Thread: 2nd Hand Laptops

I want to get a second hand laptop to replace one that died recently.

Don't want to spurge too much on it but about 10,000b maybe 12,000 at a push.

Does anyone have any idea what spec machine i might be able to pick up for this budget?

I will mainly be using it for Office type stuff and browsing the web, my lad however will no doubt commandeer it at any available opportunity to play games so it's going to need to have a fairly decent graphics card, ram etc...

I have 0 experience with the second hand market, I could spend more and get a new one, but seeing how quickly my family managed to dispatch our previous laptop, i'm not feeling inclined to splurge.

Any pointers much appreciated.

Go to Tesco Lotus

You will get a new one for that amount

The Acer Netbook is only 8500 baht, then you will have to install your own operating system

I agree.
My wife got Windows re-installed for only 300 baht (or so). Compared to Western prices, that's a steal.
What brand was the deceased laptop ?

It was a Dell Inspiron. Old, but decent processer 2gig ram. I thought it might be fixable but apparently it aint. That said i'll be taking it with me when i go to have a look at 2nd hand ones as i'd like a second opinion. A Thai "can not be fixed" doesn't always mean a lot.

Will have a look at Tesco too, cheers.

i'd be wary of buying a 2nd hand one unless you know the person selling it.

but for 10k you should be able to get an OK one.

Banana IT have an online catalogue which might give you an idea of what you can get for that.

Online Computer Shopping, Buy Computer,

yeah i'll be careful. My mate has bought second hand from a place in khorat as has his wifes sister so i'll use the same place, or at least i'll look there first. will pop into tesco too. thanks for the link.

you can get a decent machine for 13-14k baht

for a teen , 6 months ago I bought an i3 , 15 inch panel , discrete graphics card and the other standard stuff - hdmi out also - 14k - samsung

Originally Posted by alwarner

It was a Dell Inspiron. Old, but decent processer 2gig ram.

Dang ! I'm posting on my Dell Inspiron 6000 right now! Oh well....at least it had a new hard drive recently.

I never had a problem with Dell, good computers, there will always be duff things you buy, mostly manufactured just before finishing time on a Friday night

Yeah I would stretch another 4 to 5k and buy new, a second hand machine whilst might function satisfactorily its battery will most likely be fooked and that alone will cost 3k if you want to use it without it plugged into the mains for more than 15 minutes.

^ hear hear, and to get it running fast again you will need to reformat

Plus the guy could have been a deviant, like the guy I bought mine off, and left traces of Peter Andre, Clash Fan and hairy Japanese Beavers, all over it

^ Peter Andre??? That's fukin outrageous... I hope you reported the deviant pervert to the police!
(you didn't buy it from Papillion, did you?)

I'm trying to think what else he had, come to me now, beastiality, there was something else worrying too, can't remember offhand


Nothing prepared me for this though, thinkin of counselling, Really

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

I'm trying to think what else he had, come to me now, beastiality, there was something else worrying too, can't remember offhand


Nothing prepared me for this though, thinkin of counselling, Really

That's horrendous, I didn't watch it (goes without saying...), just remember the runours.

Wanking material for Papillion though.

cheers fellas, i might have to force myself to spring a bit more cash then :-(.

another couple of K isn't going to hurt too much and i would rather have the piece of mind a warranty etc...

I'll let you know how i get on / get ripped off!

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

18" screen

that's not a laptop that's a lifetime of back surgery.

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Al I would consider very carefully before buying a net book ,,,,,,,, in my experience very slow , no cd drives etc.

If I was out there I,d flog u this beast mate for 10k only 1 year old core i3 ,3 gig ram 320 HD hd graphics etc 18" screen its a lovely bit of kit , as I am going over to an Apple mac book pro very soon .
Good luck with it all mate ,, also be carefull of the cheap one,s in the malls out there installed with dodgy window copies on em , after you hook up to the net ,and the Microsoft software does the dirty

sorry mate - i missed this post before. Yeah a laptop will be my first (and probably only) port of call. I'd take you up on that if you were here - very kind of you.

Re the software - the laptop that got water on it had a copy of win 7 on it and i had to be careful what updates i downloaded so am aware of the pitfalls. That said, if i can get genuine, as a rule, I will.

My Dad bought a macbook pro recently he seems very happy with it.

The main problem i'm going to have is sticking to budget. Despite what I said about not feeling inclined to spend a lot of money, I'm a kid at heart and can see me thinking "fuck it" when confronted with loads of boys toys.