Vortex Series: 17.3" 120Hz 3D - price suggestions

[Smiggy]

Hello all,

Let me make it clear, I realise these forums aren not allowed to be used to sell our systems. I'm just looking for suggestions on how much my system is worth. Very similar to this thread.

My specifications are as follows:

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Extreme i7-4930MX (3.00GHz) 8MB
Memory (RAM) 32GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 2 x NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780M - 4.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk 960GB CRUICIAL M500 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 400MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 960GB CRUICIAL M500 SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 400MB/sW)
RAID RAID 0 (MIRRORED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD)
mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 6x BLURAY WRITER, 8x DVD ±R/±RW & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste DIAMOND 24 PASTE CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio + SPDIF/MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1202 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N + BLUETOOTH 4.0
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options 4 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery Vortex Elite 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (5,800 mAh/89.21WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 300W AC Adaptor
Keyboard Language INTEGRATED BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System Genuine Windows 8 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media Windows 8 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Carry Case NONE
Laptop Cooling Stands Zalman ZM-NC3500 Ultra-Quiet Laptop Cooler, up to17.3 inch
Stand-Alone Monitor NONE
Eyefinity / GeForce 3D Vision 2 NVIDIA GEFORCE 3D VISION WIRELESS STEREOSCOPIC KIT
Additional Keyboard NONE
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Gaming Mouse Pad NONE
External Speakers NONE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Headsets NONE
Surge Protection NONE
Printer NONE
External Hard Drive NONE
Warranty 3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Home Installation NONE
Dead Pixel Guarantee NONE
Intel Anti-Theft Technology NONE

There is 10 months of warranty left on this system and is mint condition, I'd give condition an A-. Would you guys say it is worth at least £1800? Original price was £3,985.

 

[Smiggy]

Does PCSpecialist allow transfer of warranty, if so how does the system work?

 

[keynes]

I don't think you can get an accurate valuation since it really depends on what a prospective buyer is willing to pay. PCS can transfer the warranty but looking at your spec I would assume that your 2 years cover for parts is running out soon. I personally wouldn't pay £1800 for a 2nd hand laptop in case there are issues after the warranty expires and difficult to assess the quality of the conponents due to the internal components not being as accessible as in a desktop. You could try eBay Or gumtree

 

[Smiggy]

I don't think you can get an accurate valuation since it really depends on what a prospective buyer is willing to pay. PCS can transfer the warranty but looking at your spec I would assume that your 2 years cover for parts is running out soon. I personally wouldn't pay £1800 for a 2nd hand laptop in case there are issues after the warranty expires and difficult to assess the quality of the conponents due to the internal components not being as accessible as in a desktop. You could try eBay Or gumtree

Thanks for the response, mate.

System is in sound condition, and system can be opened to assess the quality of the components.

There is still 9 months of 2 years collect and return, plus parts.

It is on eBay.

 

[keynes]

Thanks for the response, mate.

System is in sound condition, and system can be opened to assess the quality of the components.

There is still 9 months of 2 years collect and return, plus parts.

It is on eBay.

Good luck! Hope you get a high bid

 

[Smiggy]

Good luck! Hope you get a high bid

If you were in my position, what would you sell it for at a fixed price based on the information above? Approxtimately?

 

[SlimCini]

The problem you've got is that opening up the laptop to look at components is not going to tell a prospective buyer their genuine condition.

I'm also not sure asking people on here what they'd sell it for is relevant or helpful. Everyone will be entirely different in their view of what they'd want for something, and what they'd pay for something. I'm inherently greedy and hate waste ... meaning I wouldn't sell something like that for less than £2k. But then I wouldn't buy something like that for more than £800-900 simply because it's second hand (in fact, I probably just wouldn't buy it full stop because it's second hand).

So in your position I just suck it up and keep it because I wouldn't want to 'lose' money.

I'm assuming buying a £4k laptop means you're probably not desperate for cash, so out of interest... why sell a £4k laptop after just only a year of owning it?

 

[Androcles]

Personally I wouldn't pay £1800 for it new, but that's just me being tight I'd agree with Slim, if I was selling it I would try to get as much as possible, however looking at it from a buyers perspective I wouldn't pay any more than £800 top end for it as a second hand laptop regardless of its initial purchase price.

 

[Smiggy]

The problem you've got is that opening up the laptop to look at components is not going to tell a prospective buyer their genuine condition.

I'm also not sure asking people on here what they'd sell it for is relevant or helpful. Everyone will be entirely different in their view of what they'd want for something, and what they'd pay for something. I'm inherently greedy and hate waste ... meaning I wouldn't sell something like that for less than £2k. But then I wouldn't buy something like that for more than £800-900 simply because it's second hand (in fact, I probably just wouldn't buy it full stop because it's second hand).

So in your position I just suck it up and keep it because I wouldn't want to 'lose' money.

I'm assuming buying a £4k laptop means you're probably not desperate for cash, so out of interest... why sell a £4k laptop after just only a year of owning it?

I'm going for a desktop.

That is why, I hope someone in my locality purchases it, so he can come and look/assess it himself. Luckly, eBay has a return policy if someone does detect any last-minute defects with the system.