Buying a laptop - selling the old ones?
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Long story short, I have a 2 year old ASUS notebook, 15.4", C2D 1,5Ghz, 4GB RAM, ATI Radeon X2300, etc., and an ASUS EeePC 901, 8.9", Atom 1,6Ghz, 2GB RAM, etc., with just a few months.
What happened is that I've come to the conclusion that a 8.9" laptop just can't cut it, it makes it hard to do multi-tasking, not so much because of CPU or RAM related issues but because of the size of the screen/resolution. Sometimes I just need a screen large enough to have 2 tiled windows, specially handy for doing research and writing down notes at the same time. Other than that, yes, having a netbook is fine and dandy, but it gets annoying when you have to be careful about how many tabs you have open with Flash and other minor things like that.
What I mean is that I want a widescreen laptop but portable at the same time. Apparently 13 is the lucky number and this is the sweet spot for having a good enough laptop for multi-tasking when it comes to screen inches while still keeping the weight as low as possible.
The thing is that buying another laptop is totally out of the question. After all, I do have 2 laptops. What I'd like to be able to do, actually, is to go to a shop and just give them both my laptops in exchange of a newer one. Since this is apparently not doable, I'd like to know what do you people think about my situation? Should I attempt to sell both my laptops and then try to buy a laptop that suits my needs?
I was thinking of buying the HP Pavilion DM3, for £529, which already comes with an external dvd/cd writer/reader, its specs are as follows:
What happened is that I've come to the conclusion that a 8.9" laptop just can't cut it, it makes it hard to do multi-tasking, not so much because of CPU or RAM related issues but because of the size of the screen/resolution. Sometimes I just need a screen large enough to have 2 tiled windows, specially handy for doing research and writing down notes at the same time. Other than that, yes, having a netbook is fine and dandy, but it gets annoying when you have to be careful about how many tabs you have open with Flash and other minor things like that.
What I mean is that I want a widescreen laptop but portable at the same time. Apparently 13 is the lucky number and this is the sweet spot for having a good enough laptop for multi-tasking when it comes to screen inches while still keeping the weight as low as possible.
The thing is that buying another laptop is totally out of the question. After all, I do have 2 laptops. What I'd like to be able to do, actually, is to go to a shop and just give them both my laptops in exchange of a newer one. Since this is apparently not doable, I'd like to know what do you people think about my situation? Should I attempt to sell both my laptops and then try to buy a laptop that suits my needs?
I was thinking of buying the HP Pavilion DM3, for £529, which already comes with an external dvd/cd writer/reader, its specs are as follows:
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Remember, document everything about the condition before sale and make sure you wipe the hard drive and reinstall windows and whatnot to protect your identity and avoid the potential for people claiming you sent a broken laptop.
Unfortunately, I'm living in England now, are there any similar websites that operate here?
Point being it's a really trustworthy site and I've enjoyed using it when I have to get rid of old tech. They buy your old things and resell them to other people after reformatting/restoring them, so you don't make quite as much as if you sold it privately, but it takes out all the hassle. I checked their website and they say they don't give you free shipping outside the US, BUT they will pay you back for your shipping. They'll simply add the shipping money to the value of your item, apparently.
Hope that helps!
Edit: I forgot to add, the most important thing to this situation is that you can check how much they'll pay you for your current laptops, so you'll know exactly how much you'll get towards the new one. If they decide that the laptops are worse less than they evaluated, you can just tell them to send it back. I've never had them do that, though. Twice now I've had them give me more than they initially offered.
Craigslist has UK listings. I'm not sure if people use them all that much, but they're there.
And yeah, Craigslist is good for any well-sized city in the world. You'll get far more money for it there versus a shop, there's no middle man to deal with.
Last.fm
friday ad maybe? (Never used them before myself)
Depending if you're somewhere in England it has a section for, I've had some luck with Gumtree for local buying and selling.
After checking how much my laptops are really worth I'm reconsidering this whole ordeal.
If my problem is really just screen estate what about if I just buy a rather cheap widescreen monitor and connect it to my 8.9" netbook while I'm in England?