Second-hand system, please advise on its value

[frc11]

Hi, this system is available to me for £200. The specs themselves are fine for me and it will be replacing a very old laptop (40GB HDD, 800MHZ cpu, <500MB RAM) which barely moves these days, so I presume it will seem a great improvement?

AMD Athlon II X2 260 (3.2GHZ)
bio star n68s3+ motherboard
4GB DDR3 RAM
2 dual layer DVD-RW drives
500GB HDD
wireless card
19" acer LCD monitor
+ speakers, webcam and peripherals (I already have these, but it still adds value)
+ software possibly. W7 is installed currently, no disks with it though.

So for £200, what do you think? Is it a good deal, or over-priced? I struggle to value things like this.

Thanks very much

 

[COLGeek]

Seems like a reasonable offer. Does the seller offer any warranty?

BTW, this rig should run circles around your current laptop.

 

[frc11]

Thanks for the reply. I doubt the seller will offer a warranty - it's just a local individual selling privately.

Some other sources have told me I shouldn't pay more than £100 or so for this...

But the new components come to about £260 minimum, more like £300 if we're really strict.

 

[COLGeek]

Buying a used rig carries risk (to the buyer), especially if not warranted. In your case, it is a matter of trust. If you trust the seller then make an offer. Seems like 200 is still reasonable for the total package. Good luck!

 

[frc11]

fair enough, thanks very much. I'll give it a few days incase something better and closer pops up, otherwise I suppose I'll go for it.