There's lots of potential problems with pre-loved laptops

The HDD is usually the first thing to s**t itself after the battery. Replacing it isn't a big deal, but you will lose information. The battery will almost certainly have a lifespan of practically zero - A year or so of being constantly plugged in and never "cycled" full/empty (like 90% of laptops) and they become more or less useless.

As for the technology, if you're only going to do simple things (Office, Internet, Porn) it should be fine. More RAM would probably be a good idea - the trick is to match the existing type and/or, more importantly, the BUS. This is assuming you have a spare slot for it!

As a general rule, I wouldn't touch Pack-Bell with a 50ft bargepole, but that's just a personal nerd-thing. I don't like the components they use and I particularly object to their proprietary/branding bulls**t they build in which makes any updating of the drivers virtually impossible. Dell used to be buggers for this as well, but recently they seem to have seen the light somewhat.

Posted By: Iwan Husarmi, Feb 28, 22:40:52