Guide to buying a used laptop computer from another person.
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- This video is full of tips of things to watch out for on buying a used laptop computer from somebody else. It could be eBay, Craigslist, or just somebody you met on the street. I also cover ways to determine the computers value.
Imagine buying a laptop from some guy in the hood and busting out a Dora the Explorer CD
LoL, I used a Japanese Vers. Sailor Moon DVD to test the Laptop DVD drive!
I look at his video again: Did David watch Dora the explorer lol
@@alpzepta probably a dvd from one of his daughters
@@alpzepta it is a cinematic masterpiece after all
8 years later, still solid advice
will be 9 years in may and yeah it's still relevant to this day
Indeed
_"if it's 600 or more, it's probably just about dead"_
[sits here with 1000 cycles]
same, (1149cycles) and still holds charge for 6hrs RUclips on battery . (Macbook Pro 2017) Maybe some batteries are not that effected. Maybe 1000 cycles are a better orientation for a used laptop nowadays.
Thug life!
I bought a MacBook Pro from 2011 and it has a battery with 2000(!) cycles on and it still holds for about 5 hours
Totally don't care that this video is three years old. This is sound advice today and tomorrow and as long as you can buy electronics, or just about anything mechanical that wears out and needs maintenance, privately online.
what if it’s five years old
truth
sid then it should be getting ready to go to first grade
This comment is 3 years old
this comment is three years old
Get a dvd. Make sure its one you dont care about. *pulls out dora the explorer*.
lol
That monster! Who doesn't care about Dora the Explorer?
Everyone
Lol
i pulled out christian chants
My main experience is with MacBook 2006-2009 models and iBook G3/G4 models. So your system may be different. The best way to "test" it is to charge it all the way up, then set a timer and turn off the sleep mode. See how long it goes. I'm actually planning to do a video soon on batteries, as a matter of fact.
The 8-Bit Guy Do u think it could be wise to run The original Diagnostics or Burn in software, if that still is a thing??? I have noticed as a repair technician that The IBM PS2 and other models have a self-diagnostics built into the BIOS... Love ur Channel BTW Thank You... I have been learning a lot Brother #nerdsunite
Ok.
Love your vedios
Love from pakistan
I've seen batteries as high as 700 charge cycles and still working. But is not common. A lot of it depends on other environmental factors like temperature and how much time it spends sitting with no charge in the battery.
I sell a laptop too! It's only missing the screen, processor, hard-drive, speakers, battery, power brick, porn, touchpad, keyboard and wi-fi antenna.
But no worries bro! It still has the ENTER key, so you can buy a cheap laptop off Ebay and replace the missing parts!
So, we have a deal?
Kain Bastien Lol!
Yes
still have that laptop?
How did you loose the porn?
Porn wasn't lost, just wore off through constant use.
2:53
**Tries to do it on my laptop just out of curiosity**
**Ends up putting the computer in sleep mode**
DAMMIT!
😂
And how to make it back normal?
Regarding the power adapter "If you have a MacBook you can skip this"...unless its a 2015 or later MacBook or a 2016 or later MacBook Pro.
I love all his videos but the older ones have a special place in my heart
10 years later, the advice holds up pretty well.
I'd keep using it until it stops working. It could go several more years, or it could die tomorrow.
The 8-Bit Guy hi
true, i have a 11 year old hp elitebook 8440p and it still works perfectly fine so i still use it time to time
That's what he said
Same here. My girlfriend is begging me to get a new iPad just because my iPad is a 2018 model, but my current iPad is working fine so I won’t be obeying her advice for the foreseeable future, seeing how expensive they are.
On a fun note of "knowing what to buy" I was at a thrift store locally and found a Dell Optiplex GX-240, by itself, for $10. The best test I could do was to grab a power cable from a nearby monitor (no VGA was around so I couldn't try out the display and PC together) and power it up to SEE if it looked like it was booting. Bought it, got it home, and after nuking XP and installing Windows 2000 (as per the COA it had, which is the whole reason I bought it) I had a working machine.
The hard drive is in kind of rough shape, but as it stands the machine is rock solid. Yeah, it's a desktop and much of this video applies to laptops, but the point is I KNEW it was a nearly 15 year old machine that I intended to run outdated software on (for gaming reasons :D ), so, yeah... already knowing in my head what I wanted, even in the "outdated" category helped out.
