Things To Look For When Buying Used Laptop

[@Britec09]

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[@sotecluxan4221]

PC/notebook not starting, broken during usage, failing: Diagnostics?

[@islam-karam]

This video is vital to watch because the prices of new laptops have skyrocketed, you always do amazing work, thank you man.

[@sotecluxan4221]

Here prices went down, quality is a problem, deficits of a device are somehow hidden, difficult to find. Best you go to the seller, testing the machine.

[@islam-karam]

@@sotecluxan4221 I agree with u

[@yonu5983]

Oh, woe is me, About 3 years ago I bought an All-in-One Desktop PC. Brian, I have gone through your videos, and there has been a lot of time troubleshooting. Thanks for all of your hard work. I see a New PC in the future

[@Britec09]

Great to hear!

[@paulg5437]

Excellent video Brian. A few points I experienced: I went to a reputable reseller but I found that my screen was slightly out of skew and the audio out socket didn’t work. Most laptops get dropped at least once and if things are plugged in, the sockets get damaged so check power, usb etc. In my case I just had to re-solder the audio jack and realign the screen hinges.

[@Britec09]

Thanks for sharing!

[@FlyboyHelosim]

At this point I have bought over a dozen laptops off eBay and at times have taken a real gamble, but luckily I've never had anything that was too far off the mark.

[@Britec09]

A lot of sharks on eBay

[@roythunderplump]

Thank you for all the advice, i will start looking for general use laptops from 10th gen for the extra security support updates.

[@johngoard8272]

Good video Brian and I agree the ones with no return are simply no good The only exception I would buy a refurbished laptop would be a for a child who just wants to play simple games and one would then have to restrict the use of the machine while on the net unless that games can be bought on a USB stick DVD feature. Plus lets face it laptops these days are really not that much more expensive than these throw outs, so worth waiting for a little bit longer and save yourself money and grief.

[@nedludd7622]

There are local small outlets that sell laptops from companies. A few years ago, I bought an HP with Pro from one. There was a one year guarantee. It was apparently unused. It was 150€ and worked well. I had a couple of questions and the vendor called the distributor and got me answers. Unfortunately, I lost it in a burglary. I looked for another one and found a Lenovo LTSC in 2021 for 200€. It has an oversized battery good for 5+ hours, SSD, and was as new, probably unused also. I have had a problem with either.

[@US_Joe]

As always 👍 mate!

[@Britec09]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@rubenpronto5884]

I was shopping around for a laptop for a while. I wanted decent performance, slim bezels, FHD and a SSD. But I didn't want to spend too much. While I'm no computer expert, I was sure I could rely on my research skills 😅 I think tlmy patience paid off, as I end up purchasing an used ASUS Vivobook 15, with 16gb ram, 256gb SSD, slim bezels, thin laptop, compact charger, i3 7th gen processor... For £80. What you guys think?

[@WrestlingFace]

Nice video.

[@Britec09]

Thanks!

[@reamoinmcdonachadh9519]

I have a Desktop PC, so I wonder, is there any real reason for my owning a Lappie? Oh I know about being out and about, especially if also carrying a portable WiFi dongle etc, etc, surfing the web while sitting under a tree, on a sunny day on the Common, or in a Park. But is that really enough, given we all have smartphones which are (to a degree) more powerful than many lappies.

[@WillyEckaslike]

a desktop is far easier to repair or upgrade parts...i even managed to replace a hard drive on mine and i know nothing about electronic stuff

[@sotecluxan4221]

@@WillyEckaslike Replacing a hard drive on a notebook is nearly always easy, Ram too. It could be difficult to clean the vent, because disassembling/assembling is time consuming and you have to be very careful. I ramped up Ram on an old T500, old plastics, foam, very thin strands. Got it perfectly done. Fetched a 15yrs old PC from the garbage, BIOS was broken, not the machine, with help from the forums got it up and running. No money, but time, learned a lot.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

Most smartphones are not as powerful as most laptops, they use completely different architectures and perform tasks differently. Besides, it's not about power. A smartphone will always have limited use because of its small size and lack of a physical keyboard, not to mention no I/O and virtually non-existent multi-tasking. Even if you have a laptop that isn't as 'powerful' on paper as your phone, it'll be infinitely more usable. I'd actually argue why do you need a desktop, when most laptops are just as 'powerful' and more portable, also with additional features over a desktop. The trend for most people is moving towards laptops rather than desktops, which are just unnecessarily big and bulky for what they actually do.

[@WillyEckaslike]

@@FlyboyHelosim people who only use the computer at home dont need it to be portable..as for SmartP...they are your shackles for the coming future enslav and everyone is addicted and will never give them up

[@FlyboyHelosim]

@@WillyEckaslike I only use a computer at home but have used a laptop for years, as are a lot of people nowadays. As for smartphones, you have the choice to use them as little or as much as you like.

[@jago5300]

I'm in the US. So why would I care what laptop you can buy in England France or any other country. And why is it even showing in the US

[@danielgartin-oh9ik]

I'm looking for a Microsoft Surface

[@awaiz12346yt]

Cool!

[@Britec09]

Cheers

[@awaiz12346yt]

Cheers😎

[@SeeTheWholeTruth]

Free? Yeah, that about sums it up. Spending any money on a "most likely to be useless in no time" item.. Worse than toilet paper.

[@E.Wiseman]

Strongly disagree ! My experience of currently having a Couple of Refurbished Laptops that I've had for 10 years, in Good working Condition , able to run Win.7 & 10 and Linux ( with NO Interest to keep pursuing the Newer coming Win.12 and further ; I do have a Recent purchased Refurbished 5yr old laptop with Win.11 , but not Impressed ) , and use the latest Browsers, periodically testing OS in VMs, some Gaming (Steam, Game emulators, FS, ...etc ) along with many Everyday PC Functions -- PROVING it's a Myth that Refurbished / Used laptops are useless. One does Not necessarily need a very Recent or New Laptop / Desktop computer to have the Ability & Access to use Everyday programs , Web Browsing , Video streaming / viewing , even Some gaming and much more. Few people do. Only people that Utilize the Newest programs for high PC Processing demands or the Newest Games ( Hardcore Gamers ) need Newer Laptops / Desktop computers.

[@michelwong1]

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[@Britec09]

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[@Plebim]

I use an indonesian Axioo