Desktops: Poll: Would you buy a refurbished or recertified computer?
- 2/29/08 1:04 PM
Poll: Would you buy a refurbished or recertified computer?
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 2/29/08 1:04 PM
Would you buy a refurbished or recertified computer?
Yes. (How has it worked out?)
It depends. (On what?)
No, I always buy new ones. (Why?)
I have in the past, but never again! (What happened?)
Never gave it thought. (Why not?)
(NT) No: Better off building my own.
by John.Wilkinson - 2/29/08 1:06 PM
In reply to: Poll: Would you buy a refurbished or recertified computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Me Too!
by willum08 - 3/1/08 3:13 AM In reply to: (NT) No: Better off building my own. by John.Wilkinson
I always build my own 'Desktop' PCs and therefore have much more control over the spec. As far as Laptops are concerned, I do buy new.
me too
by sg-max-mp11 - 3/1/08 6:59 AM In reply to: Me Too! by willum08massage field is manual
Building your own computer
by Mark Esposito - 3/1/08 6:44 AM In reply to: (NT) No: Better off building my own. by John.Wilkinson
Ne advised that as with many things, timing is everything. I just purchased a very nice Dell XPS laptop, with all the bells and whistles, for the price of a budget laptop, due to the fact that it was refurbished, and was 15% off due to a sale. I figure I got the unit at 1/2 price. its still under warranty, it runs fine, and is the 4th refurnished unit I bought from Dell. While I admit I had to return one, I did so with no hassle. As such, I have no problems buying reconditioned, and in fact, prefer it.
(RE) (NT) No: Better off building my own.
by tippper0101 - 3/2/08 12:51 PM In reply to: (NT) No: Better off building my own. by John.Wilkinson
you are so right, but I did buy a Compaq EVO 4000 P4 2.4GHZ with 1gb ddr ecc dram, What I got was YES.. the system i was expecting, The Compaq EVO 4000 system, I let it sit there for a half day, put it all together, fired it up, To my surprize, was I see in dxdiag, and system properties, was a p4 1.7ghz, with 512mb ddr ram, and it was not even ecc server quality.hmm. I gave compaq a call, and they told me that it must have been a error in packing and was told they with come and pick it up and I don't pay a thing.I explaind to them to just send me the parts and I will replace them.to my suprize. they sent me 2gb ddr ecc drams, a 256meg ati redeon video card and a 2.4ghz cpu. at no extra cost.they also told me to pack up the old parts and someone will be there to pick them up.So my answer would be two of the questions that were asked, that was,will you buy a refirbished computer, (YES), and (NO) because the mistakes they make, and also keep in mind, who has owned this system before you and how has it been treated??, how was the parts handled, are they in our quality standards.
CSS.
I WOULD BUY REFERBISHED ANYTIME IS AVALIABLE !
by Bridget Nanette - 3/2/08 3:53 PM In reply to: (NT) No: Better off building my own. by John.Wilkinson
I have bought several referbished things, a Kodak camra, a Dell laptop computer, A Toshiba LCD HDTV and they all "WORK JUST AS GOOD AS NEW" if not better. When they referbish something it has to be finished with a high standerd thats just as good as the new ones or better. I would highly recommend buying referbished to anyone, I don't thing you will be a bit disipointed.........
I WOULD BUY REFURBISHED ANYTIME IS AVALIABLE !
by Bridget Nanette - 3/2/08 3:56 PM In reply to: (NT) No: Better off building my own. by John.Wilkinson
I have bought several refurbished things, a Kodak camra, a Dell laptop computer, A Toshiba LCD HDTV and they all "WORK JUST AS GOOD AS NEW" if not better. When they referbish something it has to be finished with a high standerd thats just as good as the new ones or better. I would highly recommend buying refurbished to anyone, I don't thing you will be a bit disipointed.........
Reburbish Computer
by YeYe55 - 3/4/08 7:34 AM In reply to: (NT) No: Better off building my own. by John.Wilkinson
Ask Packard Bell
for the right price, yes
by ramarc - 2/29/08 1:30 PM In reply to: Poll: Would you buy a refurbished or recertified computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
but brand new PCs/laptops are so inexpensive now that a refurb may only be a bit cheaper.
Price, Yes - And features
by TMSAssoc - 2/29/08 10:07 PM In reply to: for the right price, yes by ramarcYou are partially correct about the variance of price between new and rebuilt. The major difference can be that while the new one has the latest, or near latest CPU, it doesn't have much else. Small hard drive, limited RAM, basic graphics, etc. While the rebuilt may have an older CPU it may well have a much larger hard drive, 2 or more times the RAM, a better graphics card, you get the idea. So there are trade offs on the price issue. I recently purchased a used 2.5 Ghz P4 with small (by today's standards) hard drive, CDRom, and basic features for about $50. I am happy with the machine and will shortly be swapping the much larger (medium sized drive on todays list) from my P3 machine into the P4 and adding a DVD writer. The writer was unfortunately specced for P4 at 1.5G or better which is the reason for the upgrade. I'm not a cutting edge computer user but doing tax preparation and bookkeeping doesn't require the latest and greatest. In fact the reason I built my first machine (a 486) from a collection of used parts and a new hard drive was the fact that I couldn't get an affordable tax prep program in DOS and had to migrate to Windoze which wouldn't go on my then XT.
In a heartbeat. . .
by Coryphaeus - 2/29/08 3:00 PM In reply to: Poll: Would you buy a refurbished or recertified computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have bought three IBM ThinkPads and four ThinkCenters. Perfect machines, zero problems.
http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=1&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&categoryId=2576396
I got lucky and got the last ThinkPad with 2.2 GHz mobile processor with wireless G, and three desktops with P-4 3 GHz HT processors.
Brand is key!
by germ-v - 3/1/08 8:26 AM In reply to: In a heartbeat. . . by CoryphaeusThis is the second post on this thread which mentions top-brand models as good refurbished buys. I think this is an important thing to realize.
I would purchase a refurbished desktop (maybe a laptop) from Dell, IBM, Apple and maybe HP. It really depends on the reliability of the company behind the product. I would NEVER purchase a refurbished computer from any kind from a budget manufacturer basically because, although they'll give you a warranty, their service is quite likely sub-par (I'm having a hellish experience with a new Averatec laptop at the moment).
As for desktops, I would suggest building your own computer before purchasing a refurbished one (or get a friend to help you do it if you can't). The advantage with a a desktop is that the components are more independent than in a laptop so they are easier to recondition. Laptops on the other hand, have most components integrated into the motherboard, so if something goes wrong, there goes the whole thing.
So, to recap, here's what you need to consider (if you prefer refurbished over self-built): 1. Brand-are you going to get the warranty and support you need (and is the thing a quality product to begin with) 2. Form factor (desktop vs. laptop) and 3. How much are you really saving over new or self-built.
dell
by repete_smile - 8/1/08 8:02 PM In reply to: Brand is key! by germ-vyou think dell tech support is good?!?
It all depends
by Willy - 2/29/08 5:48 PM In reply to: Poll: Would you buy a refurbished or recertified computer? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
There's no problem with recertified/refurbed equipment, its the seller you have to worry about. Excluding warranty issues, the seller provides the condition and real value if they don't honor it or just push out less than desirable product. There's always been a market for these products but it seems to have grown way too much. Further, some vendors offer such product as new, so the reconditioner *MUST openly state* it on the box or somewhere obvious to the seller. The cost itself is a real plus and overall, I have found no trouble in the end use of these products. However, it seems as i stated above when a problem crops-up some sellers drag their feet and/or make less than a happy sale after the fact.
tada -----Willy 
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