I'm basically about to clean out all my old machines. Well, not all, but lots. My roommate works at a big IT company here in Kansas City, so he can list the stuff on their internal sales board and hopefully get it all sold. The problem is, I can't decide on good prices and need some help.
So here's what I have and what I think I should be able to get for it. Feedback would be great!
Titanium Powerbook G4 667
1GB SDRAM
30GB HDD
15.2" Widescreen. Screen is a little over a year old and has one stuck pixel that you can only see on black backgrounds. Doesn't bother me but some people are weird about that kind of thing.
Airport Express (B, not G)
Combo Drive (burns CDs but not DVDs)
It's in great shape, doesn't get used much (which is why I'm getting rid of it). The battery is crap, so I'm going to put a brand new one in it.
It's running Tiger and has LOTS of software, but I don't have any of the original install disks (it didn't come with any when I bought it a year ago).
It runs Tiger like a champ, so I'm thinking maybe about $750-800, considering it has a gig of RAM, a newish screen, and will have a brand new battery (which isn't cheap :disgust: ).
Next is another laptop:
Gateway 7405GX, 1 year old, VERY lightly used, pretty much as a desktop-type machine
No scratches or dents, looks brand new. Never been banged around or dropped or seen any hard use.
Athlon 64 3200+ (2Ghz)
15.4" widescreen (1280x800) Ultrabright display with no bad pixels (that I can)
512MB DDR
80GB HDD
Mobility Radeon 9600 w/ 64Mb dedicated RAM (UT2004 takes ages to load but plays great, DOOM III would probably make it explode)
8X DVD burner, hardly ever used
Memory card reader (SD, Memory Stick Pro, MMC)
802.11g Wireless
Firewire, USB 2.0
XP Home
I'm thinking about $750-850, especially considering it's better equipped than a lot of brand new laptops that cost hundreds more than it right now.
I also have a couple of Athlon 64 desktops, but I am kinda going to steal from one to make a really good one out of the other, then part out what's left of the other one I guess. Anyway, here's the base system:
Huge (25" tall) full tower steel case (boring beige, would be great for a modder I guess)
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI
Retail A64 3000+ Winchester w/ stock cooling (I think it's running at 2.38Ghz @ default voltage right now, been awhile since I fiddled with it); I've tested it to 2.5Ghz, didn't try anything past that since it would have probably overheated with the stock HSF
2 Gigabyte 6600GTs in SLI mode (stock: 500/1000, go to 567/1.23 easily)
1 GB PC3200 RAM (CAS 2.5, 2 x 512MB, running dual channel)
2 x 160GB 7200RPM 8Mb cache WD SATA drives (RAID-0)
Thermaltake Silent Purepower 480W PSU w/ front-mounted PSU fan controller
16X Toshiba DVD+/-RW drive, burns CDs @ 48X
Built-in SBLIVE! 24-bit
1.44MB floppy (put it in cuz whoever buys it probably won't have the SATA drivers integrated into a Windows CD)
2 x gigabit LAN built-in
108Mbps 802.11g Netgear wireless PCI card
And to sweeten the deal:
Free Dell 720 printer new in box, never used
Free Saitek USB joystick
Free Kensington slim USB keyboard (black/silver w/ laptop-style keys)
Free Logitech MX310 USB optical mouse
Free 25 pack of DVDs (DVD+R) that I have had laying around for ages
Legal copy of XP Pro SP2 with all the updates installed so they don't owned soon as they connect to the net
I figure something approaching $1000.00 for this machine and all the extras, hopefully. Then I'd throw in a 19" KDS CRT, a 17" KDS CRT w/ a missing tilt/swivel base, and a Creative 5.1 speaker system for another $200 or so more and they'd have a complete, overclocker friendly, relatively kickass system with 2 monitors & 5.1 sound for $1200.00 or so. If it's someone local, I could even go set it up for them.
The other desktop is pretty much like the first one except the processor is a bit more voltage-hungry, it has 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATAs instead of WD 160s, and it has NO video card at all cuz I stole it for SLI in the other one (it'd be great for someone to pop a 6800 or 7800 in, I guess, with room for another one at some point). I'm thinking that without the free printer, free joystick, free DVDs, and with no video card at all and the smaller hard drives, I might squeeze $550 out of it, probably a little less if I part it out.
The thing is, I tend to collect computers rather than sell them, so I'm scared I might be overestimating what they are worth. Again, any input would be great, cuz I want to get my roommate to post them ASAP. Gonna be needing the $$$ soon!
I have a couple of other nForce2 (NF7-S & NF7-S2) / AXP 2100+ Tbred machines, one with a gig of RAM, one with 768MB; one w/ a 9700 Pro, the other with a BFG 5900NU (but not the crappy SE, the real 5900). I'm probably not going to sell those, tho. Not worth the hassle, plus I'd have something to fall back on if the new laptop I'm getting ever breaks.
