Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Science and Technology > Computers
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 08-27-2016, 01:55 PM
 
7,636 posts, read 8,709,531 times
Reputation: 4488

Advertisements

Talking about desktops only (I think laptops are easier to sell than desktops) Which size and CPU are easier to sell?

Size: Full tower, mini tower, small form factor...
CPU: Pentium, Core i3/5/7...

Better CPU are always more expensive when you buy and sell, so what's the "sweetspot"?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-27-2016, 02:17 PM
 
3,886 posts, read 3,504,464 times
Reputation: 5295
New ones, of course. Other than that, I don't think any of them are easy to sell, especially since they become technically obsolete so quickly.

Look at ads sometime, such as microcenter mailers. You can get off lease commercial Dell computers that are 3 years old for a few hundred, some as low as 199.

Sweetspot is free?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-27-2016, 03:19 PM
 
7,636 posts, read 8,709,531 times
Reputation: 4488
I've been without a desktop for years, but came to realize that I almost never carry my laptop out, so I started to look at the desktop market. Here is an article: Your Next Computer Should Be a Desktop - WSJ

I think laymen who buy used desktops just want it cheap and don't care much about performance. They search for used PCs using the price range primarily. Computer geeks are interested in high end PCs, but those who build their own also may look for old, low end ones which they can either upgrade or use the parts from them.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2016, 06:56 AM
 
3,886 posts, read 3,504,464 times
Reputation: 5295
can't view the article because I don't subscribe to the WSJ, but I disagree with the headline, which seems to advocate desktops and powerful laptops. Maybe WSJ readers do a lot of heavy processing, but most people don't. A cheap laptop would be fine.

I'm a power user - have a fast desktop for photo and video editing. I rarely use it. I have a lower powered notebook, and use it all the time.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2016, 07:04 AM
 
Location: Sugarmill Woods , FL
6,234 posts, read 8,442,558 times
Reputation: 13809
All in ones, seem to work for most peoples needs, space limitations.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2016, 08:51 AM
 
7,636 posts, read 8,709,531 times
Reputation: 4488
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear99 View Post
can't view the article because I don't subscribe to the WSJ,
You don't need to subscribe it. I don't subscribe to WSJ, either, but I can read the article.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2016, 02:19 PM
 
3,886 posts, read 3,504,464 times
Reputation: 5295
maybe the wsj likes you more than me? Are you republican? (just kidding...)
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2016, 04:01 PM
 
7,636 posts, read 8,709,531 times
Reputation: 4488
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear99 View Post
maybe the wsj likes you more than me? Are you republican? (just kidding...)
Everyone except you knows that Hillary Clinton is a Wall Street puppet and got paid $250,000 for each of her Wall St. speeches.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-28-2016, 09:02 PM
 
Location: Berkeley Neighborhood, Denver, CO USA
17,711 posts, read 29,823,179 times
Reputation: 33301
iMacs are the easiest desktops to sell used
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-29-2016, 06:30 AM
 
3,886 posts, read 3,504,464 times
Reputation: 5295
snowmountain, even I knew that!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Science and Technology > Computers
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:48 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top