Budget 0-20k 2nd hand laptop - what to look before buying

Malique

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I have come across a dell vostro 3500 (i3 dont know which generation - 2GB ram 320GB HDD) laptop being sold by an acquaintance of a friend. cost 17k

Its 10 months old and had to be taken to service center once for hard disk & keyboard arrow key issue. Hard disk was replaced. 2 months warranty remaining.

I will be getting the laptop for a couple of hours to verify. Could you'll please let me know:

1) what all should i look at be looking at before buying this laptop.
2) is the price right @17k (i'll check the procesor generation once i get in for verifying)
3) RAM is 2GB - should i add another 1GB or 2GB depending on the slot availability?
(usgage - multitasking, mostly browsing & java eclipse IDE)
4) 2 months warranty remaining, should i buy extended warranty?
 
Looks like a good deal to me. Check for physical damage and battery life. Make sure it doesn't heat a lot as heat is the biggest factor that kills a laptop.
 
In those 2 hours, Open multiple browser windows with youtube and other heavy website. You HAVE to check for overheating. I had a Vostro 3700 and the system design could never handle anything as the Heatsink + fan would die very soon.
 
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