Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Why Buy A Secondhand Notebook Computer?

By Helb Mitceal


Notebook computers have become quite commonplace nowadays because they can better complement our fast-paced lifestyle than their desktop counterparts. Having a laptop allows a student or worker to finish tasks on the go and make use of idle time. With a Web-connected notebook computer, business owners and managers can monitor how their companies or teams are doing even if they are out of town. Without a doubt, owning a laptop can help in increasing one's productivity considerably.

Fortunately, owning a notebook computer doesn't need to be expensive. Companies that make computers know that many people want budget-friendly notebook computers. In order to engage this cohort of the buying public, they regularly introduce models that are not very expensive but efficient nonetheless. Then again, if you really don't want to spend as much, consider getting used laptops instead.

A number of individuals are hesitant about buying secondhand laptops since they have this notion that these products are defective. On the contrary, there are plenty of used laptops that are just around a year old and have no considerable defect save for some scratches. In terms of performance, a lot of these secondhand laptops can rival that of brand new ones. There are even secondhand gamer and desktop replacement laptops which mean you can experience the fun and power of owning these otherwise very expensive machines for much less.

Secondhand laptops typically have a resale price that is 20% much lower than the original price. There are even those sold at half the cost of the original price. For a college student or a young professional who just recently graduated, purchasing a used laptop rather than a new one would give him extra cash to keep or pay for other essential things like school fees and rent.

You need to keep in mind however that many secondhand laptops are sold as they are, meaning there are no product warranties. This underlines the importance of visually inspecting a pre-owned unit for signs of physical damage and testing some of its main components prior to purchasing it. Lastly, to ensure that you will be able to run most of the more recent operating systems and programs on the market, select a used laptop which is Wi-Fi-ready, and has a minimum of 2 GHz processor, 2 GB memory, and 160 GB of disk storage.




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