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Selling your used laptop |
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First, wipe it clean. Erasing all personal data is imperative for keeping yourself safe from identity theft. Try one of the following options for removing all data from your hard drive:
In the case of selling your old laptop, do not rely on the Window's Disk Cleanup command to erase all personal files. It will not do a secure delete of all data.
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Second, find and list the following specifications of your laptop (most information is printed or embossed somewhere on the laptop or can be found on the General tab of the System Properties window -- right click on the My Computer icon and select System Properties:
- Manufacturer
- Model
- CPU (processor) Speed
- Part Number (if known)
- Hard Drive size
- Memory (RAM)
- Size Screen
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Third, get an unbiased estimated value for your laptop based on the specifications you listed above. Try GadgetValue.com for a free quote, simply enter the information as prompted and the current market value is retuned to you on the screen. (From this screen, click the back arrow on your browser window to return to GadgetValue’s homepage and follow the directions on the screen for your free quote.)
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Fourth, Find a place to sell your laptop. For a safe and efficient sale, go through an online dealer. Check out these sites:
- www.jaybrokers.com is a broker that buys your laptop and then sells it on ebay. This saves the hassles and risks of selling it on ebay yourself. They offer 70-80% of the current fair market value based on the specifications you give them.
- www.bobjohnson.com will take your laptop as a trade-in or give you cash for it. Send them the specifications and they will return a quote for the amount they think is fair. If you agree to sell, ship your used computer to them and they will send you payment within 48 hours.
- www.cashforlaptops.com’s Estimator walks you through getting a quote for your laptop and then helps you fill out the shipping form and offers some prepaid packaging options. Cashforlaptops.com will buy your laptop even if it does not work.
- www.lapdawgs.com buys broken laptops and recycles them. Check out their site to get a quote
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Sell your used laptop yourself on ebay.com, craigslist.org, gadgetvalue.com or newspaper. Get a quote from 2 or 3 sources before you advertise.
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Fifth, ship your laptop to the buyer via a carrier that has tracking capabilities, like UPS or FED EX and insure the package for the full amount of the quotation or sale price. Payment is usually sent once the buyer has received and tested the notebook.
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