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    CF-28 Selling advice wanted

    Discussion in 'ToughBook Buy Sell and Trade Forum' started by gray-beard, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. gray-beard

    gray-beard Notebook Evangelist

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    I am looking sell my two CF-28 computers and need to ask for the advice from the pros here as to how much to hope to get from these.
    I am not selling because I am desperate for money but looking to get a CF-29 with a much faster processor and brighter screen and maybe another project Toughbook to work on.

    These are not for sale yet, so please don’t make me an offer…….

    CF-28 #1: (My first Toughbook)

    CF-28PTJGAQM 800 mhz

    Touch screen which is in perfect condition with no screen protector.

    Internal wireless upgrade. 802.11g mini pci card with TI chipset. Dual flag antennas in the usual plastic areas to right and left of the palm rest.

    40GB hard drive
    DVD CD-RW media port drive.
    256 MB ram.
    All port covers in good working condition.
    Original light colored keyboard it good condition.
    Battery is in fair condition that holds about a 2 hour charge. (43% wear)
    Top and screen bezel has been painted a black hammered type paint and looks good.
    Rest of case looks good but there are a few scratches on the bottom from use.
    Windows XP COA and Panasonic restore disks are included.
    After market (sony) power supply.


    CF-28 #2: (My daily use computer)

    CF-28SUJGZDM 1 ghz
    768 MB ram


    Touch screen in perfect condition with Panasonic screen protector.

    Internal wireless upgrade. 802.11a/b/g mini pci card with Broadcom chipset. Dual flag antennas in the usual plastic areas to right and left of the palm rest.

    160 GB Samsung hard drive in a caddy with the heater.
    New DVD CD-RW media port drive.
    All port covers in good working condition.
    Original light colored keyboard it good condition.
    Battery #1 is in good condition that shows 0% wear.
    Battery #2 (media pocket) is good and shows 13% wear.
    Together they show about a 6.5 hour runtime.
    GPS Installed: Internal US Globalsat EM-408 (SiRF III) engine on daughter board.
    Sarantel 1010021 Geohelix-S Active GPS Antenna mounted on the top left corner of the screen lid.
    Case is in good condition with all original paint but a few scratches on the bottom.
    No Windows COA but included are a set of W2K Panasonic restore disks.
    Panasonic original power supply.


    Thank you for taking a look at this and hoping you will post a few suggestions in reply.

    Bob
     
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  2. Connor922

    Connor922 Notebook Evangelist

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    Bob I would throw them on the Denver craigslist, Ill bet you could get at least $250/300 a unit, you can also try ebay but they are not as popular with the ebay crowd now and they sell on there all the time for under a 100 now days so I think going the classified route would be best
     
  3. Springfield

    Springfield Notebook Deity

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    Ball-park guestimates

    $150-250 for the 800MHz unit. Might put another 256M ram stick and try selling locally on Craigslist for $250-300.

    $300-400+ for the 1GHz unit with all the goodies. Might do better selling the media bay battery separately for $50-80
     
  4. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Yeah... The media bay battery by itself, if in good ocondition, should go for close to $100!