A reasonable price? HP Pavilion dv9074cl

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My mom's co-worker and her husband are wanting to sell a laptop they have and I'm quite interested in it. It's still in the box, they had gotten two of them as a his and hers deal and decided they only needed the one, so now they're trying to sell it. I'm not sure exactly when they got it or how much they paid for it.

It's a dv9074cl entertainment notebook, and the full specs can be seen [here].

The problem is the asking price...they're saying $1000, which is quite crazy for a laptop that is well over a year old and is running an older version of Windows (Media Center instead of Vista which is the new standard, and that's perfectly fine with me). I'm really impressed with the specs but I'm trying to talk them down to a more reasonable offer (they're nuts if they think they're gonna get the full $1000 on eBay, let alone the security of a guaranteed payment). I've given them the arguments I just mentioned, but I'm still waiting to hear back from them.

I've been having a hard time finding much info on it since it is an older model, but I've asked around and I'm getting numbers ranging from $650 to no more than $850. I'm also throwing in other stuff to barter with, in addition to offering cash.

I'm trying to find more convincing info I can throw at them to justify lowering the price, but am having trouble doing so. Help and advice would be appreciated.

Thanks. :)
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Google came up with same spec. but vista at $630 expect could of found cheaper if tried.

Have a look around get some specs, and prices then go back to them.


Ebay is a good place to look for low prices
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
They'll be lucky to get half of the $1000 on eBay.

IMO your offer of $650 is more than fair. After all you're saving them the time of posting & managing the auction plus shipping etc.

Non-use or low use doesn't necessarily equal a higher value with computers. I'm also thinking that you can depreciate a computer over 2 or 3 years under GAAP. So, you could figure that into your calculations also.

Then again I'm a hard ass when it comes to negotiating pricing on anything.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No actually I haven't made any offer yet (I typed up my arguments asking for a reduced price, and made my bartering offer with stuff I have). I'm just trying to figure out a more reasonable amount to offer them (once I hear back), because $1000 is just ridiculous. I'm really new with laptops (only time I've even messed with one is my friend's that she just got) and as for negotiating for something like this...well first time I've done that as well. :X
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The CPU was introduced in spring of 2006 so the notebook COULD be that old but more likely early 2007. The L2 cache is a drawback and HP's tendency toward bloatware is another. HP's tend to suffer from slow thru-put on things like multi-card readers and CD/DVDs I couldn't find FSB info listed either. It's comparable with the first generation Intel Core 2 Duos. Media Center is a decent XP version but $1000 is steep even tho it's not used. I'd consider it for $600 and might go as high as $750 if the warranty is still good.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Like I said...still in the box, unopened. And I figure it has to be from 2006 because it includes Norton 2006 crapware (which I will sooo be getting rid of). A 15.4" laptop I was looking at was almost $900, so if I can get this 17" for a few hundred less....I'd call it a win.

On a side note...I really hate this policy of not being able to edit when someone replies after you...argh! :(
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Give me their email. I'll give them a grand for it. Look at these specs WWW Link

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Give me their email. I'll give them a grand for it. Look at these specs WWW Link


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Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is a pretty nice cpu. The 200gig harddrive and the 256 vid card caught my eye. You don't see that in too many laptops. Lucky You :CONGRAT: 
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This is a pretty nice cpu. The 200gig harddrive and the 256 vid card caught my eye. You don't see that in too many laptops. Lucky You  
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Which is exactly why they got it...and why I'm so keen on getting it from them. ;P
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm really new with laptops
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You'll notice that you will be on the laptop more then your desktpo. With a wireless you could sit on your couch watch TV. I go out in the backyard and sit in my chair. The neighbors either side of me have wireless routers. So if my router goes down I use their's. It's Great.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
desktpo
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Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And to think....I just spent $800 upgrading this machine, and $550 on the monitor, and now off planning to get a lappy. :LOL: Man I'm such a geek with all my toys...gotta have 'em all! :) And yep I have wireless, and so does my uncle so I'll be bringing it down there a lot to show off. :P
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
August I paid $400 of a 22in monitor this weekend I went out and bought a 24in.Yes it is an expensive hobby
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The Vid Card might not handle Vista very well if your intending to upgrade in the future. :).
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The video card caught my eye in the specs. So many Laps have intergrated graphics but this one has a nice little 7600. Good Luck, Bebi I hope you get it coz it sounds like you've got your heart set on it  :) 
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
256 MB vid card can't support Vista? So what would I need?
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
256 MB vid card can't support Vista? So what would I need?
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Uh??? I have a 256mb card and it supports Vista more than adequately....

So, "what would I need?" Kona, does this most unusual and completely unexpected question mean that you're finally considering Vista as an OS??? Huh, Huh??? ;)

BTW, Bebi, in case you consider it, be sure to check the version and purchase details for the trial edition of Office 2003 that HP includes in the bundled software... a friend went that way and ended up paying almost twice the price to an available equivalent at most software retailers. :)
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I won't need it starkers. ;) All that preloaded crap is going out the airlock, normally I just build my own machine so I won't have any of that crap on there, but a bit difficult to do with a laptop. ;P
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well XP is getting old. I'm sick of messing around in Linux land. If SP1 comes out soon I might buy a Vista upgrade. I've tried Vista and after all the things I've said about it I like the way it works. However I don't like the fact that it takes a machine I can't afford to run it.

Suffice it to say I have mixed feelings. ;)
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Dude, guys...let's not hijack my thread, kthxbye (such is the way of progress btw, gotta have the goods to get the bells and whistles). ;)

BTW NT, the HP specs said it is fully Vista Home Premium compatible with the Aero experience. I'm not planning on putting Vista on there anyway. If/when I upgrade to Vista, it will be on my main machine.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The Vid card should be just fine for normal use. I was told you wanted at least an 8000 series card for a better experience. :)
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If SP1 comes out soon I might buy a Vista upgrade.
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Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
All that preloaded crap is going out the airlock, normally I just build my own machine so I won't have any of that crap on there, but a bit difficult to do with a laptop.
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HP usually has an extra partition set aside which will contain your "recovery" software. In fact I don't know if you'll receive ANY System CDs with the laptop. Their "crap" can be a bit hard to get rid of. It'll be pre-installed with software for every printer and camera in their arsenal.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have this laptop but with a Core 2 Duo T7200 and the 1680x1050 17" screen and absolutely love it. I have had it for 14 months and it still plays every game I have tried on it. Even Hellgate London, which has a pretty inefficient engine, runs on it pretty smoothly though I did have to kick down the graphiccs settings a little.

Having said that I wouldn't be surprises if you could find a new DV9000 series for about $800 of so on Christmas sale. I thnik $1000 used is too much.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
quote]I won't need it starkers. All that preloaded crap is going out the airlock,[/quote]

Yeah, I'd be doing the same thing, given so many pre-builds come with uglyware that does more harm than good... but I thought I'd mention it cos me mate Walt thought he was getting a good deal on upgrading the Office 2003 trial was bundled with his HP. It said it was discounted/so much cheaper than anywhere retail... then he saw how much they hit his credit card... could have purchased Office Professional 2003 from any PC store for what the Academic version ended up costing him. :)