Buying a Used Laptop

I wish I could tell you that you can save a ton of money buying a second hand laptop, but you can't. You can only save a ton of money if somebody gives you a hand-me-down laptop for free. The main reason is that used laptops command a high price with uneducated shoppers, who keep the market inflated. You can buy a brand new notebook from a name brand manufacturers like Toshiba, Dell or HP for $500 most weeks, just by shopping for a closeout model with rebates