Long story short I bought a laptop, it sucks to all holy hell and I wanted to get a refund but it is not possible. The laptop is under warranty and I want to know if you guys are aware of any place that buys them at a decent price or if you have any tips in general.
Ebay is honestly your best bet. I searched for a long time with no luck. You're kind of in the same boat as cars. You can probably find a shop that will take it, but you'll be horribly undercut compared to what you can get selling directly to someone.
I was so focused on a shop I kinda went full retard and forgot about ebay. Have you used ebay before? I've bought a lot of computers but this is the first time I've ever had to sell one
eBay selling works for everything, but don't expect anything near what you paid for it (unless you got a big discount)
I actually just sold my old laptop on ebay in January. No problems. Just the usually things you need to look out for
What are the specs of the laptop and what don't you like about it? You might be able to upgrade it or get it to a state where it's usable to you.
Try local classified websites like craigslist or kijiji before putting them onto long distance marketplaces such as ebay or amazon.
It's a toshiba qosmio, I bought it as a gaming laptop but the damn thing can barely run FTL with external fans before it overheats. I know I'm going to lose money on it, but right now its just a very expensive emailing device.
[QUOTE=Comrade_Eko;44498225]It's a toshiba qosmio, I bought it as a gaming laptop but the damn thing can barely run FTL with external fans before it overheats. I know I'm going to lose money on it, but right now its just a very expensive emailing device.[/QUOTE]
Try reducing the maximum cpu power level in the windows power settings to 90%
It makes a massive difference under certain loads if cooling is shared with a discrete gpu
I sold a Qosmio x500 for $500. One thing that helped the overheating was removing the fan mesh and grates and using a stand.
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;44499395]Try reducing the maximum cpu power level in the windows power settings to 90%
It makes a massive difference under certain loads if cooling is shared with a discrete gpu[/QUOTE]
I'd also try applying a fresh coat of thermal paste. From my experience, OEM thermal paste is just glopped on there and is terrible at transferring heat. I'd also get a copper shim for the GPU because they usually use heat conductive foam which is also terrible.
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