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    CLEVO, M980NU...what is mine worth?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by tuckrr, Mar 23, 2011.

  1. tuckrr

    tuckrr Notebook Consultant

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    simply put, this thing is basically a desktop and i need a laptop. Im going to get the alienware m15x and crank it up to be a $3000 computer. But before i do that, i'd like to sell this bad boy...or the "big rig" as we call it.

    what do you guys think i could get for this?



    CLEVO, M980NU Core 2 Duo Notebook Barebone, NVIDIA® MCP79, 18.4" TFT HD 1080 Glossy, PCIe x16 MXM-III Discrete Graphics
    INTEL, Core™ 2 Extreme QX9300 Quad-Core 2.53GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 12MB (2 x 6MB) L2 Cache, 45nm, 45W, OEM
    ARCTIC SILVER, Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound, Polysynthetic Silver
    VIDEO, 2 x NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 280M 1GB GDDR3 Mobile Graphics Card for M980NU, SLI Configuration
    CRUCIAL, 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM SODIMM, CL7, Non-ECC
    INTEL, 4GB Intel® Turbo Memory, Internal PCIe Mini Card (Compatible with Windows Vista Only)
    CRUCIAL, 256GB M225 SSD, MLC, 250/200 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, Retail
    CRUCIAL, 256GB M225 SSD, MLC, 250/200 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, Retail
    CRUCIAL, 256GB M225 SSD, MLC, 250/200 MB/s, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, Retail
    RAID, RAID 0 (striping), min 2 hard drives required
    CLEVO, Dual Layer Super-Multi DVD±RW Optical Drive for Clevo M980NU (Included)
    NETWORK, Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN Card
    INTEL, Wireless WiFi Link 5300, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft N, 11/54/450 Mbps, Internal PCIe Mini Card
    CLEVO, Internal Bluetooth for M980NU Notebooks (Included)
    NOTEBOOK ACCESSORY, AC Adapter 100-240V (Included)
    ACCESSORY, Standard Carrying Bag w/ Strap Included (Choose upgrade)
    MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition SP1, w/ Free Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon, OEM
    SERVICE, OEM System Recovery (secure HDD partition only)
    MICROSOFT, Office Home and Student Edition 2007 V2, OEM, No Media
    MCAFEE, Total Protection 2009, 3 User, Retail
    SERVICE, System Binder
    CLEVO, Extended 3-Year Warranty for Clevo Notebooks
     
    tuckrr, Mar 23, 2011
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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    3x 256GB SSDs? Am I reading that correctly?
     
    moral hazard, Mar 23, 2011
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  3. hizzaah

    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, no joke? I might be interested in one of your c300's if you wanted to sell just one ;)
     
    hizzaah, Mar 23, 2011
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  4. Epsilon748

    Epsilon748 Notebook Evangelist

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    Out of curiosity, why are you switching to the Alienware m15x? The site says it's got the 460m, but only lists the 5730, 5850, and 280 cards as available. That's quite a bit of a step down from even the 460m or 485m in the 8130/8150/8170/x7200 Sagers, let alone from that beast you have.
     
    Epsilon748, Mar 24, 2011
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  5. niffcreature

    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Well, its pretty huge.

    Maybe you should part it out a little more... The qx9300 you can get 500$ for easy...

    I for one would be interested in an m980nu barebones.
     
    niffcreature, Mar 24, 2011
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  6. Hirohata

    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    Definitely get more if you part it out. I'm also interested in one of your SSDs :)
     
    Hirohata, Mar 24, 2011
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  7. Stelio

    Stelio Notebook Evangelist

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    hey man I think you will make more money selling individual parts then the just the laptop.

    Prob could get atleast $1500 because of those SSD! Not $2000 because you could get something highend with a 485m
     
    Stelio, Mar 24, 2011
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  8. hizzaah

    hizzaah Notebook Virtuoso

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    yeah, +1 for parting it out. you could sell everything pretty quickly if you priced them all reasonably. seems you've got a buyer for a lot of the parts already :)
     
    hizzaah, Mar 24, 2011
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  9. tuckrr

    tuckrr Notebook Consultant

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    That seems like a lot of work to me, maybe if someone wants to buy it off. Of me and then break it down id be open to That, but tbh im not to interested in breaking it up myself
     
    tuckrr, Mar 25, 2011
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  10. tuckrr

    tuckrr Notebook Consultant

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    Or maybe ava direct has a buyback program?
     
    tuckrr, Mar 25, 2011
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  11. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I would put it on ebay, set the reserve around $1500 (or just start the price at $1500).
     
    moral hazard, Mar 25, 2011
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