Knowledge is power, after all....
Look into using Linux, try the lighter versions like Lubuntu, MATE...etc.
www.linux.com/news/best-lightweight-linux-distros
Learn it so you do not pay any more money for Windows/Mac OS. It is a good investment :
www.edx.org/course/introduction-linux-linuxfoundationx-lfs101x-0
igrewold
Linux is indeed a good option for older machines. I'm familiar enough with it to know what to, and not to do. That Optiplex machine, though was just begging to be brought back to its former glory.
+Kurisu Yamato cool so you know Linux! :) Try this then:
kolibrios.org
igrewold
Oooh, that might be spiffy on an old netbook I've got lying around. We shall see.
These tips are STILL useful! Thanks for sharing this content. Give this man a thumbs up.
Hey - I said be sure to bring one you don't care about. My daughter is way past the days of Dora, so that is one nobody in the house cares about anymore.
You are not wrong.
I’d test the optical drive by using a CD I know would be shit, like a Justin Bieber album or something crappy like that.
i actually remembered that accidentaly i sold a PC to a dude with approximately 20GB of porn, pretty fucked up porn
Where can I find that computer
16-bit Panda believe me, you really don't want to see that content, and by this time, the dude must have cleaned the hard drive
it was me i just deleted all the porn
LOL,that was really funny
DBAN, word!
The replacing the storage unit is probably the best thing you can do, one you get more space and two you can use a better suited OS than what it came with making it a win-win reason.
This video is short, sweet, and very informed! Thank you for uploading this video and sharing.
Thanks for letting us know. I am getting one in a few hours for quite a bit and definitely will use these tips
I'm still using a Dell laptop from 2009 and it's perfect for browsing the web, some gaming and video editing. It will be éven better once I upgrade some things in it.
Some other tips for laptop hunting:
-Have a general idea of what uses you will want out of the laptop. This would give you an idea of what specs you would want for it to get the most use out of it for your everyday needs.
-Make sure the laptop has enough memory for optimal usage and check if the OS on it is a 32-bit or 64-bit system. 32-bit systems have a 4 GB limit they can properly address. 64-bit systems can access more, but should have at least 6 GB or more for optimal memory access and to reduce strain on the processors.
-Have a large enough harddrive on it that will be able to store whatever programs and personal files will be installed and saved on it. It doesn't have to be a mammoth like terabyte drives. But you don't want too little storage either since the harddrive will still be reserving some space for system files the OS will need to properly run.
-Have a set budget in mind for how much you would be willing to invest in the computer. Sometimes, the laptop you get's perfect. Other times, you may have to pay to make some fixes or changes to it. Just make sure what you may have to pay extra for in repairs or part replacements won't cost more than what you pay for the laptop, when you could get a better machine with all that money spent.
My current laptop is a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series I bought used 3 years ago for $180 on E-Bay with a Windows 8.1 64-bit OS. Specs on it were decent for the most part, though it got a bit sluggish at points if I had anything fairly memory-intensive running on its 4 GB of RAM. So spent an extra $50 to max out the memory on the laptop's motherboard to 8 GB. Performance with handling multi-tasking and fairly memory-intensive applications improved quite a bit compared with the memory upgrade.
This video is still so helpful after 7 years.
I like the start on this much more than the other tape loading version. Not that I dislike that . Just this start suits the chillaxing theme better.
One of the most important things to mention is the *video chip*...
*AMD and nVidia chips tend to need reflowing after a few years of using the laptop, because they heat up a lot, causing the lead-free solder balls underneath to crack.* Professional reflowing is expensive and it doesn't come with an extended warranty, so that means you are left with replacing the motherboard. In which case you could as well sell the laptop for its functioning parts.
*Intel video chips are the best choice if you want longevity.* Intels are not designed for gamers like AMD or nVidia are, but unlike the latter ones, Intels resist for much longer.
***** Lead use is discouraged in civil electronics. Apparently, the European lead-free directive will increasingly affect the US because the same Asian producers export to both continents... so it's simpler and more marketing-friendly for them to comply with the most restrictive directive and just use one kind of material for both markets.
Think of it this way: if 10 percent of the students in a school are muslim, the school will only provide halal food, despite the muslim population not being majority yet. It's cheaper that way.
