“Tested” on its own doesn’t tell you much. Here is what it means at Laptop Sharks, step by step.
1. Intake and identity
We record the serial number and check that the laptop isn’t locked: no BIOS or firmware password, no company device-management enrolment and no anti-theft tracking. Ex-corporate laptops can carry these, and they can make a laptop unusable later.
2. Component-by-component function test
Display, every key and the keyboard backlight, trackpad, each USB, USB-C and display port, headphone jack, webcam, microphones, speakers, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Then a storage health readout, a full memory test and a stress test while we watch temperatures.
3. Battery
We record battery health and cycle count, then run the same video-loop test on every laptop to measure real runtime.
4. Data wipe and clean install
Every drive is wiped before resale and the operating system is reinstalled.
5. Grade and photos
We grade the cosmetic condition, note every mark in plain words and photograph the actual unit.
What happens when something fails
We repair it and test again. Core functions must work on every laptop we sell. If a minor feature, such as a fingerprint reader, can’t be repaired, we say so on the listing and in the test report and price it accordingly.
The results for each laptop are on its listing, in the Test Report tab. See the full testing standard.
