Cheap laptops are such a gamble. I have one friend that swears
by cheap laptops. I think that it is because he was extremely fortunate
the first time he purchased one. He didn’t really notice just how
bad some of the other cheap laptops were.
I have another friend that has bad luck with cheap laptops. She
refuses to spend enough on a computer. She is almost always in the
middle of some type of crisis involving one of her cheap laptops.
I am pretty sure that she has spent enough on cheap laptops since
I’ve known her to buy two top of the line models.
I’ve been looking for an IBM Thinkpad. I looked through and found
some with a search for cheap laptops on eBay. I am just a little
suspicious with the disparity in costs between a used laptop and
a new one. I really don’t like overpaying for technology, I don’t
think anybody does.
I think that there really are a lot of hidden costs for cheap
laptops. They cost you worry and time and sometimes the cost of
another computer. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there
selling broken laptops disguised as cheap laptops. This secondary
market will continue to flourish as more and more laptops are produced
and purchased.
Cheap laptops aren’t for everyone. My father just bought a laptop
from Dell that cost $2300. He is extremely thrilled with his purchase.
I can’t imagine paying that much for a laptop. I would rather stay
with cheap laptops because if something in my computer screwed up
and I had paid that much for it, I might have a heart attack.
As with all technology and consumer items, cheap laptops have
a very specific market that is different than the market that uses
the Dell catalog. The people that buy cheap laptops will likely
never be fully persuaded to pay full price for any cutting edge
or top of the line item. The only way they are changing sides is
by winning the lottery.
There are some people that really desire the newer laptops and
end up buying cheap laptops strictly because of budgetary concerns.
Dell offers a laptop at $1000 that is great and not too much. If
someone can save or finance, this is a better deal than the cheap
laptops for half that price.
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