GET A USED LAPTOP OR NOT?

There are times when buying used items indeed makes sense, and those times are always based on the price. At Plus260 we sale 95-99% new laptops which are in great condition and can be used If the laptop you’re looking at meets the standard but if you wish to buy from an individual that is reselling , here are a few things to check before deciding:

1. If the laptop is plugged in, unplug the battery charger before doing anything else. If the system loses power immediately or at any time during your check-out/negotiating period, walk away. The battery is probably dead and replacing it will add on more to spend on top of what you’ll pay for the laptop itself.

2. Check the screen carefully for cracks. While a cracked case is always cause for concern, most laptop’s are fairly rugged inside and they’ll work fine after being dropped, even if the case is cracked. But a cracked screen often results in big trouble.

3. Check the screen for dark, cloudy spots. These tend to spread and multiply, eventually making the laptop unusable unless you’re willing to plug it into an external monitor every time you turn it on.

4. Listen for grinding or clunking noises coming from the hard drive. If you hear any, walk away. The hard drive is probably ready to crash and burn at any moment.

5. Ask the seller to connect the laptop to the Internet via Wi-Fi. If it fails to connect or the seller tells you there’s no Wi-Fi connection available, walk away. The Wi-Fi radio circuitry is often the first thing inside a laptop to fail.

6. Put the machine through its “paces”. If it seems too slow for your taste, it probably won’t get any faster once you get it home (unless you know that malware is slowing it down AND you’ll be able to remove it).

7. Check to see if the cooling fan comes on. If it fails to come on at any time while you’re checking everything out, it’s probably not going to. And that’s not good.

8. If everything above checks out to your satisfaction, then shut the system down, turn it over and remove the battery. Turn it back over, open the lid and press the power button. After Windows boots up, hold the power cord near the end where the plug enters the laptop case and wiggle it around a bit. If you see sparks or the laptop loses power at any time, either the cable, the plug or the motherboard connector has issues that will only get worse, and probably fairly soon. Walk away from the deal.

In Conclusion, When it’s all said and done, what matters most is whether you have a Good feeling about the deal. Just don’t settle for a good deal, insist on getting a great one.

Bottom line: New laptops are so inexpensive these days that it makes little sense to buy a used one.

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