Lead and other toxic substances have been a great part of modern technology for a long time but due to more and more people affording and trashing this technology, these toxic substances had to be reduced. Thus, RoHS and the development of lead-free solder, which is still in its infancy.
+soupflood Lead free solder is absolute crap. How many times have I bought a Chinese product that had horrible soldering, worsened by lead-free, and had to re-tin most of the cold joints...
Great tips, agree with all of this. I always by my used hardware from a shop known as CeX in the UK as I trust it. If there is an issue I can just take it back and get my money back or exchange for a different one.
I appreciate your old videos. Not the best but very soulful.
Man you are the best
And this is the best informative video about buying used laptop
Please do the updated video
Like this if you also want one
I only once bought a new laptop, regretted it ever since. I mostlt buy second hand from places that resell used company laptops. These are sturdy models (Thinkpad, Macbook, etc) and usually not the cheapest models of the range. Often they refit an HDD (or SSD!) or RAM and install an OS for an extra. High screen resolutions and the ability to play HD video are things to focus on. If you think of buying a model with an nvidia card make sure it is of a recent make. Cards before kepler and fermi chips are pretty much useless soon (drivers, software compatibility, etc).
5:02 damn David you went straight forward
It’s his responsibility to point out that if child porn is on your computer, you will end up in Her Majesty’s Pleasure (that’s a word for prison where I’m from), even though you had nothing to do with it, as this would be very difficult if not impossible to prove. Do yourself a favour and format any drives in your used computer, whether a HDD or an SSD.
@@MrSupercar55 Exactly. Some people are just massively messed up in the head but seem okay on the surface. So just don't take the risk. Wipe the damn drive. And don't put it on your wifi until you do. And I have absolutely zero sympathy for people who think abusing children in ANY form is okay.
Hey, he's right. You never know what people downloaded before you got the computer.
I’m shocked that he bought this up but he right some paedophile might sell you a computer. Only in America
Super helpful, please specifically mention what should check for in the Mac system report that would give insight to if I should or should not purchase the laptop. Thank you again!
7 years old and this video is perfectly relevant and useful
New red flag! No hard drive
*****
well, i don't have any extra laptop hard drives
I am selling a dell m6500 with no hard drive just because it broke and i dont feel like buying a new one
That's a good thing because then you are Sure there's no unwanted software on the laptop/computer
how can i buy ur dell m6400
+arshad2982 it is sold
I always replace the HDD when I get ANY used laptop or desktop. There's always a chance they had child porn on it and even if it's deleted it could still be found by police. May sound dumb but it's just not worth the risk. Especially considering normal computers really aren't that expensive anymore, even new.
What if your new drive once had child porn?
+Ryan Amberger dude just use dban it is certified by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police department , approved by the DoD (US Department of Defence) to wipe every data on the hdd
+Ovais Saand that's who hill=bagger clinton used to clear hers !
The best way to delete data off a hard drive is to physically destroy it.
Thats true, thanks for informing me :)
Good idea, I'll consider it.
I have bought several laptops on ebay, always using sellers with good ratings, and so far have been extremely lucky and pleased with my purchases
I think this is a good tutorial, but the thing is the age determiner is not good in this video. Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad Processors along with older i5/i7 processors are all in the "orange or red" area, however they are still very usable for almost anyone. In fact, my main computer is an intel core i5 older generation computer but still works like an absolute jewel. Otherwise, this is, in my opinion, a great general tutorial for anyone wanting to buy a used pc. Good job, David!
+Sam Gold Christ dude calm down
+Kevin Maguire (ktech49) Yeah my desktop is still running a 2600k with 16 gigs of ram. Technically I should be seeing slow downs, but most things don't even notice the old processor.
He is talking about pre built computers. Those that already were not the fastest when new. Your investment in a very good processor helps you now
RobinMC I know he was talking about prebuilt computers. Still to this day c2d/c2q older i5/i7 processors work very well in laptops and desktops.
Kevin Maguire That is very much true for old desktops. However, my dell insprion laptop (i5-4200U) can't even play youtube 1080p with another program open (no, it's not full of virusses and/or adware)
Check the DVD drive *Pulls out Dora DVD* O_O
he is marryed and has children
dora doesn't care
*talks about being safe from child p.... stuff stuff*
No one cares about Dora!
