Buying a used Laptop. PC Gurus offer any input?

Canadbis · #1 08-01-2006, 12:40 AM

If its buggie...windows bugs, that can be fixed-or not (windows does suck)
if you are happy with it then you should get it. if I needed one in a pinch that one sounds good to me.

To find out what brand of wireless card it is, it will be in device manager BUT it will also be on the card. the owner will know.(if they dont then it is probably hot)

I will glady help you set up the wireless if you like.(do that for a living)

As for download speed...wireless is not all that bad. I believe in the good ole wired way but it's not always easy to do. ssoooooo lets get this thing setup and when I do it I will make you a cable and you can test for yourself the difference in speeds. Remember speed depends on the site/p2p user, more than you connection. if you are using highspeed.

If you want to talk to a live operator then please PM this user with your phone number.

OH..did I mention that a have to answer the phone when I am not at a customers place.

DanG · #2 08-01-2006, 02:56 AM

oh, if it's only a month or 2 old, then yeah, jump on it. Does it have warranty?

OCDP · #3 08-01-2006, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DanG

oh, if it's only a month or 2 old, then yeah, jump on it. Does it have warranty?

Ahh, nevermind.. the person that has the lap top has had it for a month, she bought it from someone else previously. I'll have to see if I can find out how long it was used before.

If it has a bit of usage, is it not worth taking??

Canadbis · #4 08-01-2006, 04:08 AM

Have you got the model number yet?

OCDP · #5 08-01-2006, 04:13 AM

No I called the owner but no answer. I left a message however.

Canadbis · #6 08-01-2006, 04:15 AM

If you can find that out, we can tell you to take it or drop it

AndyL · #7 08-01-2006, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Canadbis

To find out what brand of wireless card it is, it will be in device manager BUT it will also be on the card. the owner will know.(if they dont then it is probably hot)

It's a laptop... Very few actually have a card anymore - it's built onboard into the computer these days - likely a broadcom (used by dell, gateway, compaq, etc etc etc) chipset. So you wont get a name off the exterior of the laptop.

And linksys routers definitely aren't what they used to be... Buggier than heck they are.

midgetwaiter · #8 08-01-2006, 09:27 AM

Nobody has brought a celeron based laptop to market in at least 18 months, I'd bet it is about 2 years old.

375 is fair, not really a deal IMO. Only thing I would make sure of is the battery, if it still provides 2+ hours of run time then it's worth it. If you have to buy a new battery right away then pass.

StirCrazy · #9 08-01-2006, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by midgetwaiter

Nobody has brought a celeron based laptop to market in at least 18 months, I'd bet it is about 2 years old.

375 is fair, not really a deal IMO. Only thing I would make sure of is the battery, if it still provides 2+ hours of run time then it's worth it. If you have to buy a new battery right away then pass.

Actualy you can buy refurbished cellerons at futureshop today, so yes there could be newer units out there.

your 375 isn't bad but isn't great.. I would offer 325 myself but ya its still a deal at 375.

something about the same at futureshop is about 750.00

Steve

Canadbis · #10 08-01-2006, 03:15 PM

It was stated as being a card so thats why I explained it this way. If it is newer of any kind it will be built in.
Still would like a model # tho