HP Or Second Laptop? Here are 3 Important Questions Before You Buy It

A second hand cell phone or laptop can save you a lot of money. Here are three questions to ask before you buy it.

Buying a second hand cellphone or laptop can save hundreds of thousands to millions compared to buying expensive new things. There are several ways that are often used by the general public to buy used cellphones or laptops in Indonesia. Some of them, you can dive into used HP or laptop forums on Facebook, look for them on OLX or other used forums. Even now there is a marketplace that specifically sells second-hand goods and is added to their personal guarantee, which is sellable6.

You will never know what you will actually get when you buy second-hand electronics. For example, can you believe that the cellphone or laptop that you bought is actually ex official warranty or not a fake refurbished item, are the accessories you get really original or KW, and make sure you also get a personal guarantee from the seller, instead You are afraid that the used goods you use are damaged after you recently bought them.

At least, there are a number of important questions that you should ask when buying a used cell phone or laptop from either an individual or a shop. Here are things you need to consider.

• Make sure the condition of the second HP or laptop is worthy of your purchase

Many of you, after meeting second-hand sellers, only see the physical goods being sold, then deal, and leave the transaction. A few days later, it turned out that the second hand had a problem, and the seller said that there was no warranty after the item changed hands.

This is what you should watch out for. Don't be fooled or caught by bad luck after you buy second-hand goods, especially cellphones or laptops. If you buy a used cellphone, you really have to run important tests on existing features. Every HP brand has a function to test their hardware. As with the Xiaomi brand, you can enter CIT/Engineering Mode or what is commonly known as Hardware Test by tapping "Kernel Version” (Settings – About Phone) 4x until it enters the hardware test menu.

Or if you buy a second-hand laptop, you really have to check all the health of the hardware, such as the health of the HDD/SDD, battery, etc. that you can find out the information with the help of 3rd party programs or from Windows' own built-in functions. The cool thing is that on Windows 10 now, you can find out the health condition of your battery!

After you have finished checking the hardware part, then you can carefully check the physical part. If it fits and there are no obstacles, you can immediately deal with the seller.

• Make sure whether you get a personal warranty or whether the second product you bought is still under warranty

Buying new items is sure to have a small portion defects. What about second hand goods? Of course you have to be very careful. Do not let you fall asleep with a smooth physique, then you immediately decide to buy it.

After you have checked the physical and hardware, the next thing you have to make sure is whether the second-hand goods you buy are still under warranty or get a personal guarantee from the seller. If after you have checked and found no irregularities in the product. Please ask the seller what warranty you will get after this. We suggest that if the product is no longer within its official warranty period, you can request a personal guarantee of at least 1×24 hours after your item is received, it is better if the seller provides a warranty period of more than 3×24 hours.

Of course this kind of thing can reduce your worry, after you buy second hand electronics. So don't forget to make sure Vicigers!

• Make sure your second HP supports/works on the Indonesian operator network and ensures the authenticity of the HP or laptop accessories you get

If you buy a second HP ex. Indonesian official guarantee, we make sure you don't have to worry about IMEI being blocked by Indonesian government policy. However, if you buy second ex. foreign or inter warranty. Make sure immediately whether IMEI has been registered with the Ministry of Industry or not. If the seller doesn't know about this, please check the following link https://imei.kemenperin.go.id whether your IMEI is registered or not.

If your IMEI is not registered, even when you make a transaction, the cellphone still gets a signal, we advise you to immediately cancel the transaction. Because it could be that in the next few months it will be your IMEI turn that will be blocked because it is not registered with the Ministry of Industry.

Finally, make sure the accessories you get are original, not OEM or even KW. At least if the accessories you get are OEM or KW, you already know beforehand, and the overall price of second-hand goods is cheaper than those with original equipment. You really have to make sure, because current KW items can really fool your layman's eye!

That's all for now, tips from us, if you want to buy a second hand cell phone or laptop. Hopefully the tips above help.

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