Advice on Trade Workstation laptop for Gaming Laptop

[JoyKyller]

Hey there guys, I want some info on how much a trade for my Workstation Laptop will be for a gaming laptop with a 2060 or better GPU for sale

The specs of my workstation are as follows:-

Laptop name: Dell Precision 5520
CPU: Intel i7-6820HQ - 2.70GHz
RAM: 16GB DDR4 2400MHz
GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU 2: Nvidia Quadro M1200 4Gb GDDR5
Storage: 512Gb SSD
Software: Windows 10
Battery design Capacity: 97 003 mWh
Current Battery capacity: 64 547 mWh
Connections: Bluetooth, Wifi
Display: 15.6" (1920*1080) at 60Hz (non Touch)
Age: I have used it for 2 years but bought it off RMB tech refurbishers that refurbish tech from RMB Bank workers
Link: Dell Precision 5520

 

[Oj0]

Probably not as much as you'd hope, I see their asking price is R 4k to R 5k on eBay, and that's advertising to a much larger market where you're likely to get more.

The big things counting against getting a decent amount are the age (if someone buys it and the motherboard dies next week, the whole thing goes in the bin), and the spec of the GPU. Even for workstation use, it will be difficult to get a GPU from the last 5+ years that's slower for gaming (it's similar to the GTX 960M), and for workstation use where time is money it'll show its age even more.

Maybe start by trying for R 6k and see what happens?

 

[JollyJamma]

for a gaming laptop with a 2060 or better GPU for sale

Why do you want a gaming laptop? Do you make heavy use of CUDA cores for work purposes?

I can assure you that a gaming laptop will have a ton of heat and the battery won't last very long with next to zero resale value but if you just need the raw horsepower and you go in with the understanding that it won't be the most powerful option nor the cheapest, that's fine.

A more expensive but more useful long-term solution (if a bit more bulky) is to get a smaller laptop (14 inches) and pair it with a Thunderbolt external GPU enclosure. Initially expensive but if 90% of the time you just need to do emails and Word documents with a bit of Excel and then sit and make use of the full-fat desktop GPU when needed, it's amazing.

It's much faster (it does lose net processing power when you parse the GPU through the Thunderbolt connection because of course it does but hey) and then you have a system that can be more easily upgraded in the long run.