When I was in college, one of those stupid Lockdown Browsers broke my laptop’s ability to use its physical speakers. No amount of modifying Windows registries or even clean installing Windows could fix it. I booted Linux from a USB stick and lo and behold everything worked as normal. I wiped Windows and never looked back.

Before you buy, have it inspected by a mechanic you trust. If they say it’s OK, then it probably is.

But isn’t that like $1.50 USD