Fs: Dell xps m170 laptop - top machine

[The Black Adder]

DELL XPS M170 LAPTOP

• 2GB DDR RAM (DEDICATED)
• NVIDIA 256MB GEFORCE GO 6800 ULTRA – RECENTLY REPLACED AND UNDER WARRANTY
• CD/DVD RW/ROM DRIVE
• BUILT IN WIRELESS (WIFI)
• BRAND NEW BATTERY
• BRAND NEW POWERSUPPLY
• ORIGINAL XP PROFESSIONAL OS & UTILITY DRIVER DISCS INCLUDED
• SD SLOT
• FIREWIRE
• DVI (HDMI) & D-SUB VIDEO OUTPUT
• 6 USB 2.0 SOCKETS
• WIRED NETWORK SOCKET
• MODEM SOCKET
• MICROPHONE & HEADPHONE SOCKETS
• S-VIDEO SOCKET
• SUPER BASS STEREO SPEAKER SYSTEM
• 17” WIDESCREEN
• 1920x1200 RESOLUTION
• INTEL PENTIUM ‘M’ 2.26GHz CPU
• DUAL MONITOR/TV SWITCHABLE
• MICROSOFT XP PROFESSIONAL INSTALLED (FRESH)
• PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED

This is a very powerful laptop. Designed for gaming but is equally superb for day-to-day use. It’s in good condition. There are some marks here and there but it’s appearance is very acceptable.

Caringly cleaned and looked after. I could say it’s been refurbished but generally a refurbished laptop just means that it’s been cleaned, this has got new parts such as the PSU and the battery that generally wear out so it will last you for a long time to come.

The Graphics card is under warranty for 90 days
The Battery has a 1 year warranty as of 23rd October 2010

The screen is perfect, no drop-outs, no scratches.

Bought in 2006 for business use and I am the first owner.

A bargain at £399 ono +Delivery

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[Reid Malenfant]

Ooooh this sounds interesting :)

You have the full operating system discs rather than just repair discs?

Is service pack 3 installed? I'm hoping you say no, but i guess another re-install would cure that :eyebrows:

What type & speed is the HDD, any idea? I guess i'm spoilt having a 7200RPM HDD in my laptop ;) If it's IDE it'll be nigh on impossible to find another 7200RPM drive nowadays :doh:

[The Black Adder]

Ooooh this sounds interesting :)

You have the full operating system discs rather than just repair discs?

Is service pack 3 installed? I'm hoping you say no, but i guess another re-install would cure that :eyebrows:

What type & speed is the HDD, any idea? I guess i'm spoilt having a 7200RPM HDD in my laptop ;) If it's IDE it'll be nigh on impossible to find another 7200RPM drive nowadays :doh:

Hi...

Yep, thet original OS discs are included. XP Professional.

SP3 is a downloaded update so because it's a totally fresh install it hasn't yet had done the SP3 updates.

Yeah, it's not a 7200rpm, I think it's 5200 (or something like that), not sure how to check to be honest. It's still quick enough though.

Top laptop, very servicable. Dedicated graphics card, easy swapable HDD from the side. Very well built.

[Reid Malenfant]

I'm giving it deep thought Joe, & i won't answer with 42 either when i come to a conclusion :eyebrows:

Let me see if i can collar hold of a 7200RPM IDE drive & i'll probably take it off of your hands..

The way to answer the speed question quickly is to pull the HDD & let me know the manufacturer & part number, if it's easily removed it shouldn't take a jiffy :)

Meanwhile i'm off on a hunting trip :wave:

[The Black Adder]

Hi Mark.

lol.. of course!... Silly me.

I've just got the HDD out.

Here is a dump of whats on the drive, hope this helps.

TOSHIBA
DISK DRIVE MK8026GAX
HDD2191 ZK01 T
DC +5V 1.0A

DP/N PH-0N8583-26402-5BJ-BXVC

HDD S/N Y5JK6877T

8455MB
80.00GB

[Reid Malenfant]

That'll do nicely, it's the Toshiba & MK8026GAX that'll tell me ;)

[Reid Malenfant]

80Gb & 5400RPM ;)

If i can find a 7200RPM IDE drive i think i'll take it off of your hands Joe. I'll get back to you ASAP chap :)

[The Black Adder]

Yeah sure Mark... Let me know.

[The Black Adder]

Hi Mark.

Just been looking too... It seems this drive works well.

CORRECTION: sorry this is the page
http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=VDq&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=s&q=HTS721010G9AT00&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4794096701523031346&ei=09PyTM7kG9S0hAemx9mYDA&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=11&ved=0CH0Q8wIwCg#

someone here has used one in the same laptop with no problems

http://www.notebookforums.com/thread223135.html

[Reid Malenfant]

Hi Joe, sorry fella i somehow missed your last post :scratch:

I actually use a Hitachi Travelstar in this laptop i'm using here right now & it's also a 7200 RPM drive, the difference between that & 5400 RPM is not to be sniffed at :eyebrows:

Not exactly sure i want to go the refurbished route in all honesty as i'd have no idea how long the thing might last. At least with a new one it'll probably be good for 5 years or so.

The problem is the only new ones i have found so far are in Hong Kong or China :doh: Not sure i want to go that route either tbh for obvious reasons :mental:

I'm still looking, don't think i have forgotten about it :eek: There are features on that PC i have been looking for for a while & frankly XP Pro is perfectly fine for me, it's what i'm using now so i'm well used to it. Not only that i have a bunch of programs on here that probably wouldn't like anything else ;)

[The Black Adder]

ok Mark... no probs. Thanks for your interest.

I would be open to an offer on this if that makes a difference. If not then thanks anyways.

Regards
Joe

[Reid Malenfant]

:lolsign: You gotta haggle innit ;)

As it happens i'm watching an auction that ends this evening for a 7200 IDE drive which is claimed to be new, i might be in touch sooner than you thought :eyebrows:

[The Black Adder]

Haggling works.... :)

Now Sold!