Buying guides

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

• 26 Oct 2026How to read a laptop lot spreadsheet before you buyWhat each column on a laptop lot spreadsheet tells you, how to count the configurations, and how to turn the sheet into a cost per saleable unit before you buy.Read the guide
• 29 Oct 2026Cosmetic grades A to D and what they mean for resaleWhat grades A, B, C and D mean on a refurbished laptop lot, who buys each one, and how to put a value on a lot that mixes grades before you commit to it.Read the guide
• 2 Nov 2026HP EliteBook generations compared for resellersThe HP EliteBook 840, 850 and x360 1040 and the ZBook Firefly from 8th to 12th Gen Intel compared: what changed, what to check on a sheet, who each one suits.Read the guide
• 3 Nov 2026Bulk buying for East Lancashire repair shops and resellersHow delivery from our Dundee warehouse reaches Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington, and how repair shops and resellers can size orders of parts and laptop lots.Read the guide