ü Laptop is used to
carry from place to place so people who travel a lot must think of the weight
of the laptop.
ü Every battery has a
lifetime. So going for a Laptop with hardly any battery backup is not
suggested. Minimum of 45 minutes battery backup is very necessary. So while
purchasing the second hand laptop please keep in mind to check the laptop only
on battery for minimum 30 minutes and also keep an eye on battery usage
indicator.
ü Carry with yourself
an audio, video & Blank CD/DVD so that u can check the audio section and video
section of the laptop including the CD/DVD read/write test.
ü Run the scandisk
utility available in all versions of windows and check for bad sector in hard
disk.
ü Take with yourself
any external device like thumb drive to test the USB port.
ü Take with yourself SD
memory card to test Card Reader (If the option is available on the laptop)
ü Take an external
headphone and microphone to test the external audio port.
ü Attach the laptop to
the external monitor to check the external VGA port is working or not.
ü Open any word file
and check all the keys are working or not.
ü Check for battery
charging for 5 to 10 minutes and see the battery indicator is showing charging.
ü Press the window and
the break keys on the keyboard and see the amount of RAM and CPU details. Further
check the hardware and then the Device manager to see all driver are
installed or not. There should be no Exclamation mark.
ü Slide the LCD screen
slowly on the hinges and check any flicker on the display if so there may be a
problem on the connector cable driving the LCD circuit of the laptop.
ü Also check the Modem,
Bluetooth & Wi-Fi Port if available on your laptop to be purchased (Do only
if you know) I will be writing on these subject next.
ü Check the laptop
minimum for 45 minutes to see whether laptop hangs or restarts or shutdowns.
ü See the Laptop User
manual and Driver CD are there with the Laptop.
ü See that u get a
laptop carry case, otherwise u have to purchase one.
If all the conditions meets
out OK and within your budget just go for it.
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