Where to sell your laptop in Kenya

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Price it by the specs, not just the brand

Laptop buyers compare specifications, so a listing without them gets skipped. Put the essentials in the title, like "HP EliteBook 840 G5, Core i5 8th gen, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD".

• Processor and generation: a Core i5 8th gen and a Core i5 4th gen are very different machines.
• RAM and storage, and whether the storage is an SSD (fast) or a hard drive (slow).
• Screen size and resolution, and any marks, dead pixels or lines.
• Battery life in real use. On Windows, typing powercfg /batteryreport in Command Prompt creates a battery report; on a Mac, see System Settings, Battery.
• Keyboard, hinges and ports: anything loose or not working.
• Whether the original charger comes with it.

Before you sell: wipe your laptop

1. 1

   Back up your files

   Copy documents and photos to an external drive or cloud storage such as Google Drive, OneDrive or iCloud.

2. 2

   Sign out of everything

   Browsers, email, cloud storage and any work accounts. On a Mac, turn off Find My Mac and sign out of your Apple ID. On Windows, remove the laptop from your Microsoft account's device list.

3. 3

   Reset it

   Windows 11: Settings, System, Recovery, Reset this PC, Remove everything. Windows 10: Settings, Update & Security, Recovery. Recent Macs: System Settings, General, Transfer or Reset, Erase All Content and Settings.

Selling an old or dead laptop

• Repair shops buy dead laptops for parts. Get two or three prices.
• If it won't switch on and you can't wipe it, take out the hard drive or SSD before you sell, or ask for it back.
• An old laptop that still works can sell to a student or a small business for basic work. Say plainly what it can and can't do.

Get paid safely

• Meet in a busy public place in daylight, such as a shopping mall, and bring someone along for anything valuable.
• Let the buyer inspect and test the item before any money changes hands.
• Hand it over only once the money is in your account. Check your M-PESA balance or bank app yourself: an SMS can be faked and a screenshot proves nothing.
• If a buyer "sends too much" and asks for the difference back, or asks you to reverse a payment, stop and check your balance first. Both are common tricks.
• Keep the conversation in Shopi chat until the deal is done, so there's a record of what was agreed.

What sellers are asking for laptops on Shopi right now

Live asking prices, not a valuation. Compare machines with the same processor, RAM and storage.

• ASUS 16" Republic of Gamers Strix G614 Gaming LaptopKES 320,000 · HH Towers
• Microsoft 13" Surface Pro Copilot+ PC (11th Edition )KES 140,000 · HH Towers
• Laptops at affordable price your trust our trustKES 10,500 · Nairobi City Centre Mall
• Dell Latitude black laptop running Windows 11KES 22,000 · Kiharu Technical College Murang'a
• Laptop and other electronic devices at affordable price and even we do delivery Reach us on 0141410226KES 13,500 · Nairobi City Centre Mall
• HP laptopKES 30,000 · Bondo
• MacBook Air 8GB M1 256GBKES 54,000 · Mombasa Road
• HP laptop coi5vProKES 17,000 · Amicky Printers

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