Important tips before buying a used laptop: Secure your rights before it's too late

Important tips before buying a used laptop: Secure your rights before it's too late

Important tips before buying a used laptop: Secure your rights before it's too late

Buying a used laptop can be a risky deal. If you are not careful and take the necessary precautions, you may end up regretting it at a time when regret is of no use, especially with the proliferation of scammers and fraudsters these days. Despite these risks, the thought of buying a used laptop is on the minds of many people due to the high prices of new laptops. Therefore, in this guide, we will try to guide you to the most important tips that should be followed before buying a used laptop.

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In fact, buying any used product is like an arduous journey full of bumps and challenges, it may be very fruitful at the end of the road and worth the price we paid for it, but sometimes it may not end up the same way we imagined. The same applies to the idea of ​​buying a used laptop these days. The vast majority of people believe that buying used electronic products is the salvation from the madness of prices in a large number of Arab countries. However, sometimes things do not go as ideal if we fall into the hands of some scammers, and it ends up as if we threw our money in the dirt.

However, by following the steps to be taken before buying a used laptop , you will avoid falling into a large number of these types of problems that you may encounter when buying any used electronic product in general. It is a simple series of keys that guarantee your right to such a deal.

█ First: Listen carefully to your intuition.

Be careful when buying a used laptop

Yes, used products can seem very tempting at first, especially when they are significantly cheaper than new ones even though they still look as good as new. But you should listen to your gut. Your sixth sense is not just a normal feeling, it sometimes tells you the whole truth in an instant. What I want to say in short is that your mind is able to tell you the truth when things seem suspicious and doubtful. In other words, if you see a used laptop that is being sold for half the price compared to its new price, this immediately raises suspicion.

The price may be a reason to trap you, but you will eventually discover that the device suffers from fatal technical defects, such as damage to the screen, cracks in the frame, or the absence of an important part of its internal components and their replacement with cheap components such as storage units and random memory if they are not soldered to the motherboard. In short, no one sells a used product for half its new price or less unless this product is damaged in one way or another, even if the damage is not easily visible to the eye.

█ Second: You have the right to ask about anything.

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Some people feel embarrassed when buying used products, and this feeling is completely misplaced. The embarrassment can end up causing you to get something you wouldn’t have agreed to had you known about it from the beginning of the deal. You are the one paying the money, and since you are not dealing with an authorized dealer or a specialized hardware company, you have the right to ask about the condition of anything, the reason for the sale, the nature of previous use, any maintenance work it has undergone before, or even inquire about the level of performance.

While a seller can “lie” and promote their product in many fraudulent ways, there are some honest and trustworthy sellers who are more than willing to provide you with all the correct information you need to hear in a transparent, honest and accurate manner. Therefore, do not hesitate to ask all the questions that may come to your mind because you will only blame yourself in the end if you ignore them at first.

█ Third: Do not hesitate to test and try the product in front of the seller.

My experience with buying a used laptop

In fact, trying out electronic products is essential even if they are completely new, let alone used products, and the same applies to the idea of ​​buying a used laptop. Unfortunately, there are some exceptional cases that may prevent you from trying the product in front of the seller if the seller lives in a very far area from you and will ship the device to you.

However, most trusted sellers offer a replacement warranty within a week or two from the date of receipt. So, make sure to test the product immediately upon receipt and in several different ways. Use benchmarking software as you please, run real-time temperature monitoring software like HWMonitor , HWiNFO , GPU-z , Aida64 Extreme , or whatever you like. If you notice anything unusual in performance or temperature or encounter strange system issues, you should contact the seller immediately.

It would certainly be much better if you were in front of the seller to experience the product in real life. Then you can start using all the previous programs and consult the seller about any issues related to performance or heat. High temperatures are a common problem with most laptops due to internal space constraints that do not allow for professional cooling systems. Then the seller may give you some advice that you would like to hear. But at the same time, high temperatures may help you discover some serious defects in the device. For example, some damaged screens may start showing very obvious visible defects once they get hot in games or professional work programs such as design and video editing.

So, while it is normal for the CPU and GPU to heat up under stress, it is not normal for the display to be affected by this issue. It is also worth mentioning that you may notice display system issues due to the graphics card. All of these things can be carefully checked during the test period before you hand over your money to the seller.

Side tip: Don’t try to use torture programs like Prime95, Furmark or Aida64 Extreme Banchmark because they will obviously cause the components to heat up unreasonably and are far from being a fair simulation of the programs, applications and games we use in our daily lives. Instead, use Cinebench R23 , 3DMARK , PCMARK10 or UNIGINE Superposition . Use these types of review programs when buying a used laptop, CPU or graphics card. As for the cooling systems and overclocking of the components, that is a completely different matter.

█ Fourth: Make sure it is the device you are looking for.

Consult experts before buying an import laptop

You will hear a lot of poetry and honeyed words about the product you are trying to buy from its seller. This is normal and expected from any seller. In most cases, the seller will not tell you what the specific faults of this product are, even if it is new. Therefore, “he who consults will not be disappointed”, and technical awareness is essential in such scenarios. Before you go to the seller or think that the device in front of you is the right one, join Facebook groups and ask in foreign forums (if necessary) about the performance of the device, the central processor or graphics, or what amount of RAM is suitable for your needs.

In short: Make sure the device you are planning to buy is what you are looking for and fits your ambitions, then consider the price issue. This is a very important tip when buying a used laptop, especially for beginners in the field of hardware and computers.

█ Fifth: Check the warranty status

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In order not to waste your money in the wrong place, we recommend dealing with trusted sellers on e-commerce stores. There are countless scammers on Chinese selling sites such as Aliexpress and Alibaba. On the other hand, you will find pages dedicated to selling used hardware on social media platforms. These pages usually offer a 30-day warranty that guarantees you the ability to get your money back or replace the product in case of any defects related to manufacturing and installation problems. However, any warranty policy does not include shipping defects or misuse.

In conclusion, one does not learn in this life for free and sometimes one encounters some mistakes that make him regret later, but that is how one learns. However, “a believer is not bitten by the same hole twice.” It is better to be patient and research such matters carefully. You can avoid falling into the hands of scammers with the help of members on Facebook or other social media platforms dedicated to selling used hardware in your country.