If you're planning to purchase a laptop or notebook (note that laptops and notebooks are the same thing), consider buying used laptop.

First, let us take a moment to consider your needs in a laptop. What do you plan to do with your laptop? Do you your plans include the following:

• Surfing the internet
• Checking emails
• Instant messenger
• Writing papers
• Printing Papers
• Making spreadsheets
• Slide Presentations
• Playing Solitaire
• Downloading MP3's
• Listening to MP3's
• Burning to CD's
• Watching DVD's
• Digital camera photo
• Children's games
• Keeping bank figures
• Small business use
• The lists goes on...

Most used laptops will easily complete all of the above mentioned tasks for you. What's really great is that for most current applications on a refurbished laptop, you won't notice a performance difference compared to a brand new laptop.

How is that possible to not notice a difference between a brand new laptop and a used one?

That's a good question. The fact is, most current software for your computer is not designed to need the high performance of a brand new laptop. Computer manufactures are moving so fast, that software makers simply do not keep up. Most current software will run on a computer 4 times slower than the fastest laptops made.

Most current software will run flawlessly on a computer 4 times slower than the fastest laptops made.

What does that mean for you? It means that it's not necessary to spend $1500 or more on a top of the line laptop. Depending on your needs from your laptop, you may be able to buy a laptop for as low as $250. A $250 laptop will perform all the necessary tasks for most people. However, if you are looking for a laptop that will burn CD's and watch DVD movies, expect to spend $400 - $750.

No option was available to purchase a laptop for $699, even after a mail-in rebate!

They ave to get you to buy from them somehow. All of the computer manufactures have been using this marketing technique (as described above) for years. Imagine if everyone knew about this and the money they could save on buying a refurbished laptop, without having to sacrifice any of their goals and needs from the computer. These manufactures would not be the same companies that they are today.

There are more reasons to consider a used laptop.

Another aspect of buying a refurbished computer that should be considered is this: Most used laptops available are not the "low end" home user based laptops. Used laptops are almost always business model laptops that are off-lease from major corporations.

Business laptops have parts available even long after warranty expires.

Business laptops provide a better solution because they are the laptops provided by a company that are proven to work well. Home user laptops are typically given shorter warranty, and are designed to last until that warranty expires. After the laptop's warranty has expired, the newer "experimental" home user model available uses different parts. Since the older models are no longer under warranty, and they use "out of date" parts, the manufacture no longer stocks the parts. Therefore, when your home user laptop has an out of warranty problem (which it will), the parts that are available to fix your laptop are very expensive, if they are available at all. This leaves the home user with the attitude to "throw away and buy new", which is exactly what the manufacture wants you to do.

Since business laptops use technology that is proven to work, their parts seldom change from model to model. Due to this fact as well as the fact that business laptops are leased to corporations, huge stock piles of parts are kept at the manufacture for extended warranties as well as out of warranty purchases.

Purchase a refurbished laptop that will suit your needs and last for years, at a great savings.

What all of this means is that if you purchase a used laptop, you can expect the following:

• Able to complete all tasks necessary to an everyday user
• Half the cost of a brand new home user laptop
• Up to 80% less than a brand new business laptop
• Proven technology that will last for years
• Parts always available if your laptop has a problem
• Take control in your life, and put extra money in your pocket for other things that are important to you!

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