+GOLD 1515 IKR
I love that song at the end of this video, it sounds 80s
Thank you for helping know what to look for when i buy a used computer
Useful but I think you should add : Check the screws for scratches , cracked case (means an incompetent opened the laptop for problems probably) and check for reballed/reflowed motherboards with a software to heat the CPU+GPU . If laptop survives for 20 minutes it's ok (my opinion) .
id recommend that you do such a stress test with a temp monitoring application and in a cool preferably air conditioned room to avoid getting reboots from tripping the thermal protection of a computer in a hot room.Also do a memory test and check the hard drive for bad sectors as well if time permits.Check as well for bulges/cracks/other signs of straining plastic near the hinges which would mean of hinge failure.scratches/Cracks on other parts could either be that the computer had a hard life or damage from service work.work. BTW if your prospective model series has a history of problems or recalls for it make sure that the unit had the required service(s) done and make sure the seller backs the unit with a warranty.
i just bought a used dell e7240 for $265 at my local store have to change one time because the first one has problem with ethernet port and space bar.The second ones beside a little bit noise on the hinge, others thing work ok so far. I think you should check carefully when buying a used laptop but dont be too picky !
Thanks for the video man! Useful stuff.
Thank u for tips and advices.
Download CrystalDiskInfo and check the HDD's age, and S.M.A.R.T. readings.
It's been 8 years since this video came out, and technology has stopped advancing so fast. For example, I still use a 9 year old custom built PC that runs fine on Windows 10.
I'm literally using a 4-year-old PC right now (as of 11/2023), runs great with just SSD and RAM upgrades (SATA to M.2, and added 4GB RAM)
Very good advice even after 5 years
Thanks for the great information.
But there are an infinite amount of angles the screen hinges can be in! How am I going to test all those angles? :(
maybe just focus on the angles you would use the computer at.
ThatGTAFan720 How do I know what angles I'm going to use the computer at before I buy it? :(
Victor Tran have you never used a laptop?
ThatGTAFan720 I'm joking, if you didn't figure that out already :)
Victor Tran haha, i didn't . Sarcasm is hard to track over reading comments! :P
how things have changed... my 2012 hp envy still kicking ass, specially when compared to what others bring to the classroom even today
My 2012 MacBook Pro beats that!
Even though this video is 6 years old, this is still very good advice. The one thing that might not apply nowadays is the DVD drive.
I just got a thinkpad and used this guide! thanks!
A school mate asked me if i could fix his laptop, and i agreed for $20. His laptop has a bricked (useless) battery and a broken hard drive. by the time i was done diagnosing, he gave up and said "keep it" mainly because he is a cheapskate. so i bought a new hard drive for it. (original had a huge scratch in the metal disc.) now the hard drive is running really hot with no MSGS or errors. and it has a new 9 cell battery instead of a six cell. its a Gateway ML6732 running Windows 7 64 bit. getting an SSD drive soon.
Lol
i know some people that might end up doing that at some point in time for for now enjoy a free laptop.
Got to be careful taking the broken laptops. I had a friend ask not if I could repair his broken laptop, but if I wanted it because he had already replaced it and maybe I could use it for parts. I said sure, maybe I could fix it or use it for parts and said thanks. I didn't touch the thing for like 6 months and when I did, I decided it was likely just the HDD which failed and replaced it with a spare I already had, reinstalled windows and found all the drivers and sold it. About a week after selling it I get an angry drunk phone call from my friend telling me I'm an asshole and that someone told him I sold his laptop and kept all the money for myself. I had planned on telling him myself next time we saw each other but obviously someone else beat me to it.
I ended up giving him half of what I made off selling the thing just to get him to shut the fuck up about it but it really pissed me off that he'd have given me something like that and get jealous that I actually managed to repair it and make some money off it. It wasn't like he needed the cash either - he is much better off than I am and it actually hurt me financially to pay him the half as I'd already spent the money as though it was all extra income and bought something I wouldn't have if I had known I'd be giving half the money away.
*⑨ cell
My macbook late 2006 works great with internet
What browser do you use?
safari 6.2.8 with OS X 10.8
TheKillerPL Thanks.
