XPS M170 for $600

Chobbs · 03-31-2008, 06:21 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, 11:22 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, 09:07 PM

That looks pretty friggen heavy.

Chobbs · 04-01-2008, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BloodJinn

That looks pretty friggen heavy.

Post of the month.

ETSA · 03-31-2008, 10:04 PM

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 Old laptop with fairly outdated processor and fairly slow memory and tiny HD.

Jhow · 03-31-2008, 10:13 PM

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

Chobbs · 04-01-2008, 02:20 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.

soccerdude · 03-31-2008, 10:47 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, 10:51 PM

no i would give that one a pass like mentioned

ETSA · 04-01-2008, 02:41 AM

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

03-31-2008, 06:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chobbs New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 13	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, 10:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 25 Posts: 2,531	I would pass. Old laptop with fairly outdated processor and fairly slow memory and tiny HD. __________________ Cooler Master Cosmos 1010 Corsair 850 Watt PSU Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2 /w Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 3GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz HD4870x2 2GB DDR5 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

03-31-2008, 10:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nevakonaza VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 12,764	no i would give that one a pass like mentioned __________________ Desktop= Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO @ 3.4Ghz\|MSI P35 Neo-F\|[5GB OCZ Vista Gold Series -6400 oc.\|XFX HD 4890 XT 1GB GDDR5 \| X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1\|Coolermaster Dominator 690 Black (Modded)\|OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Modular\| 250Gb & 500GB Sata2 Avermedia Volar HDTV Tuner\|Windows 7 Home X64 Asus X58 Laptop Intel M575 2Ghz \|120GB Sata HDD \|Crucial 2GB DDR2 800mhz \|15.4 inch Widescreen display]\|Intel GM965\|Vista Basic 32Bit\|DVD-RW

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ETSA Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Age: 25 Posts: 2,531	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d&Order=PRICED __________________ Cooler Master Cosmos 1010 Corsair 850 Watt PSU Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2 /w Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 3GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz HD4870x2 2GB DDR5 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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03-31-2008, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,924	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, 09:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
BloodJinn New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3	That looks pretty friggen heavy.

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Jhow Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 164	it's not worth it. you can get a newer one for about the same price. small hard drive and a weak processor

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soccerdude Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 839	Personally I would not get it. It has an old processor with a small hard drive. An example is this

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