Thing is this (At least for USA Storm Recovery rules when you house gets wrecked), you Q700 is worth by this rule:
Replacement Value = Original Store Price - 10% of said price * how many years you had it. The problem with this rule is that after 10 years, the item becomes worthless. At this point it is worth what you can do with it and what you put in it. Sometimes software counts, sometimes it does not.
A good standing point is by price of value (according to this rule for a "Worthless device") is 20% of its former price plus what upgrades/repairs you gave it. I'm not counting software, software only counts if you have the original disks, manuals and box to go with it; if not it can be said you pirated the software. If its a collector's item, that price goes up from there. You need to prove that its a collector's item - original receipts, low serial numbers, special rare add-ons, etc., all things the machine originally came with and not what you added later on.
But in the end, somewhere between what you think the machine is worth and what people are willing to accept as a selling price is, what the machine is really worth. Your price would be considered the high end, and what people are willing to spend is the low end. To get what you think it is worth is where negotiations begins.
Replacement Value = Original Store Price - 10% of said price * how many years you had it. The problem with this rule is that after 10 years, the item becomes worthless. At this point it is worth what you can do with it and what you put in it. Sometimes software counts, sometimes it does not.
A good standing point is by price of value (according to this rule for a "Worthless device") is 20% of its former price plus what upgrades/repairs you gave it. I'm not counting software, software only counts if you have the original disks, manuals and box to go with it; if not it can be said you pirated the software. If its a collector's item, that price goes up from there. You need to prove that its a collector's item - original receipts, low serial numbers, special rare add-ons, etc., all things the machine originally came with and not what you added later on.
But in the end, somewhere between what you think the machine is worth and what people are willing to accept as a selling price is, what the machine is really worth. Your price would be considered the high end, and what people are willing to spend is the low end. To get what you think it is worth is where negotiations begins.