Try this!

Hey! Sorry for the delay. Today a gentleman client brought in a laptop to obtain a loan. It was very sweet. There are laptops, and then there are super sweet laptops. The thing was absolutely, obscenely huge with a whopping 18.4" screen. A good percentage of the laptops we see are netbooks with a 10" screen so when you see this widescreen come out of the bag, you know it is less common and more expensive. It was fully loaded with a current processor and plenty of RAM. It also still had the specs sticker on it which makes the job of determining what's under the hood very easy. This machine had full 1080p high definition video output. So in I start with the questions. The gentleman mentioned that we had done business in the past and I started to recognize him but I am not that familiar. I asked him where he got it and he said that it was a gift from family. OK, that is pretty believable. But usually when family gifts an expensive piece of equipment to a member, they usually give the receipt or at least the warranty info just in case there is an issue down the road. So I ask him for any paperwork and nada. I ask him where it was purchased and he responds with, "On the mainland." Ugh, two responses that don't sound too true. So my colleague turns it on and Windows 7 is taking its time to load. This gives me a bit of time to visually check out the condition. I can't help but notice the plastic new film is still on the mouse pad and that's kind of OK. I mean, my wife likes to leave that film on the screen of a new cell phone as long as possible and perhaps he uses an external mouse. But then I see it. The new film sticker next to the mouse pad that says, "Try me." Umm. Hey, wait a second. No one leaves that sticker on, that is just silly. Then we lift up the machine and have a good look and on the side there was a large exhaust/heat vent with some metal teeth like heat sink looking blinds. But these ones are mangled a bit and has some fuzz and hair attached to them. I point this out to the client and he claims that that happened from putting it in a case that was a bit snug for it. Yeah right. Quick thinking but to me it looks like where the security tag was somewhat permanently attached and subsequently ripped off. No thanks. I say that we are far too picky on the condition of delicate things like laptops and I send him on his way.