should i buy this m9700 laptop?

Processor: AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML34 2.21GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
Operating System Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Service Pack 2 - With Media Center Remote Control
Chassis: 17" WideXGA+ 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology 2
With Integrated Camera - Saucer Silver
Height: 1.85” Width: 15.65” Depth: 11.75” Weight: 8.5 lbs
Motherboard: Alienware® NVIDIA® Mobile SLi Chipset
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 100GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
Optical Drive : 24x10x24 CD-RW Burner / 8X DVD Reader
Video/Graphics Card: Dual 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS (total of 512MB)
Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Wireless Network Card: Internal 802.11b/g WiFi Card w/ Airgo MIMO Technology
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth® Device
Primary Battery: Alienware® m9700 12-cell Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service.
Bluetooth PCMCIA Type II Adapter
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service

I mean i know its old but it could be a random toy or collectible. Btw its running great and the guy wants to sell it for 300 bucks

 

For 300 bucks that's not bad. Do note that first off any remaining warranty (if there's any left at all) will be void as soon as you have it, as the warranty only applies to the original owner. Secondly, while the graphics cards are nice and are certainly better performing together than what you get in a laptop today for $300, do note that the processor is extremely old and will hold you back. Even the $300 laptops of today come with faster processors than that.

The processor in the m9700 is already well obsolete and the graphics cards will be soon so I'd recommend simply saving up for something better if you can.

 

i had a m9700 at the beginning of the year, the screen is of good quality and for $300 i think you would have trouble getting a better GPU option

if it was me and i was going to be doing light gaming its a nice cheap AW that will still run for stuff for a while yet

Evil is right tho, the CPU is a major bottle neck as it is a single core 2.2

 

Despite the previously mentioned processor, it's a steal for $300.

Duane

 

I had one of these myself, but if the warranty is out prepare to pay at least $500-$1000+/- for parts and labor in case it ever breaks.

 

that's not bad at all. But be warned that those gpus are very old and has a high failure rate.

also it uses dx9. While it was OK. Because consoles using dx9 there being ported to PC and many people WERE using windows xp refusing to switch to vista, windows 7 changed that with dx11.

you can't keep 3 different type of 'engines' (dx9 10 11) one is going to die.

so if you see games with dx10 and 11. Don't be mad.

 

that is worth it just as a toy to tinker with haha

edit: I will add, if there was an Aurora m7700 for that price, I would probably buy it to tinker with, that d900k is a pretty nifty little system and can still hold its own with current games

 

idk man! I know what your thinking (300 for an ALIENWARE is just sickening price), but think...its pretty much useless...and its never going to be a collectable. Id rather take that 300 bucks and put it towards something else...Anything! I mean, sports tickets or something lol. I'm just saying...when it comes to computers, its almost never worth it to "collect" something like that. But I guess one persons junk is another persons gold lol.

 

LOL! Good point, though.