Huh. A near 11 year old computer? Is it your main computer? Are you running windows?
Christian Rogers Yeah
Sound sensible advice. Good video. Thanks!
I've actually had good luck with PayPal and shipping on Craiglist both as a buyer and as a seller, but it's still important to exercise caution with such transactions and prefer in-person sales and purchases.
5:14 Everybody is nude infront of there brand new laptop
Lol
*THEIR
Not me I wait a while month just in case then I slowly get nude 😂😂😂 ain't nobody snapping pictures of me without a Snapchat filter 😂😂😂
If I ever do buy a used computer, I would run a 7 pass wipe of the hard drive. I know it's probably overkill, but It's just so I have peace of mind... same thing if I was selling one.
Just zero it once & you're good... 7 passes jeez lol
I normally do 20 passes, to wipe the hard drive and test the CPU at the same time
Uncheck quick format in windows
8 years after and this video still bangs
Thanks this helped a lot so when I buy a computer second hand I know what to go for!
Still sound advice almost six years on!
My laptop is a 8 year old Dell Inspiron 1525 and it works great it has 3 gb ram80 or 320 gb hard drive Windows 7 or 10 and it runs great
ugh such a shit laptop,fuck that shit,get a newer one
It does everything I want it to
TeckTasks yeah probably watch youtube and pornhub,and play minecraft at 10 fps.
Sure its a good pc,...........
It runs virtural machines nice (1) at a time
It has areo glass for Windows 7 it handles Sony Vegas Pro 12
And minecraft is really smooth (I have Minecraft windows 10 (free trial))
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Always great videos, keep it up. I would like to see something like this but as a guide to selling a used computer.
Thank you for this guide! From now, when I will buy a new computer, I will check for everything you said. For example, I bought home a Compaq CQ58 with Windows 10 Pro, and after resetting it, windows defender prompted for 1h with ransomware files(HTML, TESLACRYPT). So... after that, got Avira on it. And it works nice since then. After a while, I think that I will reinstall the windows, to make sure that I'm clean. Some weeks later, a RAT activated. Started to blink the camera led for 1 month. Then I decided to scan it for rats. Avira Nothing. RAT Scanner said NJRat v0.7b was on it. Cleaned it right away. So, this is the story of a used laptop bought from local computer store.
I have 2 Pentium 4 computers which are both well within your range of being obsolete. They both work just fine with installs of modern Linux OS distros. Full internet access with standard definition videos on RUclips playable with no problem. Only shortcoming is not gaming capable, but then even most modern integrated graphics computers are not gaming ready either, so no big shock there.
Good for you that you make enough to think 500$ is not expensive. To many, myself included, it is a huge amount of money. That said, yes the newer integrated graphics are far better and more capable, this is true. 620 more than 520 though.
hell no dont use linux - Windows XP is better.
checking the power Adapter, "if you have a macbook you can skip this"...
sry but this is bs.. i already know 2 ppl with a mac where this part got broken without external force. And repairing These costs about 200 dollar
MrDrunkenMoose Probably an older mac. Anything starting from 2006 use the "magsafe" connector which cannot be broken in this manner.
The iBookGuy
no its a 2013 macbook air
these can break on the inside with no physical force from outside, so you have to get it replaced without even damaging your mac.
The iBookGuy 2006 forever
MrDrunkenMoose You can do it yourself for less than 200 dollars dude just google ifixit macbook magsafe repair
Jtag Sheep is right, you can fix it yourself for much less by getting the replacement part from either ifixit or OWC, ifixit also has really nice step-by-step photo directions of how to replace different parts
As for the MagSafe adapter breaking internally with barely any force, something must have happened prior to that in order for it to break (like dropping it or previous rough usage) and the minor jostling of the port was just enough to make it stop working
I have one of the first releases of the MacBook Air, and while I have had issues with the HDD CoD and a swelled battery, I was easily able to replace both myself and I still (since I first purchased the computer new) haven't noticed any issues with the MagSafe adapter, that leads me to believe that any damage to the MagSafe adapter shows signs of abuse or misuse (and usually in that case, there are other visible signs of abuse)
Another good tool for testing the screen is DeadPixelBuddy. That's for Windows, there is of course a Mac equivalent. I used it when choosing my first HP laptop brand new in the store back in 2006.
