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  • Dell Latitude 7280 - not W11 capable - any value?

    From David@wibble@btinternet.com to uk.comp.homebuilt on Thu Jan 29 17:15:01 2026
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    This laptop has a broken MoBo (at least the memory slots) and isn't W11 compatible.
    The fault showed as a memory fault but I read that this can be caused by a flexed MoBo.
    Anyway, damaged the memory holders so not a lot going for it.

    Is it worth selling on eBay for bits, or should I just scrap it?

    Having a big clear out and unless there is an easy win it will go to be recycled.

    Cheers



    Dave R
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    W11 Home on Dell XPS 13 i7
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  • From Theo@theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk to uk.comp.homebuilt on Thu Jan 29 17:23:09 2026
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    David <wibble@btinternet.com> wrote:
    This laptop has a broken MoBo (at least the memory slots) and isn't W11 compatible.
    The fault showed as a memory fault but I read that this can be caused by a flexed MoBo.
    Anyway, damaged the memory holders so not a lot going for it.

    Is it worth selling on eBay for bits, or should I just scrap it?

    Having a big clear out and unless there is an easy win it will go to be recycled.

    I think you need to ask yourself how many people are looking for bits for a Latitude 7280, given it doesn't support W11.

    eg ebay sold listings for parts: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/175673/i.html?_nkw=latitude+7280&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1

    shows 86 sales but most are selling for a few pounds each (from which you
    need to deduct postage and ebay 6% 'buyer protection' fee)

    Depends if you are prepared to put the effort into listing and then posting bits for a few quid a time. Unless I had a slick process (photographing, listing, posting) I wouldn't be.

    Theo
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