Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Unwilling to pay a premium price tag for a new laptop? Buying a used business laptop and giving it a DIY makeover is an appealing option. This video shows you how. Business laptops feature rugged, durable designs built for heavy use and intensive everyday tasks. Upgrading a used machine is a low-cost way of achieving a powerful setup, while customizing your build to your precise needs and helping the environment.
Enterprise-grade laptops
Enterprise-grade business laptops are often built to last, with rugged durable designs for heavy usage and intensive everyday tasks. They contain efficient cooling systems and upgradable components, as well as powerful processors. Because businesses continually upgrade their employees to newer models, used units are abundant and affordable.
Upgrading your used laptop
Getting a used laptop is half the fight. The next stage is customizing it. Adding more RAM can significantly improve your laptop’s multitasking capabilities. Kingston’s ValueRAM memory modules are compatible with most enterprise laptops, and easy to install. Replacing a hard drive with an SSD can boost your system’s speed, responsiveness, and storage capacity, which can benefit you in multiple ways (just to start, think faster boot or load times, and quicker file transfers). Kingston SSDs come with free Acronis cloning software to help the upgrading experience easier. If you need help finding compatible RAM or storage with your used device, you can type your unit’s make and model into the Kingston Product Finder (kingston.com/en/configurator).
Is your used business laptop’s battery too old and inefficient? You may be able to replace it entirely. Depending on the model it can be a simple install once you find a compatible battery. Improving internet connectivity is possible for some laptops that allow you to upgrade or replace your Wi-Fi card. You need to disconnect the antenna wires and remove the old card before inserting and reconnecting the new card.
What can’t you upgrade?
Business laptops rarely have upgradeable CPUs or GPUs. Luckily enterprise models tend to have powerful CPUs. A laptop without either a dedicated GPU or space to install one is unlikely to be a suitable DIY gaming laptop.
Looking for a place to start your DIY journey? Try refurbishing sites to buy direct from manufacturers. There’s also eBay, the BackMarket app, system liquidation sites, and more!
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0:00 Intro
0:36 Enterprise-grade laptops
0:56 Upgrading a used laptop
2:00 What can’t you upgrade?
Unwilling to pay a premium price tag for a new laptop? Buying a used business laptop and giving it a DIY makeover is an appealing option. This video shows you how. Business laptops feature rugged, durable designs built for heavy use and intensive everyday tasks. Upgrading a used machine is a low-cost way of achieving a powerful setup, while customizing your build to your precise needs and helping the environment.
Enterprise-grade laptops
Enterprise-grade business laptops are often built to last, with rugged durable designs for heavy usage and intensive everyday tasks. They contain efficient cooling systems and upgradable components, as well as powerful processors. Because businesses continually upgrade their employees to newer models, used units are abundant and affordable.
Upgrading your used laptop
Getting a used laptop is half the fight. The next stage is customizing it. Adding more RAM can significantly improve your laptop’s multitasking capabilities. Kingston’s ValueRAM memory modules are compatible with most enterprise laptops, and easy to install. Replacing a hard drive with an SSD can boost your system’s speed, responsiveness, and storage capacity, which can benefit you in multiple ways (just to start, think faster boot or load times, and quicker file transfers). Kingston SSDs come with free Acronis cloning software to help the upgrading experience easier. If you need help finding compatible RAM or storage with your used device, you can type your unit’s make and model into the Kingston Product Finder (kingston.com/en/configurator).
Is your used business laptop’s battery too old and inefficient? You may be able to replace it entirely. Depending on the model it can be a simple install once you find a compatible battery. Improving internet connectivity is possible for some laptops that allow you to upgrade or replace your Wi-Fi card. You need to disconnect the antenna wires and remove the old card before inserting and reconnecting the new card.
What can’t you upgrade?
Business laptops rarely have upgradeable CPUs or GPUs. Luckily enterprise models tend to have powerful CPUs. A laptop without either a dedicated GPU or space to install one is unlikely to be a suitable DIY gaming laptop.
Looking for a place to start your DIY journey? Try refurbishing sites to buy direct from manufacturers. There’s also eBay, the BackMarket app, system liquidation sites, and more!
Got questions about the video or Kingston products? COMMENT or contact us on SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter: twitter.com/kingstontech
Instagram: instagram.com/kingstontechnology
Facebook: facebook.com/kingstontechnology
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/kingston
SUBSCRIBE for more DIY in 5 videos, and receive updates on the latest in Kingston’s memory & storage development, plus guides on getting peak performance from your hardware:
youtube.com/channel/UCLlmpSSdRdFbd_p9oNPcGfA
0:00 Intro
0:36 Enterprise-grade laptops
0:56 Upgrading a used laptop
2:00 What can’t you upgrade?
