Who's in PC retail?

[Sniper]

Hey guys. Im looking at moving from the laptop to a desktop at home and Im after someone who knows what they are talking about when it comes to valuing my laptop.

Cheers

[Lias]

PC retail is pretty broad.. alot of places dont do second hand gear, so they have no idea about the aftermarket value. Also simply selling 2nd hand PC's doesnt necesarily give you the knowledge of the used market, because 2nd hand dealers tend to pay very low prices, and sell for quite high prices.. The fair private sale value is generally somewhere in the middle.

Your best bet is to talk to someone who is an authorised buyer at a 2nd hand PC shop.

[TerminalAddict]

or start surfing tardme for similar items, to get an idea of what the market thinks its worth

[Wasp]

I work for a company that deals soley in laptops.

Just sold a Satellite A10 (3years old) for $550 (2.5ghz celeron 40gb hdd 15" screen 512mb pc2700 ram)

and just bought a Satellite A80 (1 year old) for $425+gst (1.8ghz pentium M 60gb hdd 15" screen 512mb pc2700 ram)

bad news for you im sorry but laptops just hit the deck. (we flood the market with our end of lease stuff ;))

[crashe]

Sniper - I will take it off your hands for FREE mate.... :whistle:


Cos I am needing a laptop too.

[pervert]

Fuck yes, end of lease Laptops have destroyed the second-hand market's value...its great!!! :rockon:

[Sniper]

Problem with mine is it was a high end buisness machine which Im not willing to let go of for cheap and cheerful.

[bobsmith]

When you say high end business machine what do you mean? What are the specs? High end Gaming laptops have been seen to fetch fairly high prices but it all depends on specs. As for sale, you would be able to get much more selling privately.

[edit] - by high end business machine you mean fast processor with no decent graphics perf to back it up I'm afraid you'd probably have to wait and hope that someone who doesn't know too much gets wooed by the processor spec... Mind you there are a lot more of those around on trademe than people who actually know what they're talking about so it might turn out better for you after all.

[Sniper]

When you say high end business machine what do you mean? What are the specs? High end Gaming laptops have been seen to fetch fairly high prices but it all depends on specs. As for sale, you would be able to get much more selling privately.

[edit] - by high end business machine you mean fast processor with no decent graphics perf to back it up I'm afraid you'd probably have to wait and hope that someone who doesn't know too much gets wooed by the processor spec... Mind you there are a lot more of those around on trademe than people who actually know what they're talking about so it might turn out better for you after all.

Cheers mate.

[Wasp]

what is it exactly sniper? a make and model will suffice (part number if its a toshiba please)

[Sniper]

what is it exactly sniper? a make and model will suffice (part number if its a toshiba please)

http://www.nec-online.co.nz/Products/Product_Details.asp?CID=9&RangeID=15&CatID=30&ModID=165

It was something I was told to be great when I bought it,damn sales people and being young and stupid. Mind you it was 2 years ago now. Still retails for $3000+ in some stores.

[Wasp]

sorry mate, same cpu, ram, hdd and gfx chipset as my A80 - $425+gst

differences are:
+ better optical drive
+ gigabit lan
+ 1 more usb port
+ fingerprint reader

You'll get between $500 and $1k for it.

[Whynot]

honestly .... why dont you just keep it.
Second hand pcs/laptops are never going to be worth anything, but it will still be a fine, usable machine for a good while yet ....

[pervert]

honestly .... why dont you just keep it.
Second hand pcs/laptops are never going to be worth anything, but it will still be a fine, usable machine for a good while yet ....

It is a "high end buisness machine" though!!!

[Sniper]

It is a "high end buisness machine" though!!!

You are a regular little smart arse for a newbie arent you? You read my post #11

[Paul in NZ]

Another fine NEC product mate....:innocent:

[Whynot]

You are a regular little smart arse for a newbie arent you? You read my post #11

he has a point ......
i think you meant to say "It was a high end business machine"
:innocent:

[Sniper]

Screw you guys, Im going to go make some pie!!!


P/T (You are right Whynot, I should have placed was)

[pervert]

I did read post #11, which lead to me making my "smart-arsed comment".

It's an NEC for a start, and 1.73GHz of raw Pentium power hardly makes it a business machine, let alone high-end.

Having 12,000 posts doesn't mean "newbies" can't take the piss out of you, it just means you need to get out more...

I'm done.

[Sniper]

I did read post #11, which lead to me making my "smart-arsed comment".

It's an NEC for a start, and 1.73GHz of raw Pentium power hardly makes it a business machine, let alone high-end.
I self taught myself programming and networking, so forgive me for screwing up and relaying what I was told 2 years ago.


Having 12,000 posts doesn't mean "newbies" can't take the piss out of you, it just means you need to get out more...
I never said you cant take the piss. And yes I do know I need to get out more, but since the bulk of my KB postings are done during work hours, it really means I should go on holiday


I'm done.

