Laptops are today an essential part of life. Be it professional work or leisure, a laptop is indispensable. However, the latest and the greatest laptops can cost upwards of £1000 and not everyone can afford to drop such large amounts of money on a gadget every couple of years. Still, your existing laptop may decide to conk off, and you’re left with trying to make an affordable emergency purchase. Most consumers find it extremely difficult to pay for a laptop outright without straining their finances.

Financial constraints are one of the major reason people are unable to purchase a new laptop and people eventually opt for a second hand laptop. Buying from a reliable source is not a bad option to buy a second hand laptop. Since the internal parts of a laptop can be retained and the parts that are not functioning can be easily replaced, with very little effort you can get a second hand laptop which is as good as a new laptop.

To facilitate the sale of second hand laptops, the concept of weekly payments is being heavily promoted. There are stores like Littlewoods and Dial a TV where one can apply for a laptop on a weekly payment basis. If all the information provided by the applicant is found authentic and it is acknowledged that the applicant seriously needs the laptop, the application maybe accepted subject to credit and affordability checks.

To increase the chances of acceptance, one may show willingness to pay some amount in the beginning which helps in building confidence with stores. However, the applicant must prove that he/she is at least of eighteen years in age and is staying for a significant amount of time in the city. A regular salary which can be authenticated is another important requirement. May not be long before the concept of personal loans from banks is obsolete!