I would also like to point out, that many computers, especially business grade ones have an onboard diagnostics feature. On Dell laptops you can power it on while holding Fn, or Mute and it will say "Diagnostic mode" alternately you can hit F12 and select diagnostics. On a Mac you can turn it on while holding the letter D to run tests. For a quick drive check, I recommend Crystal Disk Info, it will often show you if a drive is in a warning state where it has had some problems but not a full failure yet.
My main computer from 2006 I use now with Windows XP, I bought off ebay last summer, 100% working, no issues. but you might ask why? well I hate new computers, I hate widescreen and all the new OS's.
BratzMylarMDWin98 my main computer is 9 year old.
New computers are junk!
It could probably run windows 7 with no issues
ethancedrik
hell no, Windows 7 crashes
BratzMylarMDWin98 still using XP??? switch to linux, its free and open source and you can modify it any way you want
Arandomperson.
GO TO HELL!
FUCK CHANGE!!!!
Good video thanks
Hi
Two months ago, the WiFi cable on my laptop (HP) was damaged and I purchased another HP (Elitebook 840) from a technician. Prior to the transaction, I did inspect the laptop which is in good condition, although the memory was no good and the hard drive was 320gigs. When I turned on the computer, the operating system functioned wonderfully. The upgrades I made were with the memory (16 gigs of RAM) and the hard drive (1 TB SSD). To keep my laptop running, I have Webroot Antivirus and Malware Bites installed and run Disk Cleaner to clean up any junk files.
Great Tips! Thanks!
This is such a strange channel. It's like my dad decided to make videos.
+Skallyk não, você não é
***** BR?
não, não são.
a bailao
moveo ese cuerpo
That intro screen makes me feel like I'm going to fall off my chair!
Thanks this video helped me a lot
Even though this video 7 years old, it’s still useful advice.
don't forget to run a full diagnostics on the HDD!!
You should review a 2010 MacBook unibody. I have one and it's great. It's 5 years old but it's definitely not obsolete. Im running the public beta of OS X El Capitan. I think that chart is a little off. My mac would probably closer to the green side.
it would be worth it. just add an SSD and maybe a little more ram and you have a new laptop
I would agree with eBay sales, especially if they have a return policy. But I was really targeting the guy selling a laptop in person on the streets.
nice sharing i will keep that tips in mind
1 point : HDD health, it's good to know if the hdd is about to die
That’s not really a problem. Just swap it out for an SSD. It’ll still connect via a SATA cable, so you won’t need an adapter of any kind for that. All you’ll need really is a screwdriver that matches your screws, something to put the screws into - like an ashtray or something - and an anti-static bracelet if you can’t be arsed to keep grounding yourself as static electricity is your enemy (not enema, that’s something you eat at Taco Bell). Laptop HDDs are girly things compared to SSDs anyway. They usually only hold about 500GB of data, whereas an SSD will hold up usually 2-4TB of data, and can retrieve data quicker.
@@MrSupercar55 in 2021 yes, ssd is the way to go, but 5 to 10 years ago, no one could afford an Ssd. They were so expensive. I rember a 128gb ssd was around 350$
That one idiot who always trips over the cables
how dare you call my dog an idiot
@@OpenKeith to have kgjg
Once upon a time, I was a new computer user at a professional photographer's studio and wondered about buying a laptop. At the time, all I could afford was an 80286/12 Toshiba 1200XE unit (CGA mono graphics). I should have waited a few months, since 80386 laptops arrived the next quarter. The 20MB HDD did OK for word processing and database files, but the graphics display was a letdown. (The home computer was a 80386DX 33 with VGA graphics, by comparison.) I eventually gave it to a friend of the family who was out-of-state college bound. I swore off laptops until my Apple expert and I turned a Mac SE 4/40 into a Mac SE/30 32/540 via software and eBay hardware upgrades. Then I went looking for a Mac laptop via eBay. Long story short, an ex-elementary school Mac Powerbook 1400C (166Mhz Power PC 603e) freed me from the desktop tower PC. The Internet called, and the search for a G3 Powerbook began. But that's another story.:
Nice guide, here's some more tips!
Don't rush into buying anything, the really good deals will get sold after 2-3 days, if you check the website every day for a month you'll get a better deal than if you close a deal the first day you start looking.
