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shweta0074

Hello frnds
pls help me i dont have much budget to go for a new laptop
i have decided to for 2nd hand laptop
will it be right decision of buying a used laptop.
need only for surfing net,downloading,and watching movies
Also i will be going to mumbai for holidays
my frnd have adviced me to look also at the thieves market as they have big bargains on their product.
whether the thieve markets in mumbai sell laptops???

sorry for my bad english

skap

I dont suggest to go for second hand laptops unless you buy from trusted source. Go for Dell
whats ur budget?

You may get into trouble

shweta0074

12-15000/-
i am buying from my frnd
but dont know the reason why he is selling the laptop
what points shall i take into consideration while buying a second hand laptop.

skap

oh!

some general points to be considered before buying a secondhand laptop are

1. Check the configuration of hardware...RAM, Processor, Speed. This should atleast meet today's standard.
2. Googled the laptop model and check if it is a failure one.
3. Check whether the laptop supports your need atleast for 2/3 years, sothat you dont need to invest again.
4. More important thing is findout why he is selling his laptop. There might be some hidden issues.

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shweta0074

Thank you skap

meetdilip

It depends on the age of laptop. But the above stated functions depend mainly on connection speed than hardware configuration. If you believe your friend and the configuration is all right, you can go ahead.

256 MB of RAM will be nice at this stage. Laptops are a bit costly when it comes to maintenance. So ask the age and configuration so that we can give you a better idea. Also ask your friend's opinion about its performance.

If I am not mistaken laptops are available for 30,000. If you can manage a personal or bank loan, I suggest try a brand new one.

shweta0074

I have went to my frnds home
here is the configuration of laptop
HP invent around 4 years old
pentium 3
847Mhz
128 mb ram
20 gb harddisk
No battery back up
Xp supported
Very heavy
DVD rom
Price can reach upto 9000/-
I want to ask that can ram,battery,and harddisk can be changed
what will be the cost of it change
Pls suggest guys should i go for it.
My main aim is for surfing net,downloading movies,watching movies thats it.

meetdilip

It seems a bit old. P3 847 Mhz can be used without any problem for browsing net and meeting your requirements. I am not sure how torrent clients will respond if you intend to download movies using torrents. If you want to download big files, you may need download managers. Try installing these software in the laptop and check how they respond. On the safer side, download a movie and watch at your friend's. If it works, go ahead.

Rs. 9000 is really a small price for laptop. But if you try to replace any of the hardware, it will be costly as the model is old. The components may not be available and will be costly. Your purchase is profitable as long as you do not need to meet a maintenance personal.

Hope this helped.

deepmohan

its too old buddy... if it starts giving u trouble then its totally waste so think n invest allthough its a small amount, better try to go for a new one.

skap

its too old ya. 9000 is too much for this config. you will endup with lot of issues when you try changing RAM, HDD and all..