How much should I sell my laptop for? (i7-4712MQ, GTX 850M) (2014) (UK)

[Elliot B.]

It's a PC Specialist SkyFire / MSI GE40-based system.

 

Full specifications below:

 

• 14" 1920×1080 (16.7m colors, IPS, matte, WLED-backlit) (BOE NV140FHM-N62 panel)
• MSI MS-1492 motherboard
• Intel Core i7-4712MQ (4C8T, 37W) (2014)
• 1x 8 GB DDR3L-1600 (PC3-12800) RAM (Kingston ValueRAM, SO-DIMM, Non-ECC, CL11)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M (2 GB VRAM, 40W) (2014)
• Samsung 840 EVO SSD (120 GB, SATA III, 2.5") (2013)
• Western Digital Black HDD (750 GB, SATA III, 7,200 RPM, WD7500BPKX)
• Killer E2200 Gigabit Ethernet (2013)
• Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260HMW (Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) + Bluetooth 4.0) (2013)
• Realtek ALC269 audio (2009)
• 3 MP webcam
• Integrated 2-in-1 memory card reader (SD, MMC)
• 6-cell lithium-ion battery
• 90W AC power adaptor

 

My thought are, whilst the CPU can easily be bested these days by lower-end mid-range laptops, the GPU is still faster than basically all Intel iGPUs or AMD Vega iGPUs, even with its 2 GB VRAM.

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

First I would up the RAM. Dual channel is a whole lot better. AFAIK, it should have 2 memory slots. (Sorry if it doesn't)

As for price, I would put it as $250. Others will say different, but that's my view.

[ThaCrip]

Ill leave the details on prices for others (as I have not really followed this sort of stuff in years especially given I avoid laptops). but off the top of my head...

-For general usage it's got to be more good than bad as I think at the very least it's a respectable laptop (although if I was going to use that as a primary use computer I would likely upgrade it to 16GB of RAM, but 8GB of RAM is still passable for many people).

-For gaming... it's probably too weak for fairly recent games (say about the last 5-7 years). but anything around 10 years old or older it's probably passable even if you have to lower resolution one plays the games at.

but personally... if I could not get 'at least' $50-100 out of it (it could be possible to get more but I can't imagine too much more given it's age etc), I would probably not even bother selling it unless you were desperate for some cash.

[Mockingbird]

This laptop with a similar processor and video card, sold for $315.

It does however have a bigger SSD and more memory.

ASUS ROG Quad-Core Gaming Laptop-Intel i7 4710HQ-16GB RAM-512 SSD-GTX 850M | eBay

Personally, I would upgrade the SSD and memory because those are cheap these days.

[ZakO]

I'd be surprised if anyone paid over £150 for that... but then again, eBay has crazy people who even bid over RRP for products so who knows. 

[Good Bot, Bad Bot]

On 19/11/2023 at 14:55, Mindovermaster said:

First I would up the RAM. Dual channel is a whole lot better. AFAIK, it should have 2 memory slots. (Sorry if it doesn't)

As for price, I would put it as $250. Others will say different, but that's my view.

Agreed on the price but not sure he can get a better return putting more RAM into it unless can score it for free.

 

On 19/11/2023 at 16:08, Mockingbird said:

This laptop with a similar processor and video card, sold for $315.

It does however have a bigger SSD and more memory.

ASUS ROG Quad-Core Gaming Laptop-Intel i7 4710HQ-16GB RAM-512 SSD-GTX 850M | eBay

Personally, I would upgrade the SSD and memory because those are cheap these days.

Yeah, I think Mindovermaster hit the price point but again don't think buying RAM and SSD retail is going to get you a good return. Sure if getting a really great deal or one piece free.

Edited November 20, 2023 by Good Bot, Bad Bot

[hellowalkman Reporter]

I don't really see this selling for much TBH. I'd say around ~220$.

Good Luck!!