So, You have bought a used laptop and now you want to know if it is good and ready to be your laptop or If you want to upgrade and make it faster and better. Here are some of the tests that you can perform after buying a used laptop.
Do these things after buying a used laptop
1. Clean the software
First of all, get a bootable Windows 11 or 10 USB whichever your laptop supports install it, and format all the drives.
2. Clean it Physically
Now, it is time to open your laptop and clean it because it is really important and will make the laptop a little faster than before to clean your laptop you can use a soft-bristled brush or a blower.
Don’t close it yet!
3. Upgrade
If you have money and your laptop has a HDD you must upgrade it because it will remove all the loading times and your windows will boot in just 1 or 2 seconds. This is the most essential upgrade you have to do.
You can also upgrade your RAM if it is below 4 GB you’ll need at least 8 GB and must be DDR5 if your laptop doesn’t support DDR5 then you can use DDR4
4. Get these things
If you are using your laptop for gaming or office use then I would suggest you buy a mouse because it will make life much easier.
Tests you need to perform on a used laptop
These steps are generally done before buying a used laptop but if you haven’t done so and bought a used laptop already then you can perform these so that you fix the problems if your laptop has one.
Step 1: Gather the things
For testing your used laptop you’ll need the following things:
- Wired Mouse
- Wired Earphones
- Bootable Pendrive (Click here to know how to create one)
- Ethernet Cable
Step 2: Physical Inspection
- Shake your laptop and check if there is any sound of a broken piece or a screw.
- After that, we need to open your to see if it is cleaned. You watch the tutorial for the teardown of your specific model. If it is already clean, close the lid and move to the next step.
- If it isn’t cleaned you can use a soft-bristled brush to clean the electronics or even use a blower to remove the dust.
Step 3: Boot test
In this just turn on your Laptop and check if everything is fine and it is perfectly booting into Windows.
Step 4: Dead Pixel test
Watch the following video and check if there are any dead pixels on your laptop
Step 5: Do a benchmark test
Click here to do a benchmark test and check if your laptop fan makes any weird noises and check for heating problems