Check These 11 Things Before Buying Second Hand Laptop

in Project HOPE4 years ago (edited)

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Every person can't purchase new laptop because of budget problem. But you can do it because sometime buying second hand thing is beneficial. And if you talk about laptop then you can buy it but you have to check these 11 things before buying it. So let's move on it.

1- What Is Your Requirement ?

Whether you are buying new laptop or old but you need to check that what is your requirement and for what you need the laptop. I mean what system you required such as RAM, CPU, Storage etc. And if you are professional game player then you need HQ graphic card as well. So first decide it then go for it. According to me , Whether you are gamer or not you must purchase the laptop which is belong to the particular reputed company and it must have 4 gb RAM at least. and for gamer, graphic card is recommended.

2- Don't Pay Too Much

You are buying old thing then why you have to pay high price ? Suppose that you are buying any laptop , just go to google and search about that laptop price and other details first. And then you can easily decide the maintained price for it. If anyone giving only 10% or 20% just leave it. And if you find very cheap laptop and also it's condition is cheap then also don't buy it. You have to maintain all the things.

3- Check the laptop body

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Before buying any laptop people check it's body and it is recommended. Check that it is cracked/scratched or not. And by the colour you can guess about that laptop. If it has bad colour quality that mean it is used roughly.

4- Check the screen condition

You can say that screen condition is the main thing in any laptop. Use that laptop for half an hour and check everything such as Screen flickering, brightness, discolouration & bad pixels. Sometime user face problem in screen that have no solution so it find temporary solution and sell it. So be careful.

5- Use keyboard and touch-pad for test

Another problem that most of the laptop has facing is touchpad problem. And most of the people tired from it and that's why the last hope is selling it. So this types of people are also selling laptops because of touchpad problem. So use it properly along with keyboard. So after you use it little time, You will know that these above mentioned things are okay or not.

6- Test the laptop plug and USB port

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After particular time you will feel bored in using touchpad and default laptop keyboard. So that time you can use external mouse and keyboard. And for that you have good USB port to operate it. Along with this check USB ports, headphone jack, HDMI, ethernet ports, SD card slot, CD/DVD drive & other available inputs.

7- Battery health & life

As i above said most of the laptops face this problem after passing particular time. So this can be reason of seller to sell the laptop. So i said it before and now also that use that laptop half an hour to hour to check it's battery life and health.

8- Check CD/DVD Drive

You are not using CD/DVD drive then it is okay But sometimes it may be needed. For example your USB port not working and you have to format your pc immediately then you can format your laptop by CD/DVD. So before buying laptop check CD/DVD drive as well.

9- Webcam and Speakers

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Without webcam and speakers a laptop look like a disabled person. Most of the laptop has webcam in mediocre So you can' expect high quality result from it but at least it should be in working condition. But the speaker is most important thing so play 4 to 5 songs before buying laptop to check the speaker condition.

10- Testing wireless connectivity

Wifi is much needed thing in laptop and if wifi is not working in laptop then laptop is no more. Because you know that internet is husband and pc/laptop is a wife. So this thing much needed to check.

11- Windows and Software Licence

Using original window is very good But there are lots of people using cracked windows but if you get original windows then it is very good for you. And most of the laptops comes with new original operating system and they also provide CD/DVD of that purchased window.

So after checking above all things you also need to confirm that this deal is beneficial for you or not. If you are feeling that you are becoming a victim of fraud, do not buy it. Because it is very risky to buy second hand laptop but this is only for those people who don't have budget to buy new laptop. And one more important thing is never buy anything from unknown person. If you found this post is helpful then share it on social media. Thanks a lot.

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Hello @luckyali very good your publication, are tips that we have to take into account and also not all know of pc, just use it and hehehe is very good to guide us in that aspect! Good ticks!

Hey @franyeligonzalez , glad you have liked it. <3

Really interesting and informative publication you've got here, my Mum used to buy really old laptops back then because that is what she could afford but sometimes it will get spoilt before we realize it.

Exactly, Most of the people sell their laptop because of any problem. So it is very risky. And you know i have bad experience about laptops. Now i am using pc and want to buy new laptop. but it takes time :p

 4 years ago 

Cheers @luckyali.

Interesting tips.

I would add as a complement the revision of the hard disk.
There are several software that allow you to check the state of the disk: bad sectors, temperature, hours of use and number of starts. These data would provide you with valuable information regarding the useful life. This in case you buy a second-hand laptop, since if it is new we must assume that it will have a new disk.

Solid storage devices are the best option, although their price is still high for being a relatively new technology.

Thanks for adding the quality comment @juanmolina

 4 years ago 

Thank to you for sharing this valuable post!

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Resteemed already. Upvote on the way :)

thank you ♥

Muy interesante, es bueno tener en cuenta todo lo que aquí quieres dar a conocer.

Me alegro de que te haya gustado mi amigo.

 4 years ago 

Hi @luckyali

Solid read and loads of valuable info here.

I also like very much the way you're advertising your recent publications. Quite cool !

Yours, Piotr

i am very Glad that you liked it ☻ Thanks for reading this publication ♥

Very interesting post !
I knew most of these but it is nicely summed up.

Thank you !

Best,

@vlemon

hey @vlemon glad that you have liked it ♥

Huge thanks friend. I already heard only few of them. But other things I inserted to my knowledge since today. It's worth reading to anybody. Actually we want to be careful before buying second hand laptop because lot of false sellers in the market.

hey @madushanka i am checking your dtube videos it's very informational. ☺ And yes there are lots of false sellers that just want to sell their garbage item so buying from unknown person is risky. Thank you for reading my publication.

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