Why buy an old laptop?

Hard to find a cheap 2nd hand 15 inch in Thailand, why buy an old laptop compared to a new one.
These days the parts are all soldered in. so you cant replace parts.(global warming)?
After searching แหล่งซื้อ-ขายของออนไลน์ - Kaidee
I found a 2012 dell precision m4600 for sale. and built it up a little. with better hdd's.
replaceable 1080p ips screen
replaceable i7270qm cpu
replaceable 2x4gig 1600mhz ram with 2 spare ram slots
replaceable separate replaceable gpu
replaceable 256gb msata drive
replaceable 2tb hdd
replaceable dvd/blueray drive
replaceable bluetooth card
replaceable wifi card
replaceable mobile card
replaceable camera/mic
2xusb3 ports
2xusb2 ports
seperate mic/spk
sd card slot
hdmi out
express card slot
and more
cost 15,000 baht all up.

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Originally Posted by deeks

replaceable separate replaceable gpu

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a special kind of idiot

good to see you stick to your area of expertise - being a dipsh1t

Dell and also other brands have their line of "business" laptops. Sturdy design and specially designed to make swapping parts for repair and configuration easy. Usually these laptops are expensive, but after a couple of years, when big businesses drop the whole line of old laptops for new bought ones, they are find their way to the 2nd hand market. Replacing a harddrive for a ssd drive speeds up an older laptop considerably.