Update: The laptop is no longer for sale.

The following is from my ebay auction:

Dell Inspiron 8100, PIII 1.13GHz, 512MB RAM, 64MB Video, 30GB Disk
Win XP Pro, Office XP SBE, 802.11B, USB 2.0, Case, 2 Batteries, Upgrades++



Included in this auction are the following items:

• Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop (see below for details)
  
• Leather Carrying Case (see below for details)
  
• Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 (RBEM56G-100)
• ADS Technologies USB Port for Notebooks CardBus to USB 2.0 PC Card (USBX-502)

I originally purchased the laptop in December of 2001.  It was well used nearly every day until about 6 months ago when it was replaced with a Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2.  During it's 3 year warranty period a number of parts were replaced.  Included among these are the following:

• Keyboard replaced twice, the latest about 2.5 years ago
• Hard disk replaced, about 2 years ago
  
• Motherboard replaced, about 2.5 years ago
• DVD/CDRW replaced with a working DVD-ROM drive (you will get the extremely used CDRW drive, too -- it might just need to be cleaned)
• Bottom cover plastics and plastics around display were replaced about 2.5 years ago
  

The laptop also has a number of upgrades.  Included among these are the following:

• RAM upgraded with two 256MB PC133 memory modules (512MB total -- a single 64MB PC133 memory module is included from the original configuration)
  
• An extra AC power adapter is included
• Video card upgraded to a 64MB NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go (ordered from Dell as a new part for the Inspiron 8200, which is where drivers can be obtained).  The original 32MB NVIDIA Geforce 2 Go video card is also included and in working order.
• An extra battery is included.  (Both batteries are original.  Although they are in good working condition, they only hold about 50% of the charge that they did new.  When new, it could get over 5 hours battery life when used lightly.  Now it's down to something over 2, but I haven't tested it lately.)
• A USB 2.0 card is included as the built-in ports are only USB 1.1.

As configured, the laptop has the following built-in:

• A Pentium III at 1.13 GHz
• 512MB PC133 RAM
• 64MB NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go 3D accelerator (this was a very common user upgrade)
  
• 802.11B wireless support is built-in via mini-PCI card (Ethernet and modem are available via the Xircom card
  
• 30GB hard disk
• 2x 59W 14.8V batteries
• 2x 70W (20V at 3.5A) AC Adapters
  
• 1 floppy disk that goes in one of the battery slots
• DVD-ROM drive
• 15.4" UXGA display (1600x1200)
• Cable for S-Video, Video, and digital audio output
• Stereo Speakers, microphone, IRDA
• Pointy stick mouse as well as track pad mouse
  

Ports on laptop:

• Stacked PC-Card Slot (2x Type-2, 1x Type3)
• Firewire/IEEE1394 4-pin
• Microphone, headphone, stereo line-in
• Power
• PS2 mouse/keyboard port
  
• VGA DB25 for external monitor (can be used as 2nd mirroring display or extended desktop)
• Dock connector
• DB25 parallel port
• DB9 serial port
  
• 2x USB 1.1
• Proprietary plug for cable to get S-Video, Video, and digital audio

Included Software (original disks):

• Windows XP Professional
  
• Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition: Includes Word 2002, Outlook 2002, Excel 2002, Publisher 2002
  
• Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.1 Basic

The system was cleaned up for doing this auction.  Only Windows XP Pro SP2 and Firefox are installed as well as a few drivers.  It will be up to the purchaser to do a complete installation, including all drivers for peripherals, etc. (The packages I listed above in Office XP SBE are based on what I could find online since it isn't currently installed.  There are some other minor programs, too.)



Also included is a Wilsons Leather Black carrying case.  This cases works well with the laptop and has an amazing amount of pockets for various gadgets, accessories, papers, magazines, junk, etc.  Including pockets-in-pockets and mesh pockets, this case has 23 pockets, slots for pens and pencils, and a special padded section for the laptop.  The case is well used, about 2-3 years old, but is still in good working order.  It has a shoulder strap as well as hand straps.  It has so many pockets that airport security hardly ever got through them all (that's what the xray is for, anyway).



Although this system is in working order, it is being sold in as-is condition.  It is over 4 years old, although some of the parts are much newer than that due to the warranty replacements mentioned above.  Many replacement parts can be found elswhere on ebay, including CD drives, batteries, hard drives, and other parts.

See the ebay listing for purchase details. ;)

Posted by Shane on February 18, 2006 6:53 PM | Permalink