Is it a good idea to buy a used laptop?

Is it a good idea to buy a used laptop?

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It's not a good idea to buy a used laptop. The savings that you realize over buying a new laptop can quickly vanish the first time you have a problem. Typically when you buy something used you're not going to get a warrantee on it or a really small window warrantee such as three days. With anything that goes wrong on a laptop, the parts are so small and expensive that it's really labor intensive thing to get in there and replace them. It's not a good idea to buy a used laptop.