I am thinking about selling my mothers old laptop, I want to know if it worth the time to get it cleaned up or if I should just pull the hard drive and donate it somewhere. So, what do you think I can get for the following.

Sony PCG-SR17 Vio Notebook

Pentium III 700 MHz processor
Windows Millenium edition
192MB RAM
20 GB Hard disk
10.4 XGA TFT Screen

Also comes with wireless card and seperate CD rewritable drive.

The thing is less than 3 pounds and 1" thick, I think it wouls be a great netbook for someone (thats all my mom used it for anyway).

So what do yall think I can sell it for (on craigslist not the cheapskates here)?

6/7/2009 11:36:01 AM

i think you'll be lucky if someone takes the time to drive out and take it off your hands for free

6/7/2009 12:29:47 PM

yeesh if it wasn't for the size i'd say not much

just run dban on the hard drive and sell it as is.

maybe $150? i dunno

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"i think you'll be lucky if someone takes the time to drive out and take it off your hands for free"

haha thats not even remotely true. people on CL will pick up anything thats free. this is worth morre than free imo, because of its size.

6/7/2009 12:30:13 PM

I gave $20 for one with identical specs last month. If the battery works in yours I'll go $30.

[Edited on June 7, 2009 at 1:58 PM. Reason : Oh, it's small. Yeah, it's worth a little more.]

6/7/2009 1:58:02 PM

actually yeah u can get a netbook for as low as $150. you should be able to get $100 for it on CL

6/7/2009 2:32:33 PM

Because

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" Pentium III 700 MHz processor"

definitely stacks well against today's netbooks

6/7/2009 3:18:30 PM

40-50 dollar bucks.

I suppose it also depends on how good the screen looks as well. If it's kind of assy looking and has a poor viewing angle, then maybe subtract $10. Subtract another $5-10 if it has any major damage to the laptop's housing.

[Edited on June 7, 2009 at 4:43 PM. Reason : ^ Linux nerds love that shit.]

6/7/2009 4:43:39 PM

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"definitely stacks well against today's netbooks"

who said it did?


i could get $100 on CL, easy.

6/7/2009 8:08:14 PM

Wow. All I can say to that is there must be a bunch of dummies on CL.

6/7/2009 8:21:49 PM

i've sold my fair share of crappy, outdated computer equipment on craigslist for more than they're worth

that said, i think that you'd be hard-pressed to get $100 for it...i'd say $75, tops, if you're good at making it sound like a netbook (i don't condone lying, of course, but you can spin the specs and emphasize the size and weight)

6/7/2009 9:31:50 PM

Thanks for the input everybody. Sold it on CL for $100 to a guy who apparently resells for a living. I dbanned the hard drive (even though there wasn't any information on it anyway). I guess he knew what he was doing so you certainly can get a decent amount for an old laptop. I am still getting e-mails with offers to buy (even though I removed the ad).

6/7/2009 9:35:44 PM

see, he probably could have got $150+ for it. not only did he get $100 for it, but the guy who bought it is gonna resell it.

cheap asses on tww != general buying public

my general rule with selling stuff on CL is start at least 20-30% higher than you think you can get for it...if nothing happens after 3 days drop the price and repost

6/8/2009 10:04:22 AM

I'd rather be a cheap ass than a dumb ass. Those specs are terrible.

6/8/2009 10:32:05 AM

Actually I found that a lot of people resell them in 3rd world countries for way more than they are worth
I just had someone come through that sold a used high end Compaq for $20 more than what it cost new. He had other business here and sold 6 or 7 in about 2 days.

6/8/2009 2:10:35 PM