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Posted about 1 year ago Does anyone use a refurbished computer? Is it worth the discount? Or do you simply build your own computer? |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Refurbished.... 100$, no one can't beat that |
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| Posted about 1 year ago I had a refurbished HP laptop that worked great for about 4 years. Even lived through a monsoon of sorts. Well worth the discount in my mind. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Havent we all refurbed a pc or two in our day to give to folks who can afford one? Or folks who really dont want to spend alot of money on one? I just refurbed an ancient 900 mhz machine and gave it to a neighbor who had nothing. The more users there are, the more geeks will be needed. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago For lap tops I have always purchased refurbished. Always seemed to have good luck with them. A pc is a different story for me. I have always liked to use the spare parts I have around the house and cheap deals on the net to build new boxes. Considering my luck with the refurbished laptops I would not have a problem purchasing a refurbished PC. If I was to do that I would never get to use all of my spare parts though.
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| Posted about 1 year ago I personally do both, I build my own boxes as well as refurbish them; and to be completely honest, the refurbished ones out live the new ones. Perfect example, I have a Compaq w/ a 400 mhz Pentium & its still running. Would I recommend a refurbished? w/out a doubt. Like Supercreep & Jnece both have stated u can't beat the price & what would you use all the spare parts for? |
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| Posted about 1 year ago is a refurbished laptop or PC worth it? (well i was planning on buying laptop or a PC and i just want to know comments/suggestions from experts)
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| Posted about 1 year ago Depends on your definition of what refurbished is. I think some people have a misconception that used implies obsolete, used as an ashtray/pooper scooper, or a demolished scrap heap, when it's not necessarily the case. A friend of mine recently received a laptop that would need "extensive repairs" that the previous owner deemed would not be feasible to repair it instead of getting a new one. Come to find out the damn power port and pins of the power cord were out of alignment so the laptop couldn't receive the power it needed to turn on. Hop over to Bestbuy, straighten the pins, buy a new battery and power cord...VOILA! Percectly functional laptop for a grand total of $175.... "because it was too much to fix." My personal thought is that most people honestly know what they are talking about or dont want to put the necessary effort forth. (If I remember right it's a DVD/ROM CD/R, gig of ram, 2.0 GHz, and an 60ish gig hard drive.) The kicker of the story to me was that the previous owner thought she would need to buy an external wireless card... yet she didn't realize she accidentally pressed the "toggle wireless" button, and turned it off. And if deals like that don't float your boat, you can always try and find spare parts if you are a "tinkering" type. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago I don't see anything wrong with refurbished PCs, or using refurbished parts. Depending on the source, refurbished PCs are factory certified as well, so the only difference compared to a new PC is maybe a few scratches. If it still works, and is powerful enough for your needs, there's no reason not to use it.
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