Buying second-hand laptops is easy to meet assembled goods

Only about 3-4 million VND is available for a 1-3 month warranty. However, many products of this type are "cooked" parts and stamped warranty quality is not stable.

With about VND 10 million, consumers can easily choose a quite powerful configuration computer. However, second-hand laptops with lower prices from VND 4-5 million were also chosen by many. A Pentium IV series currently only has about 3.5 to 4 million VND. Meanwhile, the machines using Dual Core processor are only about 6.5 million dong.

Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, a salesman of long-time components and laptops in District 6, Ho Chi Minh City, said: " There are not many old laptops on the market that are imported and have not yet sprung up. inner part ".

Old laptops were imported to Vietnam with a large number. After that, the mechanic will begin to disconnect the machine, check the missing and damaged components, replace or utilize the components that can be used to 'build' into a complete machine. It is possible that this configuration will be raised higher than at production depending on current market demand.

Finished, the product will be stamped and marketed with the warranty of the store sold 1-3 months. Meanwhile, the advertisements for visitors are often given: laptops imported from Japan without repair, or products with 'zin' 100% .

Besides, consumers pay more attention to cheap and secure with the above warranty period. It is very difficult to identify whether the device is intact or repaired. Many people choose these machines to save more money. However, not everyone can easily buy a good one in terms of quality and price.

Buying an old laptop saves a lot of money but in return
many risks are difficult to know. Photo: HT .

Walking around websites is always a familiar job of "good, good, cheap" laptop hunters. The familiar tricks of consumers when buying used machines are based on brands such as IBM, Lenovo, Sony . and their form to consider bringing the final decision. If you're lucky, you can also buy an old machine that runs well for several years.

Lured by a 12-inch laptop sold online for only VND 4 million, Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Tram, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, eagerly bought it right away. This form of machine also has quite a good configuration and suitable for her work. But after only 1 month warranty period, the machine starts to become incompetent when flickering at run time. She had to go to the shop once to check and replace the Wi-fi card. But this situation kept repeating and frustrating her.

Later, she brought it to another laptop repair shop. The mechanic opened the test to find that the machine was assembled and the original parts were almost gone. The shell has been "pulled" quite carefully, only opening inside can see this trace.

Le Thi Thuy in Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, recalled that she was fascinated by the low-cost machine on the internet: a small laptop, a 12-inch screen, which was only about 4 million dong, with a one-month warranty. However, the warranty period of the machine has been damaged and broken down, when the wireless wave cannot be caught, then it must be brought to the store to replace another Wi-Fi card, the time is "dull". " At first, when I bought it, I ran quickly, after a week or two I saw a slow run ," Thuy shook her head dejectedly. Later, asking someone you know to check, your new sister or your device is "assembled" rather than "imported from Japan" as the advertisement.

Mr. Tran Van Hung, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, also used to live in the same case, but luckily, when he bought, he witnessed the workers installing the hard drive, so he just looked over and left.

Should buy old laptops to hand from acquaintances. That is the advice of the laptop business people who want to buy second-hand goods. The selection of used products from acquaintances will be more secure. Most of these goods are purchased when not under repair. Besides, through the above relationship, you also easily know the status of the device.

If not, you need to choose to buy a machine at a large, reputable store. For added safety, you can also ask an experienced person to help you check. In addition, the old sources of imported raw materials will have a more stable quality, because the intensity of continuous use of advanced countries is not high. Virtually all of these products are in the "outdated" form overseas and are consumed in Vietnam at relatively cheap prices.

Normally, in the market near the end of the year or the first month after the Lunar New Year, there are always many cheap and cheap laptops, because this is the time when many notebooks are brought back. Many new and original machines are sold for quite cheap prices.