I've got my hands on an HP Pavilion ZE5600 laptop in perfect condition except for a cracked screen.

How much would you guys say its worth?

SPECS:

2.8 Ghz Pentium 4 Processor
512 RAM
19" lcd screen with 1600 X1200 resolution
ATI 200X builtin extreme graphics
60 Gigabyte harddrive
Floppy disk drive built in
Wireless card built in
Infrared WI-FI also built-in
2 megabytes L2 cache

2 YEAR WARRANT EXPIRED 2 MONTHS AGO
right now i just use it with a flat screen external monitor i bought.

[Edited on August 16, 2005 at 4:33 PM. Reason : adding model]

8/16/2005 4:26:49 PM

Model?

I would use ebay for an approx worth. Look for a replacement screen and subtract that from the value of the laptop if it were working. Adjust for repair cost.

[Edited on August 16, 2005 at 4:31 PM. Reason : kkthx]

8/16/2005 4:30:18 PM

that screen sounds ridiculously expensive.

8/16/2005 4:38:43 PM

My father-in-law cracked his 17" HP screen and brand new from HP was $900+ dollars. He found one off of e-bay, brand new sealed in HP box for ~$400 or so. Easy to replace though...not a hard replacement at all.

8/16/2005 10:02:25 PM

a 19" laptop? never heard of it, think you meant 15" UXGA, that's a $400 replacement

est. roughly 25% of it's original cost - $400 = worth of laptop

[Edited on August 16, 2005 at 10:38 PM. Reason : .]

8/16/2005 10:37:35 PM

17" like you said prospero.. sorry.. don't know why I said 19

8/16/2005 11:52:19 PM

the laptop is probably worth alot more than 25% of original cost

that means if he paid $1000, then its worth 250 - $400 = -$150

if thats so i'll take it.

8/17/2005 12:23:18 AM

but is it worth it to get a new screen?

8/17/2005 12:24:27 AM

i paid 2,300$ for it in the year 2003. it was brand new then also

8/17/2005 12:25:39 AM

good news (maybe)

I found a screen that fits my SIZE specs and the pictures match where you plug it in at perfectly but its a ZE5500 instead of a ZE5600 screen.

Would they still be compatible even if I had the system utilities disk?

8/17/2005 12:30:33 AM