm


    my laptops gone asleep - where do i go to get one second hand - i just use it for email and internet.

    you guys seem to know


  • #4
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    CDfm wrote: »
    my laptops gone asleep - where do i go to get one second hand - i just use it for email and internet.

    you guys seem to know

    Adverts.ie     is always a start.


  • #5
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    CDfm. Start a new thread to ask for advise. Read the "how to get help on this forum" sticky before posting.


  • #6
    pow wow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,288 ✭✭✭pow wow


    Anyone else?


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  • #7
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    I'm never good at guaging prices for these things, but if i was trying to sell it i would upgrade the ram. It is cheap to buy and it'd help the sale. Upgrade to 2Gb, and what kind of condition is the battery in? Does it hold much charge?


  • #8
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    The 12 cell battery should bump the price a bit as long as it still holds a good charge. The processor is decent as well, only thing that lets it down is the ram but that's pretty cheap to upgrade for a prospective buyer. I'd say about 250ish.


  • #9
    pow wow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,288 ✭✭✭pow wow


    Thanks guys. Is it a straightforward thing to upgrade the RAM? I don't know too much about the workings of computers and it could get messy...


  • #10
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Once you find out where it is, it's generally a piece of piss. It's usually just unscrew a screw, lift off the panel, take out the existing ram chips and slot in the new ones.

    Edit: 2GB patriot kit here (http://shop4memory.com/products/ddr2-so-dimm.asp) for €48 delivered.


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