will this XP laptop sell??

[LAPTOPDUNCE]

I am going to replace my old Acer Aspire 5633WLMI 120gb laptop with an intel core 2 duo T5500 processor, it is in very good order but it is far too slow for me

now that XP is not supported and I am currently using it with Google chrome browser. I am going to put it on ebay as its in great order, with a start price of £10,

I am wondering if it will sell?? what do you think? thanks Laptopdunce

[Plastic Nev]

Hi, on E bay it is a question that can only be answered by the bids you get. There may well be someone wanting an older laptop for whatever purpose suits them. On the other hand, there may be no bids at all due to its age.

E Bay is to be quite honest a very unknown quantity, when absolute rubbish items sell for silly high prices, yet other perfectly useful and good stuff doesn't sell at all.

Give it a try and see what happens in other words. The other option is any local second hand shop and ask what they will give you for it.

 

I must also add, that for your own security that you make sure all personal data is securely removed from it before selling it. If you have the original disks that it came with to restore it back to factory settings, use them along with one of the many data destruction programs that are available, some are free to use and will securely write over and delete all personal stuff.

 

Nev.

[LAPTOPDUNCE]

Hi, on E bay it is a question that can only be answered by the bids you get. There may well be someone wanting an older laptop for whatever purpose suits them. On the other hand, there may be no bids at all due to its age.

E Bay is to be quite honest a very unknown quantity, when absolute rubbish items sell for silly high prices, yet other perfectly useful and good stuff doesn't sell at all.

Give it a try and see what happens in other words. The other option is any local second hand shop and ask what they will give you for it.

 

I must also add, that for your own security that you make sure all personal data is securely removed from it before selling it. If you have the original disks that it came with to restore it back to factory settings, use them along with one of the many data destruction programs that are available, some are free to use and will securely write over and delete all personal stuff.

 

Nev.

hI, thanks for that, I have got CCleaner on the XP laptop and after I have taken off the photos & docs I intend to wipe the free space of the C & D drives at the highest 32 swipes, to make it completely clear, would you do ONLY the free space or do the entire hard drive? I do have the recovery disks for this XP laptop, thanks LAPTOPDUNCE

[Plastic Nev]

It is best to wipe all the data with one of those types of tools, but try to stop it wiping the operating system, however, even if it does, you can sell it either with the disks and leave the buyer to worry, or reinstall Windows with the disks first.

If your lucky, the buyer just might want it entirely cleaned as he or she might want to install one of the Linux systems.

 

By the way, if using C.Cleaner, please do not ever use the registry cleaner side of it, registry cleaners can eventually wreck the registry and leave you with a useless system that will then have to be reinstalled.

 

Nev.

[LAPTOPDUNCE]

Right OK, when I get around to cleaning the HD on the XP laptop, I will only do the free space at the highest swipes on the CCleaner drive wiper and not touch the registry. I just hope I can find a decent new laptop to replace the XP one, obviously will have to have the new one before I start to wipe the XP one and put it on ebay. I did quite well with an old Asus laptop that had a smashed screen, that went for 50 quid, I was going to bin it at first!! thanks LAPTOPDUNCE