What's my computer worth? : Othor Games

» Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:11 am

So, I want to sell my desktop and buy a laptop. Here are the specs.

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Hardware Overview:

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 12 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT:

Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 2600
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x9588
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B1480A-252
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.252
Displays:
Cinema:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported

What do you think I could reasonably get for it?

» Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:42 am

Two chickens and a goat.

» Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:47 am

Two chickens and a goat.

Twice as many goats as I was hoping for.... :ermm:

» Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:40 am

Looking at the specs that Mac Pro is the 2008 model. I found this on eBay which closely matches what you've got:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Mac-Pro-early-2008-2-x-2-8-GHz-Quad-core-intel-Xenon-/290879395653?pt=UK_Computing_Apple_Desktops_CV&hash=item43b9c35745

It's difficult because there's some room for customisation in the models, and that ones got a few "extras" as described by the seller (a new GPU for example). However it's got 16 bids at around ￡250, so it should give you a rough idea.

» Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:17 pm

I'm probably way off, but since its a mac you can probably sell it way more than its actually worth. By that I mean compared to PCs of the same quality/specs. I'd say you can probably sell it somewhere between 300-400 bucks(Maybe). 400 might be a bit much.

The ram is quite low and the video card is pretty meh, but it has some redeeming qualities. I wouldn't expect it to fully pay for your new laptop, though.