NAB Delhi doesn't support this lone scheme for people residing outside Delhi. Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Second-hand laptops
> Adding to Kiran's view, I would suggest to go for a lone to get a new > laptop, NAB Delhi used to provide loans to buy computer for visually > challenged persons, however I am not sure if the scheme is still in place > or > if it is available for persons staying out of delhi. If not NAB Delhi, > then > there might be some organization which could provide such loans. Those > loans > were interest free, and could be very helpful for the persueing of higher > education. > > Regards > Dinesh > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kaja, Kiran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Second-hand laptops > > >> Hi Sudhir, >> >> A) It is not at all a good idea to buy a second hand laptop. The wear >> and tear on these units is much higher than a desktop. It is quite hard >> to find a second hand laptop in perfect working order. The battery will >> be discharging soon, there may be overheating problems and so on. Above >> all, laptop spares are extremely costly. It is also difficult to find >> out the problems of a second hand laptop by looking at it for a few >> minutes. >> >> B) I can give you a couple of contacts. Both of them are my good >> friends. They will help her certainly. >> >> C) Use the laptop for 3 or 4 days and see if it suits your purpose and >> if there are any problems. Things to look out are: >> 1. Battery backup (if at all the battery is working). >> 2. Problems like switching off or slowing down considerably after long >> hours of use due to overheating. >> 3. Checking for any illegal operation errors which may indicate a >> defective RAM. >> 4. Checking to see if the peripheral devices like modems, ethernet cards >> and so on are working correctly. >> 5. Checking for any physical damages or likely soft spots. This may >> include hinges of the monitor, keyboard, etc. >> 6. Checking to see if the optical drives like CD ROM or Cd Writer are >> working correctly. >> >> I would still advise against going for a second hand laptop. It is too >> risky in my opinion. Also so called experts who sell these laptops do >> not really understand our needs. For most people, laptop is still a show >> off. >> >> Regards, >> Kiran. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sudhir R >> Sent: Thursday, 13 July 2006 10:49 AM >> To: Access India >> Subject: [AI] Second-hand laptops >> >> Hi friends ! >> >> A student planning to pursue a PG course in CIEFL, Hyderabad has been >> advised to get herself a laptop to aid her studies. Considering that a >> good laptop with a Pentium Mobile chip and other features is still >> priced at or over Rs 40 k, she is considering buying a second-hand one. >> Please advise whether : >> >> a) Do you feel buying a laptop second-hand is a good decision ? >> b) Are there reliabled used laptop vendors at Hyderabad who would give >> her after sales support, though may be on a payable basis ? >> c) Any particular aspects to watch out for while purchasing a >> second-hand laptop ? >> >> She has not yet worked on a laptop and is a lil' apprehensive about the >> adaptation, especially since she will be new to Hyderabad and does not >> have a support structure there. >> >> Please help her out with your views and experiences. >> >> Thanks and regards >> >> R Sudhir >> M: 098 472 76 126 >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i >> n >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
