2008 February » Notebook Republic

Used Laptops

Things that you should look for when buying used laptops :

Minimum specs
To determine this, you should look at the minimum requirements of the software that you used the most.
Battery life
Most used laptops come with old battery that can only stand for around an hour or less. Unless this laptop will be used primarily at your home, consider of buying a new battery.
Has it been dropped?
It is a very common thing for portable computers (including cellphones, laptops, etc) to at least has been accidentally dropped once by its former user. So go dig up some informations about this (ask the previous owner.) If he/she conclude or can guarantee you that there is nothing wrong after they drop it, then you should consider to buy it.
To good to be true
Use Google to find other laptops that are in the same specs as the one you’re about to buy. If the laptop is extremely cheaper than the others, you probably want to raise some cautions.

ALIENWARE AURORA M9700 LAPTOP - USED
US $1,300.00
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toshiba laptop u305 used 100hrs great deal!!! 13"
US $510.00
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Gateway Notebook/Laptop ML6720 Barely Used 15.4" Vista
US $295.00
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Used Toshiba A45 S120 40 gb hd 1gb ram
US $177.50
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Built-in GPS Used Panasonic CF-18 Wifi 1.1G 512M 40G /U
US $1,299.99
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! 6 Compaq EVO N1000C P4 Laptop For Parts REAPIR USED
US $675.00
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15" Acer Aspire 5100-3357 Laptop + extra memory - Used
US $355.00
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USED AS-IS ACER ASPIRE 5570Z 2067 ZR1 Laptop
US $162.50
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Toshiba Portege M200 Laptop Computer Tablet PC used CD
US $375.00
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VAIO® UX280P Micro PC Never Used
US $555.00
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AVERATEC 3150 LAPTOP NOTEBOOK WINDOWS XP USED
US $162.50
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HP Pavilion Laptop Notebook Used Repair or Parts
US $159.00
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USED HTC Shift X9500 UMPC - open box! Never used! MINT
US $950.00
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Used Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC!
US $405.00
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Toshiba Portege M200 Laptop Computer Tablet PC used CD
US $375.00
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Used Dell Inspiron E1405 Laptop with accs and warranty
US $350.00
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HP Pavilion TX1215NR 1.8GHZ AMD X2 160GB Lightly used
US $300.00
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Toshiba Portege M200 Laptop Computer Tablet PC used CD
US $375.00
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SONY VAIO TR2C 10.6" Widescreen LAPTOP USED
US $659.00
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Slightly Used Dell XPS M1730 with warranty
US $2,199.99
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Lenovo X300

Lenovo Thinkpad X300 is the newest addition in the Thinkpad notebooks line. This ultraportable notebook is rumored to have the following specs :

13.3-inch LED backlit 1440 x 900 screen, an ultralight 2.5 pound form factor
Intel Merom Santa Rosa Dual Core CPU - 2.0 Ghz | 880 Mhz FSB
64 GB SSD
Up to 4GB of DDR2 PC2-5300 memory
4 hours of battery life

[Updated on 03/17/2008]

X300 Overview

The Thinkpad X300 is officially released. As the rumors said, the X300 is equipped with SSD hard drive, which means that this laptop’s hard drive contains no moving parts (so you have less things to worry when you travel around with this laptop) thus it is more energy efficient than other laptops that use “traditional” hard drive. Lenovo claims that the X300 can stay up to 10 hours without being plugged in to its power adapter.

Lenovo is making a smart move by offering this laptop without sacrificing its functionalities. You will find stereo speakers, built in camera, and most importantly : integrated DVD burners.

Epeat Gold

Rated EPEAT Gold for low energy use and minimal impact on the environment, Lenovo claims that the X300 is the greenest Thinkpad ever. The X300 also 25% less energy consumptions than the previous X series models.