Used Laptops: The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling (2026) Your 2026 guide to buying and selling a used laptop: which brands hold up, the specs that matter, how to spot BIOS and MDM locks, and how to price it.
Home Tech Used Home Tech: Buying & Selling Guide Buying and selling used home tech: which smart home devices are low risk, how account locks work and clear, what your gear is worth, and how to sell it.
Buying & Selling Guides How to Sell Used Smart Home Devices To sell a used Ring, Nest, Echo or other smart home device, deregister it first, then factory reset it, clear your data, bundle the mounts and price it.
Press & News Seller Spotlight: Tech Lots Brings Windows Laptops to Swappa Meet Tech Lots, a Plano, Texas Enterprise seller of refurbished Dell Latitude, Lenovo ThinkPad and HP EliteBook laptops, plus a Dell OptiPlex desktop.
Laptops & Computers Best Used Laptops for Work and Creative Pros (2026) The best used laptops for remote work, programming and creative work, from MacBook Pro to ThinkPad X1 Carbon and Dell XPS, and the specs you need.
Laptops & Computers BIOS Locks and MDM Enrollment: Used Laptop Gotchas to Avoid BIOS passwords, MDM enrollment, Absolute and Mac firmware locks can leave an ex-corporate laptop unusable. Learn how to check before you buy.
Laptops & Computers Used Chromebook Buyer’s Guide: What to Know Before You Buy Used Chromebooks are one of the best deals in budget laptops, but one hidden date can make any model worthless. Learn what to check before you buy.
Laptops & Computers Used ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide: T, X, E & P Series Explained ThinkPad T, X, E, L and P series decoded: which used ThinkPad fits work, travel or heavy workloads, and the MDM and BIOS checks for ex-corporate units.
Laptops & Computers Used Laptop Specs That Actually Matter Know the RAM, storage and CPU a used laptop needs, with plain-English minimums by use case for Intel, Ryzen and Apple M chips, plus display and GPU.
Laptops & Computers How to Inspect a Used Laptop Before You Buy A hands-on checklist for inspecting a used laptop before you buy: screen, keyboard, hinges, battery cycle count, ports, fans and storage health.
Wearables How to Sell a Used Smartwatch for the Most Money Sell a used smartwatch for top dollar: unpair or reset your Apple Watch, Galaxy Watch, Garmin or Fitbit, include bands and charger, and price it right.
