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Description

The listing, 15" HP Laptop (ZE5600) has ended.

Up for auction is my old HP ZE5600 laptop. Still in great working condition, with a fresh installation of Windows XP Professional SP3.

Only a couple of issues, one being that the battery life is abysmal and pretty much needs to stay plugged in during use. The other is that the left mouse button is rather loose, but still works fine. I'm sure it could be fixed with a little ingenuity. Also, the DVD drive is not original. The original drive stopped reading discs, so my husband replaced it with a working drive just prior to listing.

Specs:

Windows XP Professional SP3
Intel Celeron 2.8GHz
512MB RAM
40GB Hard Drive
15" Display
3 USB inputs
1 Parallel port
1 VGA input
1 S-Video input
WiFi capable
Includes AC adapter and power cord

If the GIN is used OR high bid is 70,000+, not only will I ship for completely FREE, but I will also include a nice Icon laptop bag, as well as a nice Logitech headset which includes interchangeable earpiece covers to suit your preferences.

Please don't ask me to lower the GIN or days, or for free shipping. I'm only asking for the winner to pay partial shipping if the free shipping conditions aren't met, and I don't think $5.00 is too much to ask, especially since it will cost much more than that to ship.

Shipping payment via PayPal only. Listia verified addresses only, without exception. Item will be sent within 7 days of receipt of a verified address w/delivery confirmation.

Any questions, please ask. Have fun, and happy bidding!

Questions & Comments

Carlybaby, I can think of a few snarky answers to your question, but I'll leave you to re-read the lower end of the description :)

Aug 26th, 2012 at 4:52:24 PM PDT by

Snark, snark, snarky snark snark

Aug 26th, 2012 at 7:33:12 PM PDT by

I did a bit of researching. I found that a battery replacement costs between $16 to $57 depending on where you buy it from and with or without 1-year warranty.
I wanted to share this: How To take care your HP Pavilion ZE5600 battery? When using a laptop as a desktop replacement the battery should not be left in for long periods of time. The laptop will over time discharge the battery. Remove the battery,making sure that it is charged to 50% and store it in a dry, warm place. Ensure that it is wrapped protectively and nothing will be dropped on it. The battery should be re-installed every 3-4 weeks and allowed to fully discharge. Leaving a battery in storage for longer than this without using could cause the battery to fully discharge as the circuitry of the battery itself consumes power. Leaving a battery in a laptop while using an electrical outlet for long periods of time will keep the battery in a constant state of charging up and that will reduce the life cycle of the HP Pavilion ZE5600 battery.
I'm watching your auction. Will you send everything needed along with this laptop besides the case and headphones, such as a power cord wall charger or car charger, USB cord, WiFi-enabled card (if this is not built-in already), etc?

Aug 26th, 2012 at 11:49:00 PM PDT by

looks like my husband answered your question, but I will reiterate. Laptop comes with AC adapter and power cord, WiFi is integrated and does not need a card. That is all the laptop comes with unless GIN is used and then the laptop bag and headset will be included. If GIN is not used and bids get up to 70,000 the bag and head set will be included as well as free shipping.

I hope that answers your questions, have a wonderful day

Aug 27th, 2012 at 4:26:36 PM PDT by

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Sep 4th, 2012 at 8:43:48 PM PDT by

Thanks and I wish you the best with your auctions, though I must ask you don't spam my auction.thanks.

Sep 4th, 2012 at 10:04:44 PM PDT by

Love your auction please fan me and I will fan u back watching this great auction would be nice to win it:)If If I dont someone will be a very very luckie winner!!

Sep 8th, 2012 at 8:01:38 AM PDT by

Thanks, fanned! Good luck to you

Sep 8th, 2012 at 2:56:02 PM PDT by

Thanks I think your auction is great, despite some peoples comments. "I hope I win!" F&W :)

Sep 9th, 2012 at 9:41:46 AM PDT by

thank you and good luck! someone has to win, might as well be you! ;)

Sep 9th, 2012 at 11:06:32 AM PDT by

Nice auction! Let's start the show! :)

Aug 26th, 2012 at 6:21:05 PM PDT by

Thank you, bid high and bid often ;)

Aug 26th, 2012 at 7:29:36 PM PDT by

Would u take $20 ????

