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selling my HP Pavilion computer?

Need to sell my computer. It's in good working condition, nothings broken, but I need to know how much I can get for it. Hp Pavilion a1012x Designed for microsoft windows xp Norton Internet security Intermute Spysubtrack pro Lightscribe DVD +, - writer/CD-writer 3200+AMD Athlon 64 Processor (don't know what that is.) 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM memory (or that) 160GB 7200RPM Ultra DMA hard drive CD-ROM 48x max. speed Samsung Moniter Syncmaster 753DF (Dynaflat) Labtec Speakers Lexmark 510 series printer Fancy Keyboard (don't know what kind, but it's nice) Plus a mouse that lights up when it moves. (It's actually cool, I might keep that) How much could I get my computer for at a local computer shop... Market... or Local PennySaver? (thats a for sale add in the newspaper) By the way this is for Canadian money, thanks PS how do I get rid of all my information before selling it? ThanK YoU!

Public Comments

1. I can't say how much you could get for this machine in your area since I have no idea what the market is like there. I can tell you about removing your data from the computer. You really can never get it all out. If you ever used your credit card info via this computer I would change the hard drive and keep it for my next system. A 160GB drive is still pretty good. The reason is that your data could be restored even if you delete it. To get it all out you can save on optical disks whatever you need and then delete them from the HDD. After you delete these ensure to empty your [Recycle Bin] and defragment your drive at least twice. When you sell your system ensure you give the new owner ALL disks of what is installed in the computer. If you wish to keep the disks, you must uninstall the software before you sell it so you won't have problems trying to re-register this software when you reinstall in your new system.