serious question

[Osme]

so my laptop, derp, got dropped. completely voided warranty, screen is shot to hell. so i ask, should i sell it as scrap (id expect ~750+... all the hardware is good.. the gpu alone is ~500, from my searching) or derp around for a new case. xps m1730.
opinions

[Peetah]

Id take the money if you can even sell it.
Then buy somthing NEW.

[Mr. Franklin]

Id take the money if you can even sell it.
Then buy somthing NEW.

[Osme]

iknow but on the otherhand, its hella nice lappy, with the gpu it has (last year, the gpu in new condition was 1700 usd since its sli for lappy, not underclocked)
so sure i could get another lappy, or continue to upgrade main computer, but i could also have my tank of a lappy scrapped. im just not sure.
likely going to find someone in my school to sell it to but meh
pretty valuable 5 pounds of scrap
75 for battery
god knows for memory (8gb, ddr2, idk value, havnt checked)
500-750 for gpu, and i doubt ill find a shortage of buyers for that...
maybe 25-50 for mobo
case is trash...
probably 10 dollars for wlan (iunno, wild guess there)
could probably get 25 dollars for the gamelcd too, though i doubt


fuck it selling

[Deathie]

You cant really sell a laptop for parts, aside for the battery and RAM.

Laptop GPU's are always integrated. The "pci-e" ones are just soldered into the mobo with a single cable coming out of it that connects to the gpu.

Theoretically, you can remove it, but finding another laptop to put it in is slim, and finding one that its actually compatible with it (remember, you cant swap lappy psu's) is almost impossible.

[Osme]

You cant really sell a laptop for parts, aside for the battery and RAM.

Laptop GPU's are always integrated. The "pci-e" ones are just soldered into the mobo with a single cable coming out of it that connects to the gpu.

Theoretically, you can remove it, but finding another laptop to put it in is slim, and finding one that its actually compatible with it (remember, you cant swap lappy psu's) is almost impossible.

or youknow, it could be a half asses laptop using a nvidia card and use a port.
and trust me, selling a 8800m sli is easy. tons of overheating issues for this beastly block ^_^

[Deathie]

or youknow, it could be a half asses laptop using a nvidia card and use a port.
and trust me, selling a 8800m sli is easy. tons of overheating issues for this beastly block ^_^

Open it up then.

You're thinking this is inside it



when in reality, it's something like this



The thing is, you won't even find another laptop that it fits inside, unless it's the exact same motherboard.

You can't scrap a laptop for parts. Really.

The smartest thing to do would be to just order a replacement LCD monitor that meets the dimensions, then try to replace that.

[Shawn]

The smartest thing to do would be to just order a replacement LCD monitor that meets the dimensions, then try to replace that.

This.

[Osme]

i was thinking about replacing case, but like i said, other hand, a nice chunk of money for upgrades. and btw this is whats in my lappy
plus since tehre are lots of overheating issues with the case its meant for, there tend to be quite a few that can easily be sold


come cuddle my nipple

[Xrain]

Just get a replacement screen.

http://www.amazon.com/LAPTOP-SCREEN-SINGLE-SUBSTITUTE-REPLACEMENT/dp/B004JIX1FA

http://www.amazon.com/Brand-Glossy-Laptop-Screen-Dell/dp/B003Y3F1AY

http://www.amazon.com/LAPTOP-SCREEN-SINGLE-SUBSTITUTE-REPLACEMENT/dp/B004JIT5FK


Just be sure to match the original screen.

As for the case, just repair with superglue and bits of plastic, file away any bad edges.

Doesn't have to be pretty just needs to hold the components.