That was quick, you were off to such a promising start

[Lias]

I'll give you five dorrah for it dude.

[Sniper]

Ok, Im an idiot, I should have researched before posting. I was just putting out what I was told 2 years ago before I thought about it :slap:

[TerminalAddict]

fi dolla fity

I think Lias is starting a auction ;)

[pervert]

Ok, Im an idiot, I should have researched before posting. I was just putting out what I was told 2 years ago before I thought about it :slap:

At least you can admit that , plenty of people would be still arguing how valuable it is.

People seem to get very upset when told their near-new (read 2-3 years old) item is worth 1/10th of the original purchase price. But that's technology...

Just as a side-note, if you can program and network...shouldn't you have some idea about what PC specs mean, and what is current?

[Lias]

fi dolla fity

I think Lias is starting a auction ;)

7 fiddy! 10 chars

[TerminalAddict]

'levin dolah

[Sniper]

Just as a side-note, if you can program and network...shouldn't you have some idea about what PC specs mean, and what is current?

I never kept up to date with those as they werent important to me. Thats why Im studying A+ and Network+ as well as MCSE right now. To open up the market as well as further my knowledge

[Paul in NZ]

I did read post #11, which lead to me making my "smart-arsed comment".

It's an NEC for a start, and 1.73GHz of raw Pentium power hardly makes it a business machine, let alone high-end.

Having 12,000 posts doesn't mean "newbies" can't take the piss out of you, it just means you need to get out more...

I'm done.

Never had a problem with my NEC machine...

Then again I do work for NEC and don't sell computers so I'm biased...

[Lias]

I never kept up to date with those as they werent important to me. Thats why Im studying A+ and Network+ as well as MCSE right now. To open up the market as well as further my knowledge

Unless I'm mistaken you have little/no actual realworld IT work experience. Be careful not to overqualify yourself before you get some of that real world experience, because despite the shortage of IT staff many employers are hesitant to hire people with quals and no experience, more so with people with LOTS of quals and no experience.

and I bid 13 dorrah.

[pervert]

Unless I'm mistaken you have little/no actual realworld IT work experience. Be careful not to overqualify yourself before you get some of that real world experience, because despite the shortage of IT staff many employers are hesitant to hire people with quals and no experience, more so with people with LOTS of quals and no experience.

Too true, there are so many people in the field with an array of degrees etc under their belt, yet they can't even turn a screwdriver, let alone diagnose a fault...

[Sniper]

Unless I'm mistaken you have little/no actual realworld IT work experience. Be careful not to overqualify yourself before you get some of that real world experience, because despite the shortage of IT staff many employers are hesitant to hire people with quals and no experience, more so with people with LOTS of quals and no experience.

and I bid 13 dorrah.

You are true

Thats the problem. I cant get any bloody job as IT tech cause no one wants someone with little skills and no qualifications. But over qualifying yourself can lead to hassels too.

Bloody catches.

Who wants to hire meeeeee. I have photos of you with your secretary, give me more money

[Dilligaf]

can I just add that if you do flick it off, get the hard drive 'cleaned' by someone who really knows what they are doing.... especially if you have used it for business, banking etc.

[Hitcher]

We're shortly going to upgrade our laptop at home to a desktop. Once the hard drive is reformatted, it's going in the wheeliebin. Even if it is a Toshiba.

[pervert]

We're shortly going to upgrade our laptop at home to a desktop. Once the hard drive is reformatted, it's going in the wheeliebin. Even if it is a Toshiba.

Haha, I hope you don't expect a single reformat to erase all that personal data.

[TerminalAddict]

I have similar problems with emplyment, 'cept I've 14 years experience and basically no quals ...

fi'teen dorrah

[TerminalAddict]

Haha, I hope you don't expect a single reformat to erase all that personal data.

while 1; cat /dev/null > /dev/$dev; done

then go have a cup of coffee ;)

[pervert]

while 1; cat /dev/null > /dev/$dev; done

then go have a cup of coffee ;)

Haha, geek...:yes:

[crashe]

Oi you lot... I have first dibs on all the laptops that are going in this thread........ :whistle:

I put in my bid 'FREE' :innocent: :scooter:


We're shortly going to upgrade our laptop at home to a desktop. Once the hard drive is reformatted, it's going in the wheeliebin. Even if it is a Toshiba.

[ManDownUnder]

Oi you lot... I have first dibs on all the laptops that are going in this thread........ :whistle:

I put in my bid 'FREE' :innocent: :scooter:

No no no - you can have first dibs on... hmmm... cruisers?

Or did you want something a little more worthwhile?

[crashe]

No no no - you can have first dibs on... hmmm... cruisers?

Or did you want something a little more worthwhile?

well what are you like at bending aliminumim (sp) and pot riviting?

I have a nice piece here that needs to be bent into shape and put on the back of my bike so that I can re attach my rego plate......

Tis all cut to shape....... just needs putting on... prevably with black rivits..

and back on topic...... re laptops..