{"id":3636,"date":"2019-10-23T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3636"},"modified":"2019-10-22T21:20:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T01:20:15","slug":"why-dont-laptops-have-good-resale-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/23\/why-dont-laptops-have-good-resale-value\/","title":{"rendered":"“Why don’t laptops have good resale value?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Answer requested by Andrea Hemphill)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laptops usually get resold when something’s broken or becoming obsolete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laptops can be hard to work on. Even routine upgrades — simply adding RAM or installing a faster hard drive — sometimes require special tools or knowledge, and may be actively prohibited by the manufacturer’s warranty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s even worse for tightly-integrated components like the keyboard or screen: When they break or wear out, the replacement parts plus labor can exceed the cost of a whole new unit. You also can only do exact replacements: You can’t splice on a higher-def screen than the rest of the laptop supports, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And truly major upgrades — like changing the CPU — are effectively impossible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, portable devices are often subjected to more wear and tear (or even outright abuse) than desktop units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of which means that old laptops and notebooks tend to not to hold their value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Answer requested by Andrea Hemphill) Laptops usually get resold when something’s broken or becoming obsolete. Laptops can be hard to work on. Even routine upgrades — simply adding RAM or installing a faster hard drive — sometimes require special tools or knowledge, and may be actively prohibited by the manufacturer’s warranty. 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