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Buy an Upgradable Laptop, Not a Sealed One
Memory is the first part to feel small and the cheapest to fix, unless it was soldered to the board at the factory.
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Laptop Picks
Most laptops are sealed at the factory. The ones worth keeping are the ones you can still open, and the spec sheet tells you which is which before money moves.
These guides cover the two questions a used or budget laptop has to answer: can it be upgraded, and how much life is left in the battery?
- SO-DIMM slots
- Soldered memory
- Battery cycles
- Used listings
- Repair access
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Check Battery Health Before Buying Used
A used laptop is priced on the outside. The battery report tells you what the next year of ownership will actually cost.
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