Laptop Advice- Value/ Worth/

[Yeedogga]

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!

Edited November 6, 2009 by Yeedogga

[Mayuri Krab]

Might what to rip it open, take the ram out & the hard drive out & sell those for some $$$ (won't be much but better than nothing), otherwise probably just bin it.

[bozodos]

take mobo / ram out n sell those on ebay, maybe processor too, n yeah bin the rest, could try selling the power adaptor / bag etc.

[R31Nismoid]

$420 for a hardrive?

You replaced it with a SSD?

[Birds]

Broken laptops are good for holding down leaflets of paper for extended periods of time.

[iseekool]

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.

[nicr4wks]

Ripped big time on HDD..

Also check ebay for replacement screens, mate managed to pick one up for a 2y/o toshiba for $110 a couple months ago.

[LordMidol]

If you were going to flog it cheap then post here, might be good for a simple CarPC?