Advise for buying a Refurbished machine

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Fri Jul 10 14:09:46 UTC 2009


> You have to ponder the fact that notebook are always fragile machines:
>
> - they are moved around often, so more subject to miss handeling (a
>  notebook is more likely to fall from your lap than a desktop is
>  likely to fall from your desk)
>
> - they are compact, less ventilation, more subject to over heating =>
>  component aging faster
>
> - they use smaller components, so less robusts

And the newer notebook is - the more cheaply it's made.. If you have old 
and new laptop, most probably new one will break first ;)


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