Buying A USED LAPTOP? Ultimate Guide So You Don't Buy A Potato

Опубликовано: 08 Октябрь 2024
на канале: HealMyTech

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When buying a used laptop you should know what to look for before, during and after the purchase wherever applicable. Today I will share with you my definitive guide on buying a used laptop, like this one I bought for a household member, from basic to advanced checks so you don't end up with a potato, let's tech it out!

Time Stamps:

00:00 Hook & Intro

Step 1: Research 4 things

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02:47 Reasons to buy a used business laptop

03:47 Step 1A Check the Serial Number

04:37 Step 1B Check the price of similar sold laptops

05:07 Step 1C Available official documentation from manufacturer

08:25 Step 1D Research video tutorials for teardown, disassembly, repair, upgrades

09:11 Step 2 Negotiate & don’t settle on the price yet if possible

09:53 Step 3 Gather your test equipment; USB mouse, earphone with mic, Ethernet cable, Linux Boot Drive

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10:16 Step 4 How to test a used laptop

11:18 Remove laptop back cover

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12:40 Remove laptop battery

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14:24 Pro Tip: One finger laptop lid lift test

15:41 Step 5 Cold Boot Test

16:21 Step 6 Boot into BIOS or UEFI

16:44 Step 7 Windows boot time test

17:10 Step 8 Dead Pixel Test
   • Dead Pixel Test

17:38 Step 9 Online 1080p video playback test

18:15 Step 10 Stress test and hardware monitor with Prime 95 & CPUID

19:24 Step 11 Boot into a Live Linux Drive. Don’t forget Wired Internet Connection With Ethernet cable

20:41 Conclusion & Summary

22:45 End of video

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