When you buy used stuff you have the upper hand it's not like walking into a shop and buying a brand new laptop. The price is a suggestion, you can nagotiate and most sellers can agree to 20% off.
If you arrange a meeting don't buy if you can't check it. Check control panel-->system for cpu and RAM information and dxdiag for GPU info! Prefer a laptop in good condition than one with slightly better performance! Lot's of little problems usually mean more problems will appear.
Have there been documented cases of sellers installing spyware on used notebooks?
_r e p l a c e the h a r d d r i v e_
3:52 i feel like the "How old is it?" chart is actually out of date itself.
I have some thinkpads that are now 9 years old. They got some Core2Duo in them and are running windows 7/Windows 8.1 and have around 4 hour battery life. They can handle almost all tasks i'd do on a modern laptop without problem and are way sturdier than some new laptops i got.....
Just saying that a device is bad because it's old isn't actually that accurate these days.
How old is it refers to the period of use of the specific device, not the year it was available for buying.
@@hey7492 that doesn't make any sense. The hardware itself doesn't get any faster the longer you wait. So if you bought a device 9 years ago it's a 9 year old device. If someone bought the same device 7 years ago instead it wouldn't mean that it was faster than the one bought 9 years ago. It's still the same device with the same technology in it even if it had a 2 year shorter period of use.
@@Scitch87 I never said that waiting for a device would make it faster. I'll give a quick example. I'm from South America and things get delayed here a lot, so while you guys get the 2021 models in 2021, we may get it in just 2022 depending on the brand, model, and market. The ones that arrive here though, aren't necessarily used. So if they're new, they don't count as "one year old device" (in the way that the chart of this video works) they become one year old when the first owner started using it one year ago. That's literally it. It's like a baby, we don't count the months when they weren't physically around us
@@hey7492 that doesn't make sense either. The release date for you is always the release of the country you're living in. Which would also be accurate for the chart. So the "Period it was available for buying", as you called it earlier, is different for many countries either way. That was always the case. That still doesn't mean the device itself would not be out of date. The software you use is still newer and therefore (in many cases) less suited for such a device.
It doesn't even contradict what i said in the slightest. I think you are either misreading or reading too much into what i said. Since my original post said that a old laptop is still perfectly capable of many tasks.
I recently bought 2 old(er) mac minis (late 2012)
Both have 2.5ghz dual core intel core i5 processors
When i purchased them, i thought both had 500GB HDDs and 4GB RAM (2 2GB sticks), but one of them turned out to have a 1TB drive, and a single 8GB stick
And they are able to handle pretty much any task that a modern low end windows laptop can handle (by low end i am referring to laptops in the £200 to £400 price range)
I was searching for a used laptop this summer and I stumbled on the deal of a life time. A Dell Inspiron 3537(i7 4500u, hd8850m) for $350 with a bag, a cooler, the original charger, its receipt and 1 year of warranty still left in the store he bought it from. I originally wanted to buy a lenovo thinkpad t420 and upgrade it but I searched around some more and after a while I ended up with this :D
The keyboard part is interesting. When I originally tried typing on the laptop I have now from craigslist, it would miss a few keys. After a few minutes it started picking up more and more key strokes. A year later, to this day, all of the keys work perfectly fine.
I bought a compaq portable and it didn’t have any cards or a disc drive. I sold the compaq portable to a person he said “does it work with chrome?”
RIP Apple MagSafe
don't worry if you miss magsafe. just get a magnetic usb-c cable.
Thank you! This was awesome!
Good advice thanks.
My Desktop is 7 years old but upgrades are keeping it out of being obselete
It's around 10 now.
I've given it on. Faretheewell Mr. Dell
RIP, we still have a 10-year-old Intel Celeron Dual-Core Windows Vista sitting around. Gonna install Windows XP on it.
another red flag
no screen
Adric22, you are so logical and full of knowledge... I love you... and your videos
the video is great!
The outro reminds me of old VHS cassettes from the early nineteens... :)
600? My cycle count is 873, and the battery still says its normal.
You have the invincibattery
Broken Mac
The Password is allways ******* or ******** ;)
the password is WRONG
Thanks a lot! I am buying a Lenovo Y40 and i think this will help a ton!
thanks so much for this helpful video.