XPS M170 for $600

Chobbs · 03-31-2008, 04:21 AM

To make a long story short.. or a short story shorter.. one of my dad's co-workers has a Dell XPS M170 laptop for sale and he's selling it for only $600. He purchased it in 10/2006 for over $2000 (I have a copy of the invoice he sent me) so this seems like a pretty good deal for a XPS laptop that is barely a year and a half old.

Here are the system specs:

* XPS M170 Notebook
* Intel Pentium M Processor 780 (2.26 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
* 60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
* 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs)
* Bluetooth Wireless Card
* 9 Cell Primary Battery
* Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005
* 256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 Ultra
* 130W AC Adapter
* 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
* 17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Notebook Screen
* 2915 Wireless Card

So what do you guys think? Should I pay $600 for this? Are there better deals out there for laptops of this caliber?

Thanks very much for any feedback!

daisymtc · 03-31-2008, 09:22 AM

Processor is slow and it is last generation.
However, 2 GB RAM with 7800 Ultra is quite good

Taking account it is a second hand ,and you probably can't upgrade it, try to make him sell for $500.

BloodJinn · 03-31-2008, 07:07 PM

That looks pretty friggen heavy.

ETSA · 03-31-2008, 08:04 PM

I would pass. Old laptop with fairly outdated processor and fairly slow memory and tiny HD.

Jhow · 03-31-2008, 08:13 PM

it's not worth it. you can get a newer one for about the same price. small hard drive and a weak processor

soccerdude · 03-31-2008, 08:47 PM

Personally I would not get it. It has an old processor with a small hard drive. An example is this

Nevakonaza · 03-31-2008, 08:51 PM

no i would give that one a pass like mentioned

Chobbs · 04-01-2008, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jhow

it's not worth it. you can get a newer one for about the same price. small hard drive and a weak processor

Can you find me a link of a newer one for the same price and with the same video card or one that's at the same level? I want the best deal possible.

ETSA · 04-01-2008, 12:41 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d&Order=PRICED

Vizy93 · 04-01-2008, 01:15 AM

03-31-2008, 04:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chobbs New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11	XPS M170 for $600 - Yay or nay? To make a long story short.. or a short story shorter.. one of my dad's co-workers has a Dell XPS M170 laptop for sale and he's selling it for only $600. He purchased it in 10/2006 for over $2000 (I have a copy of the invoice he sent me) so this seems like a pretty good deal for a XPS laptop that is barely a year and a half old. Here are the system specs: * XPS M170 Notebook * Intel Pentium M Processor 780 (2.26 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) * 60 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM) * 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs) * Bluetooth Wireless Card * 9 Cell Primary Battery * Genuine Windows XP Media Center 2005 * 256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 Ultra * 130W AC Adapter * 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability * 17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Notebook Screen * 2915 Wireless Card So what do you guys think? Should I pay $600 for this? Are there better deals out there for laptops of this caliber? Thanks very much for any feedback!

03-31-2008, 08:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 23 Posts: 2,210	I would pass. Old laptop with fairly outdated processor and fairly slow memory and tiny HD. __________________ DESKTOP Antec P180B(4 x 120mm Tricool fans) Antec 500W neoHE Gigabyte GA 965p DS3 E6400 /w Zalman cnps9500 led 92mm (OC'ed to 3.2Ghz) 2 GB Corsair xms2 DDR2 800 @ 920mhz x1900xtx 512mb ddr3 /w Zalman VF900(688/792) Soundblaster Audigy 4 LAPTOP Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz)/4GB ddr2 667/250GB HD/8600M GT

03-31-2008, 08:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: C:/Windows Age: 19 Posts: 6,855	no i would give that one a pass like mentioned __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 OC'd @ 2.7Ghz AC Freezer 7 Pro MSI P35 Neo Combo(45nm ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 772 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler WD Caviar 400Gb Sata II Gigabyte GZ-X1 Black case Lite-On 48X DVD writer Dual layer. Windows Vista Ultimate x64 And soon MacOS 10.5.1 Leopard

04-01-2008, 12:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 23 Posts: 2,210	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d&Order=PRICED __________________ DESKTOP Antec P180B(4 x 120mm Tricool fans) Antec 500W neoHE Gigabyte GA 965p DS3 E6400 /w Zalman cnps9500 led 92mm (OC'ed to 3.2Ghz) 2 GB Corsair xms2 DDR2 800 @ 920mhz x1900xtx 512mb ddr3 /w Zalman VF900(688/792) Soundblaster Audigy 4 LAPTOP Core 2 Duo T5750(2.00GHz)/4GB ddr2 667/250GB HD/8600M GT

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03-31-2008, 09:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,015	Processor is slow and it is last generation. However, 2 GB RAM with 7800 Ultra is quite good Taking account it is a second hand ,and you probably can't upgrade it, try to make him sell for $500.

03-31-2008, 07:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
BloodJinn New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3	That looks pretty friggen heavy.

03-31-2008, 08:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jhow Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 51	it's not worth it. you can get a newer one for about the same price. small hard drive and a weak processor

03-31-2008, 08:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
soccerdude Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 786	Personally I would not get it. It has an old processor with a small hard drive. An example is this

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