Omnistegan
June 3rd, 2009, 03:38 AM
Hey guys. I'll be moving out of country soon and am considering getting rid of my desktop system and replace it with a robustish laptop.
I've never bought or sold a computer used so I'm really at a loss about how to go about doing so, especially when it comes to setting an asking price. Any advice I've managed to find suggests tracking auctions and what-not. That's all well and good, but with the range of computer systems that are available, and especially considering it's home-built, I'm really at a loss.
Possibly those of you knowledgeable in this field might be able to give me some pointers in this area. Below are specs:
In the Tower:
Motherboard:
Asus P5N32-E SLI (http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=397&model=1459&modelmenu=1)
RAM:
4GB Mushkin 6400 (2x2GB) (http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?id=563)
Processor:
Intel Q6600 (http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=29765)
Power Supply:
Antec Earthwatts EA-500 (http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NjU=)
Video:
Palit 8800GT PCI-E 512MB (http://www.palit.biz/main/vgapro.php?id=143)
WinTV 878 Based PCI card
Audio:
Creative labs SB0090 (http://www.amazon.com/Creative-SB0090-Blaster-Audigy-Firewire/dp/B000XD47DU)
Optical Drive:
LG DVD Writer (http://ca.lge.com/en/products/model/detail/supermultidvdrewriter_gsah55n.jhtml)
Storage:
Hitachi 160 7200 RPM
Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM
Seagate 1TB 7200 RPM
Software:
Windows XP Pro x64 (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx)
Outside of the tower:
Mouse:
Logitech MX Air (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/3443&cl=US,EN)
KB:
Logitech Wave (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3071&cl=US,EN)
Speakers:
Logitech X-530 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/211&cl=roeu,en)
Monitor:
Dell 2407 FP
Where I could I've provided links to product pages.
I've priced it out piece by piece and I reckon it would cost about $1500 (CAN) to replace every part. Not claiming it's worth that, but it's really all I've got to work with right now. Any suggestions, tips, or whatever are appreciated. :D
I've never bought or sold a computer used so I'm really at a loss about how to go about doing so, especially when it comes to setting an asking price. Any advice I've managed to find suggests tracking auctions and what-not. That's all well and good, but with the range of computer systems that are available, and especially considering it's home-built, I'm really at a loss.
Possibly those of you knowledgeable in this field might be able to give me some pointers in this area. Below are specs:
In the Tower:
Motherboard:
Asus P5N32-E SLI (http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=397&model=1459&modelmenu=1)
RAM:
4GB Mushkin 6400 (2x2GB) (http://www.mushkin.com/doc/products/memory_detail.asp?id=563)
Processor:
Intel Q6600 (http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=29765)
Power Supply:
Antec Earthwatts EA-500 (http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NjU=)
Video:
Palit 8800GT PCI-E 512MB (http://www.palit.biz/main/vgapro.php?id=143)
WinTV 878 Based PCI card
Audio:
Creative labs SB0090 (http://www.amazon.com/Creative-SB0090-Blaster-Audigy-Firewire/dp/B000XD47DU)
Optical Drive:
LG DVD Writer (http://ca.lge.com/en/products/model/detail/supermultidvdrewriter_gsah55n.jhtml)
Storage:
Hitachi 160 7200 RPM
Seagate 500GB 7200 RPM
Seagate 1TB 7200 RPM
Software:
Windows XP Pro x64 (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx)
Outside of the tower:
Mouse:
Logitech MX Air (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/3443&cl=US,EN)
KB:
Logitech Wave (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3071&cl=US,EN)
Speakers:
Logitech X-530 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/211&cl=roeu,en)
Monitor:
Dell 2407 FP
Where I could I've provided links to product pages.
I've priced it out piece by piece and I reckon it would cost about $1500 (CAN) to replace every part. Not claiming it's worth that, but it's really all I've got to work with right now. Any suggestions, tips, or whatever are appreciated. :D