Buying guides

What to check before you buy, written for the trade: repair shops, resellers and exporters buying from Bradford Computers.

• 22 Oct 2026M.2 NVMe or 2.5-inch SATA: which SSD fits which machineHow to tell an M.2 NVMe slot from a SATA bay, which business laptops and desktops take which drive, and the fitting snags that stop a new SSD being detected.Read the guide
• 27 Oct 2026SSD capacity for resale laptops: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1TBHow much storage a refurbished laptop really needs once Windows has taken its share, which capacity suits which machine, and how to list the size honestly.Read the guide
• 30 Oct 2026Handling and wiping drives in refurbished machinesGood bench practice for the drives inside used laptops and desktops: intake, safe handling, why SSDs need their own erase method, health checks and records.Read the guide
• 2 Nov 2026Mobile workstations for resellers: ZBook, Precision, ThinkPad PHow HP ZBook, Dell Precision and Lenovo ThinkPad P mobile workstations differ, what to check on every unit, and how to price and list them for the right buyers.Read the guide