When is it not worth repairing a Toughbook?

I have a CF-29 that needs a Battery, Hard Drive/Caddy, DVD Drive/Caddy.
Is this worth fixing? Does anyone here have these parts?

 

Is it worth fixing? Depends on whether there are any issues other than the missing parts, which model it is, how much you wish to spend, how much time you wish to put into bringing it to life and on and on....

Most of us on this forum would say yes. But "worth fixing" is a very relative term. What is your budget? For what purposes do you plan to use the TB? We really need to know more about you and what you want to make an informed decision, and that is still for you to make ultimately.

 

It's a 1.4/512mb with wifi and touchscreen
nothing it wrong with it, just wear and tear on the case.
When I say "worth it" I mean in terms of resale. Should I sell it as is or fix it and sell it?

 

Again, did YOU buy it to use or to sell? If you are planning to use it, then by all means it would be worth it to get the parts and fix it. If you just wanted to sell, considering the prices for just about everything you need have gone up recently, it may be better to sell as is, of course, how much you spent on it in the first place matters also.

 

That sucks. Any special reason they went up?

 

The economy, no one is buying new laptops, they are fixing the ones that they have.

 

Also, too many sellers have figured out they can make more money by parting out units rather than selling them whole. When you couple this with so many being sold without the CD/caddy/battery, you can see where this is going....

 

Pawn,
With the competition out there, it's only a small profit margin to resell a nearly barebone unit unless you bought it dirt cheap! Very niche market, since the main crowd are not appreciative of something slow, heavy and lacking in features.

Is it worth for me to fix it? Yeah, sure, I could do with a 2nd CF29mk5!! I have everything else... except a HDD caddy!! ...no... I'm not losing an arm for that!!

 

Yes.... And Yes....

 

Prices are going up because there's more demand for spares than there is supply.

It isn't a conspiracy. It is just simple economics.

As for the the original poster's question, it is only worth fixing if the cost of the parts you need is less than the cost of replacing the entire machine with a more complete system.

 

Don't forget to weigh in your time. (Time =Money)

 

Yes! That's a very important consideration.