should i bother with this laptop  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: sonicwang
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 03:39:50 am
content: so i picked up a laptop from a pawn shop today for $5 sold for parts or repair looked in decent condition and screen looked to be fine was just the laptop itself no power cables or anything so i got the thing and its works its running windows 7 home Intel i5-450M 2.66 GHz 4gb ram 15.60" screen 1366 x 768 pixels Intel HD Graphics and i think a 160gb hddonly problem some keys on the keyboard do weird things when pressed so looks like the keyboard will have to be replaced good thing is they cost around $10 or less on ebay and i might think about upgrading the ram toobut is it worth my time to do so or am i better off just selling the thing as i i could get around $150 or so for it from what i have seen

author: spudboy488
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 11:50:09 am
content: I had my older laptop screen go bad. I attached an external monitor and wireless keyboard/mouse to it and have it closed and shoved under the desk and it's now acting like a desktop. The battery has long since lost its ability to hold a charge so it has been stationary for a few years anyway. I don't want to put any money into it but want to keep it since it is configured exactly the way I want it.

author: XOIIO
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 12:17:54 pm
content: I wouldn't turn my nose up at it, a core i5 for 5 bucks is a nice deal.

author: System Error Message
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 12:25:20 pm
content: its a good deal. The core i5-450M is a 1st gen iseries. Some are dual core with hyperthreading while some are quad core with no hyperthreading.regardless of whether you keep it or sell it you will still have to service it to make sure it works well. If the laptop fits your needs and you use it, that means you scored a laptop for $5+ cost of parts. If you dont than perhaps you could make a $100 profit. So its a question of a few years for a laptop or $100 instead.

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 05:28:52 pm
content: I5-450M is a 2 core 4 thread CPU, with a fixed keyboard and an SSD this should be more than usable unless you are trying to play games on it or do video rendering. I'd say $5 is a pretty good score.

author: strangersound
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 27, 2016, 05:37:47 pm
content: I'd use it for sure. For a daily use machine, I can't see any issue. And 4gigs of ram is reasonable. I'm do all my daily browsing and such on a Vista machine with 2gigs and it does fine as long as I don't open 47 tabs browsing, since browsers and websites are so bloated now.I've replaced laptop keypads without much trouble. Each model uses a different way to put them on, but a quick search of YouTube...I'm sure you know the drill or why would you be here in this forum.

author: Srbel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 28, 2016, 05:53:22 am
content: It is better than my laptop!5$, and it works??? O.o

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 28, 2016, 11:51:49 am
content: I have an Inspiron 3520 here that has basically the same specs. I am running Win10 32bit and I basically browse Internet, program cheap handi-talkies for my ham radio club members and Arduino use. Nice laptop. Mine was free. The stepdaughter pounded on it in a fit and crashed the hard drive. I had a spare laptop drive sitting around so it was an easy fix. Changing keyboards is usually fairly easy and cheap. If you don't really want it, I will offer $10 and pay shipping so you can double your money

author: GJ1977
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 28, 2016, 12:07:46 pm
content: I think that it was a good deal. Just replace the keyboard and maybe put SSD and you'll be good to go.