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Hi guys,

I have an IBM Thinkpad T42 laptop which I have had for a few years.

About 3 weeks ago I spent $420 having the hard drive replaced because it failed (VERY painful).

About a week after that the screen failed and I gave up and bought a new computer. (EXTREMELY painful)

Is it worth anything to sell as is?

Is it worth fixing?

How much does it cost to replace the 'lamp' in the screen (what I was told has failed)?

Should I just bin it!?

Any ideas would be swell.

Cheers

Chris

If this is not on topic, please move it!

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Hi guys,

I have an IBM Thinkpad T42 laptop which I have had for a few years.

About 3 weeks ago I spent $420 having the hard drive replaced because it failed (VERY painful).

About a week after that the screen failed and I gave up and bought a new computer. (EXTREMELY painful)

Is it worth anything to sell as is?

Is it worth fixing?

How much does it cost to replace the 'lamp' in the screen (what I was told has failed)?

Should I just bin it!?

Any ideas would be swell.

Cheers

Chris

If this is not on topic, please move it!

Sounds like you got ripped off for the HDD unless its a 128GB SSD.

I would get the HDD and buy a cheap HDD case from MSY to convert the HDD to an external drive.

Get the RAM and give it to a mate that may want it or sell it on eBay - don't expect much money.

Or sell the thing piece by piece to get more money back - but be prepared for a slow sale.

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