I have inherited an Alienware m17x R3 that seems to have a fried motherboard. What I know about it is that it was sent back a little after purchase and the first motherboard was replaced. It was sent back again about 2 years ago and "everything was replaced" (I don't know what this means exactly). The motherboard seems to be dead again, which from what I can gather is a common problem with these.
My question now is, what do I do with this thing? I need a laptop, but I don't actually need an 11 pound gaming laptop I need something a bit more portable and work related. It's about 200 bucks for a new motherboard (which will probably just fail in another year or so given the track record of this thing). I see these for sale on ebay in working condition for about 500. It doesnt really seem worth replacing to me.
Do I part it out, pull the HD and sell it as it is (although the issue here is that I don't really know exact specs on it and i cant find out because it doesnt turn on), or try to replace the motherboard and then sell it?
Thanks for any advice.
My question now is, what do I do with this thing? I need a laptop, but I don't actually need an 11 pound gaming laptop I need something a bit more portable and work related. It's about 200 bucks for a new motherboard (which will probably just fail in another year or so given the track record of this thing). I see these for sale on ebay in working condition for about 500. It doesnt really seem worth replacing to me.
Do I part it out, pull the HD and sell it as it is (although the issue here is that I don't really know exact specs on it and i cant find out because it doesnt turn on), or try to replace the motherboard and then sell it?
Thanks for any advice.