Market Value for my Thinkpad T43?

[faenix]

P M 750 1.86ghz, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB 5400rpm HDD, 14.1 SXGA+(1400x1050) TFT LCD, 64MB ATI Radeon X300, 24x24x24x/8x CD-RW/DVD, Intel 802.11a/b/g wireless(MPCI), Modem(CDC), 1Gb Ethernet(LOM), UltraNav, Secure Chip, 6 cell Li-Ion battery, WinXP Pro, 3 year warranty ending 2008

What is my laptop worth?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Look at completed auctions on eBay if selling there.

Not much here since people know about deal sites like GottaDeal and the insane Dell coupon deals on laptops, like today's $649 dual-core.

 

[wolfman11]

Yes, that Dell is a great deal on price, but it's no Thinkpad. Not in the same league IMHO. My Dell D800 Latitude from work is trash compared to my Thinkpad R40...🙂

For example: the trackpoint on the latitude is useless. Had to have my keyboard replaced in less than 6 months. The trackpad responsiveness is poor, the trackpad and trackpoint buttons are difficult to hit because they blend in with surrounding case material, there is a significant amount of flex in the back of the screen area when you pick up the laptop which causes the keys to press against the LCD scuffing it, keyboard is mushy and flexes, the palm rest area gets ridiculously hot - I could go on.

Out of 4 of these Latitude D800 units in my development team we've had 3 keyboards replaced, a hard disk, 1 motherboard because it was dead, 1 other motherboard for video problems, replaced an ac adapter and another had the panel above the keyboard replaced because it would only power on when in the docking station (great for a laptop huh)?

I'd pay (and have twice already) more for a Thinkpad any day of the week... there is a tangible difference in quality.