expiredDr.W posted Dec 15, 2025 01:23 PM
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expiredDr.W posted Dec 15, 2025 01:23 PM
HP Laptop 17 (Open-Boxes): 17.3" HD+ TN, i3-N305, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD $118.99
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Easy examples Ive encountered:
- USB port plastic coming out shorting pins and frying a laptop - seen this three times.
- the HDMI port SOMEHOW fried two monitors. First was assumed dead naturally, plugging in a brand new one after validated (warrantied). Plugging in a third e-waste monitor double verified it. We plugged in a cheap GT 1030 from Craigslist for display out and taped over the built-in ports.
- plenty other more "normal" issues like dead SSDs that can come from bad luck, but those will be excused as such
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but it's not just HP.
Many other cheapest laptops got the same issues.
I found that if you want to buy the cheapest laptop, make sure it doesn't move, as in it stays in one place.
You never open or close the laptop screen, so the hinges will never break. And no you dont even adjust the angle of the laptop screen.
You will buy a USB hub and plug it into the USB port and never remove it.
You will buy an USB keyboard and mouse that connect to the USB hub.
Always plug the laptop into wall outlet, almost never use its built-in battery.
If you do all these things to remove the moving parts, the cheapest laptop would actually last 3~5 years without any issue..
It's kind of like an i5-6600T in single-thread, but with the multi-thread performance of an i7-7700K: https://www.cpubenchmar
You get what you get, and dont pitch a fit!
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