selling customized p.c?

Question

I am selling a p.c that i built from parts,this is the specs
amd athlon xp 1.15ghz
384mb sdram
intergrated s.i.s graphics(32mb)
40 gb seagate hard drive
dvd-rom drive
floppy drive
windows xp home
15" flat screen crt monitor
i am selling it for £50 to a person with learning difficulties through a care worker,and i would like your veiws on the price,is it a bargain,and also should i sell it with just 256mb ram and keep hold of the 128mb module
will 256mb be enough to get them started with internet,office applications and basic applications
any veiws would be appreciated
cheers

Answer 1

50GBP = 98USD
Yes it is a bargain, and yes I would keep the 128MB module and pair it with another 128MB for another system.

This system will run slow compaired to the systems of today but for the price it's fair.

Answer 2

The processor is decent, the memory should stay, the HDD is decent, the DVD-Rom is OK, the floppy, well it's a floppy. The 15" monitor is kinda small, but considering you are including Win XP I would say the price is reasonable. Does it have speakers, mouse, keyboard, sound?
You mention Internet, but I do not see a modem or a LAN card.?

Answer 3

I would leave the ram in there. This person may need to run special software because of their difficulties in learning. Consider it a xmas present to them.

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Answer 4

£50 is a touch cheap really, but it's for a good cause I suppose. Too much higher and no-one would buy it.

Leave the RAM in, a spare 128Mb, is it really worth keeping hold of, at today's RAM prices?

40Gb HHD seems a little generous, I'd pop in a lot smaller one if you can be bothered to re-install the OS.

Swap the DVD for a CD drive.

Answer 5

I think that if you are making a profit / happy with selling it then do it, the 128mb of ram you are talking about keeping wont make you any cash as the technology sounds a tad old.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

not to knock your pc mate, but it's pretty lame. I think at £50 you need to leave all the ram in you can. He may have learning difficulties, but they will be worse without the ram.

Answer 8

I'd keep the memory in there, what would you need it for? That price sounds reasonable for the older hardware. The memory is plenty enough for what it's going to be used for.

Answer 9

Sell it with the 256 meg in it. It should be more than adequate for their needs, and a very generous price I might add.

Answer 10

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