Where Do People Buy Their Non-Apple Laptops These Days?

Heedtheadvice

Another vote for the Dell Outlet ( for Dell machines obviously) or CEX for used or Amazon Warehouse.

MattMattMattUK

Dell mostly, or John Lewis on occasion, though almost always Dell.

adam06_2

Ebuyer, though I have got one for a while

nachtvlinders

I don't really trust second-hand, though, in case they breakdown. I don't want to go through the hassle of getting it resolved with the retailer/seller. Can anyone swear by them as a way of saving money and getting a good deal? 

ididgetwhereiamtoday

nachtvlinders said:

I don't really trust second-hand, though, in case they breakdown. I don't want to go through the hassle of getting it resolved with the retailer/seller. Can anyone swear by them as a way of saving money and getting a good deal? 

CEX have physical shops. So it is easy to take things back. I’ve had a full refund on a ps3 I had for 18 months because it stopped working. 

mgfvvc

Mostly Laptops Direct for me these days.

cerebus

nachtvlinders said:

I don't really trust second-hand, though, in case they breakdown. I don't want to go through the hassle of getting it resolved with the retailer/seller. Can anyone swear by them as a way of saving money and getting a good deal? 

I can

You won't have the hassle of getting it resolved by a retailer/seller cause it won't have a warranty,you will have that hassle if you buy new however!

Second hand units are generally pretty reliable due to them being proven units to someone else

I have never bought a new computer see it as a waste of money 

SurferDan

cerebus said:

nachtvlinders said:

I don't really trust second-hand, though, in case they breakdown. I don't want to go through the hassle of getting it resolved with the retailer/seller. Can anyone swear by them as a way of saving money and getting a good deal? 

I can

You won't have the hassle of getting it resolved by a retailer/seller cause it won't have a warranty,you will have that hassle if you buy new however!

Every used laptop I've bought (and I've bought quite a few for myself, friends and family) came with a warranty.
Besides Dell Outlet and Laptops Direct that have already been mentioned there are many reputable re sellers one of my favourites is Tier 1.
You have nothing to be afraid of buying a second hand laptops.

Saga

SurferDan said:

cerebus said:

nachtvlinders said:

I don't really trust second-hand, though, in case they breakdown. I don't want to go through the hassle of getting it resolved with the retailer/seller. Can anyone swear by them as a way of saving money and getting a good deal? 

I can

You won't have the hassle of getting it resolved by a retailer/seller cause it won't have a warranty,you will have that hassle if you buy new however!

Every used laptop I've bought (and I've bought quite a few for myself, friends and family) came with a warranty.
Besides Dell Outlet and Laptops Direct that have already been mentioned there are many reputable re sellers one of my favourites is Tier 1.
You have nothing to be afraid of buying a second hand laptops.

How do you guarantee secondhand machines don't come with refractory kernel-resident rootkits, other malware and hardware 'tweaks'?

HillStreetBlues

Saga said:

SurferDan said:

cerebus said:

nachtvlinders said:

I don't really trust second-hand, though, in case they breakdown. I don't want to go through the hassle of getting it resolved with the retailer/seller. Can anyone swear by them as a way of saving money and getting a good deal? 

I can

You won't have the hassle of getting it resolved by a retailer/seller cause it won't have a warranty,you will have that hassle if you buy new however!

Every used laptop I've bought (and I've bought quite a few for myself, friends and family) came with a warranty.
Besides Dell Outlet and Laptops Direct that have already been mentioned there are many reputable re sellers one of my favourites is Tier 1.
You have nothing to be afraid of buying a second hand laptops.

How do you guarantee secondhand machines don't come with refractory kernel-resident rootkits, other malware and hardware 'tweaks'?

I only ever buy 2nd hand machines, I always format any drives and reload OS.