Thinking Of Selling Sony VAIO VGN-A250

[djm1k0]

Hey guys i have a Sony VAIO VGN-A250 bought a awhile back and now loooking to get a MAC.

Computer is in perfect working order, except when you press button to open cd tray it doesn't open, cd/dvd drive works perfectly fine though. It does open you just need to stick paperclip in the little hole.

I wanted to throw this on here cause i wanted to get an idea of what i can get for this notebook. I would like to get at least $1100. Let me know your thoughts:

Sony VAIO VGN-A250

Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
Intel Pentium M Processor 725 (1.6 GHz)
2MB L2 Cache
400MHz Front Side Bus
512MB of PC2700 DDR333 SDRAM (expandable to 2GB)
2 RAM Slots (both occupied)
Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

Hardware Platform: PC
Processor: 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium M
System Bus Speed: 400 MHz
Number of Processors: 1
RAM: 512 MB
RAM Type: DDR SDRAM
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory Slots: 1
Operating System and Software

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
Keyboard and Mouse

Keyboard: QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.7mm stroke and 19.19mm pitch
Hard Drive

Size: 80 GB
Manufacturer: Portable
Optical Drives, Other Mass Storage

Additional Drives: Memory Stick Media Slot : Supports optional Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO
Graphics and Display

Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
Graphics RAM: 64 MB
Display: WXGA with XBRITE Technology
LCD Native Resolution: 1280-by-800
Ports and Connectivity

Modem: 56 Kbps
Network Connection: 10-/100-Mbps Ethernet, Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (802.11b/g)
Cases and Expandability

Size (LWH): 14.7 inches, 10.9 inches, 1.7 inches
Weight: 7.3 pounds
Power

Rated Charge (normal use): 4 hours

[Steve R Jones]

Have to keep in mind what people can get brand new:

Dell XPS M1330 - $999.00

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5450 (2MB cache/1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB)
1GB2 Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
120GB3 SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Warranty & Service->1Yr In-Home Service,6 Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support

[sweeper2]

Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

Have to keep in mind what people can get brand new:

Dell XPS M1330 - $999.00

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5450 (2MB cache/1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB)
1GB2 Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
120GB3 SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Warranty & Service->1Yr In-Home Service,6 Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support

I agree... wow... for the same lappy you have listed..., i was going to pay around 600$ !!

I have a NEW Compaq C727US Presario / widescreen / HD screen / dvd/rw lightscribe / dual-core / windows vista / 1gb ddr2 / etc...

paid 499$ !

[djm1k0]

well i'm not firm on my price i'm just trying to feel it out as to what i can get for it or if would just be easier to keep it and buy another one. it's crazy how they lose value so quick. i think when i bought it afew years ago i paid around $2K and now not even close to that. so being as it's a SONY doesn't make a **** of a diffrence as long as others can buy a comparable machine for less ?

anyways thanks for the input guys appreciate it

Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

Have to keep in mind what people can get brand new:

Dell XPS M1330 - $999.00

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5450 (2MB cache/1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB)
1GB2 Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
120GB3 SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Warranty & Service->1Yr In-Home Service,6 Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support

[aj654987]

Originally Posted by djm1k0

well i'm not firm on my price i'm just trying to feel it out as to what i can get for it or if would just be easier to keep it and buy another one. it's crazy how they lose value so quick. i think when i bought it afew years ago i paid around $2K and now not even close to that. so being as it's a SONY doesn't make a **** of a diffrence as long as others can buy a comparable machine for less ?

anyways thanks for the input guys appreciate it

yeah thats just the way it goes. It isnt really worth it to buy the top end hardware unless you can really afford it as newer and newer stuff keeps coming out. You could spend 2k today or buy a 1k notebook and in 2 years sell the last one and buy another 1k notebook thats better than the 2k one would have been.