Sep 12th, 2012 at 4:29:38 PM PDT by

I'm always open for free money. If you are referring to the auction, then no. It's worth about $100, plus taking money defeats the entire purpose of doing a Listia Auction. Thanks for your interest.

Sep 12th, 2012 at 6:11:13 PM PDT by

ChandaMija, since I'm up - I'm also her husband, so not an answer from just some random guy lol - thanks for the tips. Everything needed will be included. Comes with the AC adapter & power cord. Headset and case are GIN items (or 70,000+), but those will get included in the event that GIN is used or bidding gets that high. The laptop also does have integrated WiFi. There's a toggle button on the front of the laptop (blue light in the first pic, toward the right) used to turn it on or off.

As far as a USB cord, there aren't any USB powered items being sent with this as far as I'm aware. I'll leave that one up to her since this isn't my auction.

Aug 27th, 2012 at 3:22:06 AM PDT by

thanks hubs

Aug 27th, 2012 at 4:26:51 PM PDT by

Very nice auction!! People just "kill" me!! Stay low!! Hell, let's all post that on their next auction!! "Go as low as can go"!!!!! Hope to bid, and if I had GIN I'd pay it!!! f&w

Sep 9th, 2012 at 9:51:01 AM PDT by

Thanks so much and good luck, love the picture!

Sep 9th, 2012 at 11:05:55 AM PDT by

i remember these, ive had 2 like it.. the battery problem u mentioned.. i dont think any of these left dont have that issue lol..

all in all its a little underpowered to today's standards but this is a very nice built model, you can upgrade the RAM to a max of 1gb (2 x 512 sticks) which isnt too bad if ur not running high demand applications.. im not sure but i would imagine the cpu is soldered to the mobo makin a cpu swap out of teh question.. but all in all worth bidding if u need a machine :) just dont expect to play WoW or D3 lol

Sep 10th, 2012 at 2:40:51 AM PDT by

Thanks, it served me well, just no use for it with a computer geek for a husband, it doesn't come even close to stacking up to our desk top lol

Sep 11th, 2012 at 1:29:27 AM PDT by

I bid a wing and a prayer I'm out of my league sorry everyone if i drove the price up did not mean too still relatively new i'll lay back and wait like everyone else the next time put me out of my misery or teach me a lesson but i no it's worth more than i bid !!!!

Sep 11th, 2012 at 4:18:40 PM PDT by

Everyone has to learn some how and you never know ;)

Sep 12th, 2012 at 10:00:44 AM PDT by

This is a great auction. I have one of these myself and it is a great computer. Upgrading the RAM is not that difficult or expensive, especially since it is a free computer. I loved mine and am watching this one carefully. I wish I had the credits to GIN. I need to set up some auctions fast if I want to get ANYTHING with that GIN, but the GIN is actually a good price to pay. You and your Hubby are great at your description.
Watching and fanned you.
God Bless

Sep 10th, 2012 at 6:03:26 AM PDT by

Thank you! It cost a pretty penny when it first came out, laptops sure have changed in the last 10 years. Thanks so much and good luck, fanned back!

Sep 11th, 2012 at 1:28:01 AM PDT by

awesome computer

Sep 10th, 2012 at 8:21:08 AM PDT by

Thanks so much

Sep 11th, 2012 at 1:26:44 AM PDT by

I bid everything and i know this bid will go higher i'd like to go shopping i'm at 25k please release me somebody it's outside my realm of credits

Sep 11th, 2012 at 4:07:01 PM PDT by

I think we have all been there done that, good luck ;)

Sep 12th, 2012 at 10:01:32 AM PDT by

If i was to win this could i pay your husband to add more ram to it thru paypal will it burn cds?

Sep 12th, 2012 at 8:36:35 PM PDT by

I spoke to my husband and he said he would be happy to. You would have to either go through his fb page and put in a service order or contact him directly. To answer your other question, it will burn cds though not dvds.

