$1700 laptop?

[moonrose]

so i was looking around and saw this laptop on craigslist and was wondering if it is worth it? for 1700 and the owner has all the cd's and case still. he said he got it from ibuypower.com

specs
Case ( Battalion 101 D901C-U 17" WUXGA 1920X1200 Widescreen LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-ion battery, Universal AC Power Adapter )
Processor ( [=== Quad Core ===] Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9550 (4x 2.83GHz/12MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)
Memory ( 4 GB(2 GB X2) DDR2-800 PC6400 [Notebook Memory] )
Video Card ( [SLI enabled] 2x Mobility 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT PCI-Express 3D Video [D901C] )
Hard Drive ( 320 GB 7200rpm Serial-ATA-150 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( 8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [D901C] )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Fax Modem ( Built-in 56K V.92 Fax Modem [Notebook] )
Network Card ( Built-in 10/100/1000 Network LAN [Notebook] )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in 4x USB 2.0 Ports [Notebook] )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( Built-in 7-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Notebook] )
Operation System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premiumm 32-Bit )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( Built-in 1x IEEE-1394 Firewire Port [Notebook] )
Video Camera ( Built-in 2.0 Mega Pixels Digital Web Video Camera )
Internal Wireless Network Adapter ( [upgrade] 4965 Wireless-N WiFi Link (802.11b/g/Draft N) PCI-E Mini Card )

 

[codemonkey]

That's extremely overpriced.

 

[moonrose]

should i see if he'll lower it to 1200?
he said he originally payed like 3000 for it a little more than a year ago. and i know everything has changed since then.

but he told me it was a Clevo D901C
and i googled that and got this:
http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=10051
makes me foam a bit but then i look at the price tag and cry

 

[Avaleirra]

Overpriced. You could a custom built desktop with that spec (different case of course) for $800-$1000 CND (canadian dollars).

 

[Nenad]

I agree with Avaleirra

This looks pretty much like a total ripoff, a NEW one like that can cost you around 1k$ , we're talking new here, not used for a year ^^

 

[Slapshot136]

I think the price is reasonable, especially considering the CPU in that

maybe Avaleirra or Nenad can post a better deal for a laptop?

 

[Tru_Power22]

Way, way overpriced.

New notebook from Ibuypower, better specs for like 1300$

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Configurators.aspx?mid=431

 

[Slapshot136]

Way, way overpriced.

New notebook from Ibuypower, better specs for like 1300$

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Configurators.aspx?mid=431

im seeing the price as 3000?

 

[codemonkey]

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...lp/psg/notebooks/High_performance/dv7t_series

 

[Tru_Power22]

im seeing the price as 3000?

This is what I meant:

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Configurators.aspx?mid=447

 

[moonrose]

Overpriced. You could a custom built desktop with that spec (different case of course) for $800-$1000 CND (canadian dollars).

i want a laptop tho

This is what I meant:
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Configurators.aspx?mid=447

yeah but no quadcore and only 15" with 1280x800 res

so far i agree with slapshot, and yall have posted some good laptops but not with some of the same features, which probably wont happen for cheaper.

ima still see tho if hell go for 1200

 

[Tru_Power22]

Dude. This laptop blows the other one out of the water for around the same price.

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Configurators.aspx?mid=503

 

[moonrose]

Dude. This laptop blows the other one out of the water for around the same price.

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Configurators.aspx?mid=503

wouldn't a 1.6Ghz I7 be slower?

 

[Tru_Power22]

It's quad core, and it has hyper-threading. It will be faster if you programs support it. Not to mention clock speed isn't everything now a days.

Also the video card will make more of a difference than the clock speed.

 

[Nenad]

Haha, do what you want man, it's your money ^^

If you want to game, then buy a stationary, if you want to do anything else go with this one. Laptops aren't for gaming.

And the only thing i see great at this conf. is the CPU the rest is pretty much cheap today.

Edit: 430$ is your CPU and Memory, and read here about your graphic cards (I don't know why he picked SLI really)
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-9800M-GTX-SLI.22440.0.html

I am unable to find the price for them, however i assume it cost quite a bit of money a year ago, now you can buy a single graphic card with more power and less stuttering for less money

I don't know how much the casing would cost, but even if it cost 500-600$ you would still end up at a price tag of about 1300 for something brand new.

Correct me if i'm wrong here, i really don't know how much laptops cost (I honestly dislike them, twice as much power in a stationary for same amounts of money, not to mention if you game a lot on your pc stationary is great, and image editing is great with a 21'' monitor)