[hughwolfe]

I'm thinking of purchasing a laptop off of Craigs List, that is if I can find one that is within my price range. Anyway is their some way of determining the "health" of a laptop prior to purchase? Not being an "expert" on Apple computers any help would be appreciated.

[@pplejaxkz]

Originally Posted by hughwolfe 

I'm thinking of purchasing a laptop off of Craigs List, that is if I can find one that is within my price range. Anyway is their some way of determining the "health" of a laptop prior to purchase? Not being an "expert" on Apple computers any help would be appreciated.

Are you talking about a general overall usage statistics? Or something of the sort? I'm not too sure if there is a way to do that. If it is on Craigslist it should have some description of the condition it is in. But I would feel the same way I would like to no more in detail on how the notebook is before purchase. Good Luck!

[Big Mac]

I think he's talking about Hardware Tests and the like.

[hughwolfe]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

I think he's talking about Hardware Tests and the like.

Yes pretty much the hardware... Is it working properly? Ther must be a simple way to test this prior to a purchase?

[tinkered]

Insert the original System Disc and reboot holding down "d". This will boot thr diagnostic utility.