what is my sager laptop worth?

[bdog]

Not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this or not.

My Laptop died on me. I was in a bind and needed a replacement asap so I bought a brand new one. My old one can be repaired for $500. As far as we can tell the mobo went out. I am thinking of selling it as is, or possibly fixing it and selling it. What are your thoughts?

Here are the specs:

Sager NP5660 ULTRA
15" UXGA "Wide Angles" TFT Active Matrix w/ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 w/64MB DDR,
2.53GHz Intel Pentium® 4 Processor w/512k L2 Cache - 533MHz System Bus Speed,
60GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive at 5,400 RPM,
512MB (1 DIMM) PC2100 DDR Memory,
Combo 8X DVD/24x10x24 CD-RW w/Softwares,
3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive,
Built-in IEEE 1394 (Firewire),
Built-in 56k V.90 Data/Fax Modem,
Built-in 10/100BaseT Ethernet w/RJ-45 Jack,
Smart Li-ion Battery,
Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter,
Standard Carrying Case,

[bombledmonk]

If it did work I don't think it would be worth more than $600-$700, but With it being broke, I don't think it's worth much at all to anyone else unless they have access to the parts and can repair it themseleves.

[bdog]

So basically, if I fix it, and spend $500, I could only expect to get $100-$200 back out of my original $2000 investment.

That sucks. Maybe I will go have some shotgun practice.

[SiliconJon]

I'm confused

[bdog]

Originally posted by SiliconJon
I'm confused

I bought the laptop for $2000.

It is going to cost $500 to fix.

If fixed he is saying it will be worth $600-$700.

$600-700 minus the $500 repair bill leaves $100-200.

I paid $2000 for it and am only going to get $100-$200 for it and even that is not guaranteed. Might as well take it outside and see what the old 12 guage does to it.

[augidog]

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[SiliconJon]

Thanks

You may be able to get $100 or more on Ebay in as-is broken condition.

Here is an auction that should give you a rough approximation of what the laptop is worth working...given your laptop is a bit better but doesn't include the external DVDRW...what this one goes for should be an accurate minimum, especially given the seller's low feedback. Don't judge it until the auction is over, of course.

[GameManK]

before taking the shotgun to it you could always salvage it for parts

the hard drive alone is worth about $70-$80 (judging by for how much people put them up F/S)

[jlboom]

I'll take it for 200 if you want to sell it.

[eminem_rh25]

Part it out!