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    Is my broke sager np2740 laptop worth anything?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Drew1, Mar 31, 2018.

  1. Drew1

    Drew1 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I bought this laptop late in 2014. Quad core processor and 256gb ssd and 8gb ram. When i first got it, it was very good. It was the thinning 14 inch laptop at the time. After a while, i recalled battery went bad and i had to get replacement batteries twice. Thus after the first time, i had to get another replacement battery after not using the new battery for that long. But besides that, i had to pay another for someone to open up laptop because there are so many screws to open this laptop.


    I had this laptop for around 2 years before the laptop just stopped working. I was using it one day and then it just powered off. Went to a few repair shops and they looked and said it no longer works anymore as you cannot power on. I obviously was not going to get it repaired... because price would cost as much as the lapto itself and it had issues with it. Now i do have the 256gb ssd and 8gb ram. So if i want to sell this laptop, well those 2 parts are worth the most right? How much is a 256ssd used samsung worth? What about 2 pieces of 4gb ram?


    Also is the computer even worth anything at all? Or is it only those 2 parts that are worth something. Because if its not worth anything, do i just throw it away? I bought this laptop for over 1400 dollars i believe back then. That means if it can't power on, my processor doesn't work at all etc right?
     
  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    You are looking at about $100 ish for the storage/ram.

    If repair shops are saying it's not working then it's likely the motherboard that has gone.
     
  3. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Could get a new motherboard for $260 and diy or pay $100 for swapping it (2 hour job, at most). Selling it in a working state would fetch a lot more.

    For parts you could also sell each item individually, in case people or shops are looking to repair their own system or a customer's. The display is generic anyway, so you could sell that for $40 or so since it'll fit in many more laptop models.