How much should I pay for this broken laptop?

TenYardFight

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I want to try to practice fixing laptops. I figure this laptop is worth around 300 dollars fixed. how much should I offer him for it?


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amd athlon IIx2 processor m300 (2.0 ghz, 1 mb l2 cashe)


Ati radeon hd 4200 graphics up to 1919 mb hypermemory


17.3" hd+led lcd


4 gb memory


320 gb hdd


Webcam


Blu ray disc drive


Acer nplify 802.11 b/g/n


6 cell li-ion battery


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It is an acer 7540. He says it comes on but nothing shows up on the screen.

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Brand new on ebay for $522.00. Does this guy seem to know computers? Not sure what you should offer...could be gfx or inverter, hard to know without plugging it in to an external monitor. I don't suppose you could try that? lol
 
CRAIGSLIST. What is the most expensive part it could be? What is the value of the parts that are presumably working? Seems to be specced out. What's the scam risk here, if any? Thanks guys!

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Brand new on ebay for $522.00. Does this guy seem to know computers? Not sure what you should offer...could be gfx or inverter, hard to know without plugging it in to an external monitor. I don't suppose you could try that? lol

Therein lies the proverbial "rub". When you google this guy's phone number, you find this ad:

****Game Console Repair Shop***** (Indianapolis- 2608 Madison Aves)

M.D Ps3 Here, Hope everyone has had a good time this weekend. Just want to put it out there that we have the best deals in town,

when I say we, I mean me (Doctor Ps3) and Mr.?(The Man that can mod anything). We have audio and Electronic Shop. Everything that Bestbuy won't do,



we do:

Playstation Repairs-- Xbox360 Repairs and Mods

Ylod Repairs -- Open tray repairs

Bluray Problems -- Lens and Lens adjustments

Controller Mods (Lights and Rapid Fire) -- Xbox360 Controller Mods(Rapidfire)

New Skins for your Ps3 or Xbox360 or Ps2 or Xbox or...... Anything that you want.

Computer Repairs and Wii Mods!

Very competitive: As a sidenote, This is a real business that reports to the I.R.S. and we havte to tax everything. We only accept cash and all repairs take up to a hour.

but we have plenty of games and Ps3's and Xbox360's setup to play while waiting for your game system to get out of surgery



*************************BEFORE YOU CALL WITH REPAIR QUESTIONS PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING THINGS READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE!!

* NAME AND NUMBER
*TYPE OF SYSTEM
*THE SIZE OF YOUR HARD DRIVE
*WHETHER IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY OPENED
*AND A BREIF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM


THEN WE CAN DO THE FOLLOWING FOR YOU:


*QUICK DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM
*BREIF DESCRIPTION OF THE CAUSE AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
*FAIR AND ACCURATE PRICING
*DISCUSSION OF OUR 30 DAY AND LIFETIME WARRANTY POLICY
*AND FINALLY AN APPOINTMENT
*STORE HOURS M-F 10-9
*SATURDAY-SUNDAY 12-6




########## CELL PHONE (PS3 REPAIRS)

or

########## Work Number (XBOX360 REPAIRS)

ask for JUSTIN or D.J


*
(NO TEXT MESSAGES PLZ)

As you can see, he's probably not real sharp, but he says he fixes computers. I wonder if I should derive from that the possibility this is not an easy fix, or he would have done it. Lastly, when you search craigslist for his phone number, you see 2 other laptops (advertised as working) for sale...
 
Yeah... :confused: I don't shop Craig's list at all because I don't trust it, so it would be an automatic no from me, but others might feel differently.
 
offer computer recycling....when you get three computers, piece them together into one working machine and sell it. practice on the parts you have left over. just a thought.

...goss
 
It could very well be the mobo that needs replacing. So find out how much a replacement mobo or mobo repair is and pay accordingly.
 
It could very well be the mobo that needs replacing. So find out how much a replacement mobo or mobo repair is and pay accordingly.

Yep that was my thought too. You get into iffy ground with no output.

If you price according to replacement mobo you rule out spending more than its worth.
 
is there HDD and RAM and ODD? I would price it based on these 3 parts. The rest is gravy.
Battery and a working charger?
I can offer 50 -60. With a non-working computer, anything can happen.
 
when it comes to buying electronic/computer i still like doing it in person. I like feeling things before buying it, you know if its comfortable to use.
 
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