Feeler: Sony P4 1.3Ghz PC

[todd2000]

I realize this is a Mac board, but im not a member of any PC boards and don't want to be, so I shal ask you guys. Im surrently selling all of my computer equipment in order to purchase an iMac, what do you think i could get for my PC?

Its a Sony Vaio Digital Studio Sony PCV-RX462DS

Here are the specs:

Processor Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 1.30 GHz (2)
Cache Memory 256 KB Integrated On-Die Level 2
Front Side Bus Speed 400 MHz
RAM 384 MB PC-800 RDRAM, expandable to 512 MB
Hard Drive 50 GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
DVD-ROM Drive 16X max. DVD-ROM
40X max. CD-ROM
CD-RW Drive 12X8X32X max. CD-RW Drive
Floppy Disk Drive 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
Video & Graphics 4X AGP 3D Graphics Hardware Acceleration
(NVIDIA® GeForce2 MXTM)
32 MB Video Memory (SDRAM)
Modem V.90 Modem
Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX Fast Ethernet
Expansion Slots One AGP (occupied by Graphics Card)
Three PCI (one occupied by Modem)
Expansion Bays Two 5.25" Half-Height (two occupied)
One External 3.5" (occupied)
Two Internal 3.5" (one occupied)
Port Connectors Four USB (two front/two rear)
One PS/2® Mouse
One PS/2® Keyboard
One VGA
One Serial
One Parallel
One Game/MIDI
One 6pin i.LINK®
One 4pin i.LINK®
One Headphone Out
One Line In
One Microphone

Factory Installed Software:
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition
Sony Original Software DVgateTM
Media BarTM
MovieShakerTM
OpenMGTM Jukebox
PictureGearTM
Smart Capture
VisualFlowTM
Other Software Applications Adaptec Direct CDTM
Adaptec Easy CD CreatorTM
Adobe Acrobat® Reader
Adobe Photoshop® Elements
Adobe Premiere® LE
Apple QuickTimeTM
ArcSoft PhotoPrinter 2000 Pro
Quicken® 2001 New User Edition
Microsoft® Outlook® Express
Microsoft® Word 2002
Sonic Foundry Sound Forge® XP 4.5
Tomb Raider Chronicles
Online Center America Online® (5)
CompuServe® 2000(5)
EarthLink TotalAccessTM (5)
Netscape® Communicator®
Prodigy InternetTM (5)

I just copied and pasted the specs from Sony's site. Also do you think it would make a big difference if I upgraded it to XP. The only problem there is I don't have the upgrade CD that Sony provided, so I need to buy one to upgrade (Legally that is), It has been running XP, but I re-installed with the recovery CDs so it has Windows ME at the moment. So what do you think? Thanks

[clayj]

You can't legally put software on that machine and then sell it, unless you're going to include said software with the machine.

That machine is worth $150-$200 at most, I think.

[todd2000]

You can't legally put software on that machine and then sell it, unless you're going to include said software with the machine.

That machine is worth $150-$200 at most, I think.

I don't intend on installing software on it that I don't include, hence why it only had ME on it cause I don't want to buy XP, and don't want to install an illegal version. I do try to be legal :)

[clayj]

I don't intend on installing software on it that I don't include, hence why it only had ME on it cause I don't want to buy XP, and don't want to install an illegal version. I do try to be legal :)Cool... but there is one problem. That machine's only expandable to 512 MB of RAM, which is just barely sufficient to run XP effectively. You can forget about even thinking of running Vista on it.

My recommendation: Find a local charity or library that you can donate the machine to, and take a tax deduction for the value of the PC. Or, find a family member who doesn't have a PC and just needs something that they can web surf and check e-mail on.

[Daedalus256]

Cool... but there is one problem. That machine's only expandable to 512 MB of RAM, which is just barely sufficient to run XP effectively. You can forget about even thinking of running Vista on it.

My recommendation: Find a local charity or library that you can donate the machine to, and take a tax deduction for the value of the PC. Or, find a family member who doesn't have a PC and just needs something that they can web surf and check e-mail on.

are you kidding? XP can run on computers with 128mb of RAM easily. Hell I've seen 700mhz Pentium 3 Dell Laptops handle XP effectively.

VAIOs are great machines btw, best of luck with selling it!

[ReanimationLP]

About 100-120.

The price of RDRAM kills any resale value due to the pricing to add more RAM.

Plus then its a Socket 423, which is only upgradeable to 2.0 GHz, and thats one HELL of an expensive chip because its so rare.

[homerjward]

are you kidding? XP can run on computers with 128mb of RAM easily. Hell I've seen 700mhz Pentium 3 Dell Laptops handle XP effectively.

VAIOs are great machines btw, best of luck with selling it!
he said vista, not xp. quake 3 would run fine on a 700mhz laptop (as i can attest to) but quake 4 would own it.

*re-read's clayj's post*

*feels stupid :o*

[todd2000]

Cool... but there is one problem. That machine's only expandable to 512 MB of RAM, which is just barely sufficient to run XP effectively. You can forget about even thinking of running Vista on it.

My recommendation: Find a local charity or library that you can donate the machine to, and take a tax deduction for the value of the PC. Or, find a family member who doesn't have a PC and just needs something that they can web surf and check e-mail on.

Yeah, that would be nice, but I could use any extra $ that I can get for it, even if it is only $100-$150. I hate to sound cheap but I have it all fidured out, I guess I can post it on Ebay and if it doesn't sell then give it to somebody.

[clayj]

Yeah, that would be nice, but I could use any extra $ that I can get for it, even if it is only $100-$150. I hate to sound cheap but I have it all fidured out, I guess I can post it on Ebay and if it doesn't sell then give it to somebody.Before you try eBay, try posting on Craigslist in your area. Craigslist is free, you deal with people face-to-face (which means no shipping and no chance of getting scammed as long as you deal only with people face-to-face), and there are a lot of bargain hunters up there. I sold my PowerBook G4 through Craigslist and got a really good price for it.

I wouldn't recommend eBay... you'll end up paying a listing charge whether the machine sells or not, and you'll end up having to ship the computer and worry about all of that.