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SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls help

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far
far Original post #1
Jun 1, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Hi All,

Please help me decide a best price for SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN which I loved using for the past 3 -4 yrs now.. and its time for me to give it away for a reasonable price which is in good condition..

Below Specs :
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Business (English Version) with Traditional Chinese Language Pack


Architecture
Processor Technology Intel® Centrino® Duo Processor Technology
Processor Name Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7700(2.40 GHz)*1*2

Chipset Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset
Processor System Bus 800MHz
Memory Bus 667MHz
Cache Memory 4MB Advanced Smart Cache


Main Memory
Pre-installed/Max 2GB DDR2 SDRAM*3/(upgradeable up to 2GB)
SO-DIMM Slots 2 SO-DIMM slots (The pre-installed memory module uses two)


Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive 160GB (HDD recovery storage max. 8GB*4, C: Remain) Serial ATA, 5400rpm, Hybrid HDD


Optical Disc Drive
Drive DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive
Maximum Reading Speed DVD+R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL) / DVD-R: 8x (SL), 6x (DL)/DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 8x/ DVD-ROM: 8x/ DVD-RAM: 5x/CD-ROM: 24x/ CD-R: 24x/ CD-RW: 24x
Maximum Writing Speed DVD+R: 8x (SL), 4x (DL) / DVD-R: 8x (SL), 4x (DL) / DVD+RW: 8x/DVD-RW: 6x/DVD-RAM: 5x/CD-R: 24x/CD-RW: 16x


Graphics
Graphics Accelerator NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS notebook graphics processing unit (GPU) (SPEED MODE) / Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (STAMINA MODE)
Total Available Graphics Memory (Max) 831MB (SPEED MODE) / 358MB (STAMINA MODE)*5

awaiting reply from the geeks :)
skeletor
Jun 1, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

Around 10K if lucky. Usually slightly less.
far
far #3
Jun 1, 2012 at 4:48 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

:cool:
Around 10K if lucky. Usually slightly less.

ok....will wait for few more thoughts ..then i shall best decide... thanks !!
aroraanant
Jun 2, 2012 at 1:51 AM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

how good is the condition of the laptop.
Does the optical drive still work(as I don't think it will work)????
And what about the battery(I am sure it would be dead)???
Please tell more about the other things also then only we can tell you better.
far
far #5
Jun 2, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

how good is the condition of the laptop.
Does the optical drive still work(as I don't think it will work)????
And what about the battery(I am sure it would be dead)???
Please tell more about the other things also then only we can tell you better.

:) pretty good working condition...battery back up is around 2.5hrs surfing and videos. Thus was sparingly used laptop. Unforunately the optical drive writing capability has been paralyzed at times still reads well with no problem at all..
'm still using the laptop till date ...let me know the best price to sell
aroraanant
Jun 2, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

I think you will get around 12k.
dashing.sujay
Jun 2, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

Chip in a SSD and reuse it.
far
far #8
Jun 2, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

Chip in a SSD and reuse it.

SSD ? what u mean?
pls let me know the resale price....
thanks @aroraanant
dashing.sujay
Jun 2, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

SSD.
far
far #10
Jun 3, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls


Well ..I dont have a problem with HDD .....not interested in SSD as of now
i'm planning on buying a new laptop
far
far #11
Jun 5, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

I was expecting more suggestions.. guess this is it then ??
far
far #12
Jun 5, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

One guy quoted 5k for this laptop :( figured he is a scrap items guy.. :-o
far
far #13
Jun 10, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

i got offer for 8k ...should i sell it?...I thought atleast 10k would be good :)
bump
aroraanant
Jun 10, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

You should get atleast 10k
far
far #15
Jun 11, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Re: SONY VAIO VGN-SZ58GN business laptop how much is it worth selling it back now after 4 yrs.. pls

bump... please close this thread... I already got a fair idea on this one... Thanks All