Sep 12th, 2012 at 8:46:52 PM PDT by

stuborn i'll take it for 25k free shipping and all not a problem

Sep 12th, 2012 at 10:07:00 AM PDT by

Oh I'm sure you would! lol

Sep 12th, 2012 at 11:08:25 AM PDT by

What year was this purchased?
Are you the original owner?
Do you have any of the original packaging?

Sep 12th, 2012 at 8:32:59 PM PDT by

Was bought in 2004, I am the original owner, and while I can be a pack rat I do not have the original packaging :)

Sep 12th, 2012 at 8:43:50 PM PDT by

I am a new fan. Nice

Aug 26th, 2012 at 6:43:08 AM PDT by

thank you, fanned back

Aug 26th, 2012 at 8:56:07 AM PDT by

Fanned and watching

Sep 8th, 2012 at 1:17:26 PM PDT by

Thanks, fanned back!

Sep 8th, 2012 at 2:55:38 PM PDT by

F&W great auction!!!

Sep 5th, 2012 at 6:04:08 AM PDT by

Thank you so much and fanned back!

Sep 5th, 2012 at 9:07:52 AM PDT by

Great auction F&W

Sep 3rd, 2012 at 5:58:41 AM PDT by

Thanks and fanned back

Sep 3rd, 2012 at 9:14:13 AM PDT by

F&W

Sep 2nd, 2012 at 6:21:25 PM PDT by

Thanks, fanned back

Sep 2nd, 2012 at 7:43:18 PM PDT by

fanned!! (you would think people would read instead of asking questions you have already answered) Oh well. Great Item!

Sep 2nd, 2012 at 7:56:00 AM PDT by

Sometimes the easiest thing to do just isn't that easy :) Thanks, and fanning back :)

Sep 2nd, 2012 at 9:48:34 AM PDT by

good luck!!

Sep 1st, 2012 at 8:48:04 AM PDT by

you as well!

Sep 1st, 2012 at 11:49:22 AM PDT by

I love your user name. F&W

Aug 31st, 2012 at 3:29:16 PM PDT by

Thanks so much, fanned back!

Aug 31st, 2012 at 10:51:10 PM PDT by

f&w nice.

Aug 29th, 2012 at 6:35:08 AM PDT by

Thanks, fanned back

Aug 29th, 2012 at 8:25:15 AM PDT by

Fanned and watching. Fan back?

Aug 27th, 2012 at 11:19:14 PM PDT by

Thank you and fanned back

Aug 28th, 2012 at 12:52:51 AM PDT by

Good luck everyone for bidding the good item..
Fanned and watching..

Aug 26th, 2012 at 6:39:38 PM PDT by

Thank you, fanned and good luck

Aug 26th, 2012 at 7:30:02 PM PDT by

I dont have paypal
please can you take a moneyorder for the shipping cost ??

Aug 26th, 2012 at 11:07:33 AM PDT by

as long as you have a credit card you can pay via paypal, I would just send you an invoice and you pay through the link. If that is still not possible I can take a postal money order and items will not be sent until I have received and deposited it :) Any other forms of payment would need to be discussed :)

Aug 26th, 2012 at 11:12:47 AM PDT by

thats nice, he hopes the bids stay low??. lol must be a newbie lol you answered that perfectly, although I'm a littrle annoyed at that comment & had to put my 2 cents in.. sorry bout that, this is a nice listing, & nice that you & your husband took the time to replace the part that was not working. watching this for now, wish I could save my credits for something good but I cant hold on to them for more then 5 minutes lol fanned ya :-)

Aug 26th, 2012 at 9:59:17 AM PDT by

Ah, glad you can see the humor as well! It's all in fun :) Thank you so much, I used this for years with an external drive never imagining it would take 5 minutes to put a new drive in lol. Do note it is a used drive, my husband has a small computer repair business and this was a spare part. Works just not new. I get you on the credits, just ended an auction yesterday and the credits are already almost gone lol. Thanks for taking the time to comment, fanning back :)

Aug 26th, 2012 at 11:02:09 AM PDT by

15" HP Laptop (ZE5600) is in the Computers & Networking | Desktops & Laptops category