So, this is a two parter topic.
I bought a used laptop and want to know what are some good ways to test it to make sure it's healthy/in good shape. I know the risk with used hardware, especially computers but I needed a smaller laptop that would be good for heavy productivity/multimedia needs and really didn't want to spend much. Worst case scenario, I can get most of my money back with eBay's protection policy and I got much better specs for less than my budget (Asus, 2nd gen i3, 15" screen, 4GB memory with an open slot, Windows 7) given my limited budget.
I also want to sell my G74. It runs fine, it's just the hard drive I'm worried about. What are the chances someone with enough technical abilities can retrieve stuff from my harddrive, even if I re-format it? I've sold used hardware before, but never a harddrive or something with a harddrive in it.
I bought a used laptop and want to know what are some good ways to test it to make sure it's healthy/in good shape. I know the risk with used hardware, especially computers but I needed a smaller laptop that would be good for heavy productivity/multimedia needs and really didn't want to spend much. Worst case scenario, I can get most of my money back with eBay's protection policy and I got much better specs for less than my budget (Asus, 2nd gen i3, 15" screen, 4GB memory with an open slot, Windows 7) given my limited budget.
I also want to sell my G74. It runs fine, it's just the hard drive I'm worried about. What are the chances someone with enough technical abilities can retrieve stuff from my harddrive, even if I re-format it? I've sold used hardware before, but never a harddrive or something with a harddrive in it.
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