Anyway, sorry for being so long-winded, but this is a huge deal for me and I'm dreading it like crazy. Any suggestions would be really appreciated! I have pics of the stuff I could e-mail anyone who thinks it'd help.
So here's what I have and what I think I should be able to get for it. Feedback would be great!
Titanium Powerbook G4 667
1GB SDRAM
30GB HDD
15.2" Widescreen. Screen is a little over a year old and has one stuck pixel that you can only see on black backgrounds. Doesn't bother me but some people are weird about that kind of thing.
Airport Express (B, not G)
Combo Drive (burns CDs but not DVDs)
It's in great shape, doesn't get used much (which is why I'm getting rid of it). The battery is crap, so I'm going to put a brand new one in it.
It's running Tiger and has LOTS of software, but I don't have any of the original install disks (it didn't come with any when I bought it a year ago).
It runs Tiger like a champ, so I'm thinking maybe about $750-800, considering it has a gig of RAM, a newish screen, and will have a brand new battery (which isn't cheap :disgust: ).
Next is another laptop:
Gateway 7405GX, 1 year old, VERY lightly used, pretty much as a desktop-type machine
No scratches or dents, looks brand new. Never been banged around or dropped or seen any hard use.
Athlon 64 3200+ (2Ghz)
15.4" widescreen (1280x800) Ultrabright display with no bad pixels (that I can)
512MB DDR
80GB HDD
Mobility Radeon 9600 w/ 64Mb dedicated RAM (UT2004 takes ages to load but plays great, DOOM III would probably make it explode)
8X DVD burner, hardly ever used
Memory card reader (SD, Memory Stick Pro, MMC)
802.11g Wireless
Firewire, USB 2.0
XP Home
I'm thinking about $750-850, especially considering it's better equipped than a lot of brand new laptops that cost hundreds more than it right now.
I also have a couple of Athlon 64 desktops, but I am kinda going to steal from one to make a really good one out of the other, then part out what's left of the other one I guess. Anyway, here's the base system:
Huge (25" tall) full tower steel case (boring beige, would be great for a modder I guess)
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI
Retail A64 3000+ Winchester w/ stock cooling (I think it's running at 2.38Ghz @ default voltage right now, been awhile since I fiddled with it); I've tested it to 2.5Ghz, didn't try anything past that since it would have probably overheated with the stock HSF
2 Gigabyte 6600GTs in SLI mode (stock: 500/1000, go to 567/1.23 easily)
1 GB PC3200 RAM (CAS 2.5, 2 x 512MB, running dual channel)
2 x 160GB 7200RPM 8Mb cache WD SATA drives (RAID-0)
Thermaltake Silent Purepower 480W PSU w/ front-mounted PSU fan controller
16X Toshiba DVD+/-RW drive, burns CDs @ 48X
Built-in SBLIVE! 24-bit
1.44MB floppy (put it in cuz whoever buys it probably won't have the SATA drivers integrated into a Windows CD)
2 x gigabit LAN built-in
108Mbps 802.11g Netgear wireless PCI card
And to sweeten the deal:
Free Dell 720 printer new in box, never used
Free Saitek USB joystick
Free Kensington slim USB keyboard (black/silver w/ laptop-style keys)
Free Logitech MX310 USB optical mouse
Free 25 pack of DVDs (DVD+R) that I have had laying around for ages
Legal copy of XP Pro SP2 with all the updates installed so they don't owned soon as they connect to the net
I figure something approaching $1000.00 for this machine and all the extras, hopefully. Then I'd throw in a 19" KDS CRT, a 17" KDS CRT w/ a missing tilt/swivel base, and a Creative 5.1 speaker system for another $200 or so more and they'd have a complete, overclocker friendly, relatively kickass system with 2 monitors & 5.1 sound for $1200.00 or so. If it's someone local, I could even go set it up for them.
The other desktop is pretty much like the first one except the processor is a bit more voltage-hungry, it has 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATAs instead of WD 160s, and it has NO video card at all cuz I stole it for SLI in the other one (it'd be great for someone to pop a 6800 or 7800 in, I guess, with room for another one at some point). I'm thinking that without the free printer, free joystick, free DVDs, and with no video card at all and the smaller hard drives, I might squeeze $550 out of it, probably a little less if I part it out.
The thing is, I tend to collect computers rather than sell them, so I'm scared I might be overestimating what they are worth. Again, any input would be great, cuz I want to get my roommate to post them ASAP. Gonna be needing the $$$ soon!
I have a couple of other nForce2 (NF7-S & NF7-S2) / AXP 2100+ Tbred machines, one with a gig of RAM, one with 768MB; one w/ a 9700 Pro, the other with a BFG 5900NU (but not the crappy SE, the real 5900). I'm probably not going to sell those, tho. Not worth the hassle, plus I'd have something to fall back on if the new laptop I'm getting ever breaks.
Anyway, sorry for being so long-winded, but this is a huge deal for me and I'm dreading it like crazy. Any suggestions would be really appreciated! I have pics of the stuff I could e-mail anyone who thinks it'd help.
Facebook
Twitter