Inspiron 17R Used Price?

FlyingHigh85

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Aug 12, 2013
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For $370, I just bought a Dell Inspiron 17R with the following specs:

Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.2GHz (3.1GHz turbo), 6GB DDR3 at 1333MHz, 17.3" LED screen, NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M - N12P-GE 2GB, 250GB 5400RPM HD (originally was 640GB, but the previous owner replaced it), Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Service Pack 1, English, No Media, Microsoft Office 2007

According to the service express tag, Dell says the laptop was built Jan 2012.

The only thing I can find wrong with it is that the single USB2.0 port is broken, but there are two functioning USB3.0 ports. Cosmetically the laptop looks like new aside from a few very light scratches on the lid (but I can replace it with a new/custom one for ~$20).

Was this a fair price? What should I have paid?
 

FlyingHigh85

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Aug 12, 2013
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Thanks for that, scout_03. The part is ~$22+ship and, after reading/watching some how-tos, it takes a pro only ~10 minutes to replace (so for me it'll be an hour or two).

The lowest prices I've found on the web for this laptop are $560+$25ship (but it has the i5-2430m) on Ebay and $600 on amazon.com (but it doesn't have an OS).

I think I got a pretty good deal. Now I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop...like for the laptop to spontaneously burst into flames.

I guess I'm just worried about having a 2nd hand laptop with no manufacturer's warranty.