Hunting old laptops

New laptops are falling in price but the old machine market still has plenty of 'living land'. Old laptops are now divided into two groups. The first group is the old one which is pushed out by consumers to change the new machine to suit the work.

New laptops are falling sharply but the old machine market still has a lot of "living land".

Old laptops are now divided into two groups. The first group is the old one which is pushed out by consumers to change the new machine to suit the work.

After time to hand "around", they are present at the store to buy old machines with a value of only 50%, even 30% compared to the original value, although the warranty period remains. Mr. Long, the owner of an old computer shop on Bui Thi Xuan Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), said stores are not interested in this group because it is difficult to find outlets.

Thanks to the cheap purchase, the store sells at a relatively soft price of VND 4-6 million per machine. For example, HP NC9000 costs only 4 million dong, Dell D400 is 7 million, HP NC4000 is 7.5 million, even models with 600MHz CPU, 10GB hard drive are sold for 2.5 million. The buyer is usually an office worker who has just graduated, or a student who needs to buy a machine to study.

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Check old laptops before selling them.

The second group is second-hand imported goods with brand name and high price, sometimes from 60-80% compared to new products. Like 15-inch Sony Vaio, 1.6GHz Dual Core CPU, 100GB hard drive priced at 12.5 million; Sony Vaio T26C / F 10 inches, 1.1GHz CPU, DVD combo, 40GB hard drive costs 13 million; 14.1 inch Nec Versa E6300, CPU Dual Core 1.6GHz costs 13 million . This group of products is compact, powerful configuration.

Q., who specializes in buying and selling this product group in District 1, HCMC, said customers are quite good people, do not like to use the model to crash. They come to choose the machine available according to preferences, or order as required. " I also accept it, including UMPC computers, only a few weeks from overseas ," Q. said.

Normally, old laptops are only guaranteed for one month, want a longer warranty period to pay from 80,000 to 100,000 VND per month. According to experience, do not choose products with too many goods in the same model, because these are shipments liquidated by financial corporations or social organizations abroad. This type of goods is squeezed out of capacity so there are often many problems. Meanwhile, the older model is usually of individual consumers, so the time to use the machine is less and the problem is less common.

When choosing an old laptop, you should consider the following factors: the battery must use from 1.5 to 2 hours or more, the brightness of the screen, the keyboard must be absolutely sensitive, the number of communication ports on the machine (more The better the communication port, the better: more USB, Wi-Fi, infrared, Bluetooth or IEEE 1394 ports will be better). In it, the most important is the battery and the brightness of the screen. Damaged batteries cost $ 100 or more, while broken screens must cost at least $ 250. Before buying an old laptop, be careful to ask if the seller is willing to give it a try and then decide.