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Re: Buying a refurbished laptop - should I or should I not?

07 Dec 2011 00:22:54 PST

I needed
a laptop for reading emails and using word at uni and thought getting a
refurbished laptop would be m ...

What do you think it means if they have so many returns?

01 Jul 2011 20:50:40 PDT

I love to get ads for reconditioned or "re-certified" products to buy, because that way I can cross them off m ...

re/Ben_Myers

21 Jun 2011 11:40:32 PDT

I would like to hear from Ben Myers. ...

new rules

21 Jun 2011 02:49:16 PDT

Well whenever someone says something about refurbished, it does sound like a code word for "Anything might go wrong ...

Not necessarily.....

28 May 2011 12:38:00 PDT

While I don't recommend this for most folks, I buy a lot of "as is" stuff. It's usually almost free, and unle ...

Ben Myers

27 May 2011 17:18:23 PDT

I would also be interested in how to get in touch with you. I also may be interested in some of your products. mewkitty ...

Ben Myers

27 May 2011 17:13:17 PDT

I am also interested in your site or how to contact you, please. mewkitty269@hotmail.com ...

Ethical Refurbishing

27 May 2011 16:32:36 PDT

You sound very encouraging as to the way you went about being successful with your purchase. Would you mind telling me w ...

Safe

17 May 2011 18:15:04 PDT

Ive had many a refurbish or certified product with very little problems,the desk top I'm on now is a refurbished dell I ...

nothing but good luck with Dell

10 May 2011 17:01:18 PDT

Every Dell I've purchased the past 6 years has been a refurb. I've bought a desktop and a laptop for my parents and I m ...

More bad than good, in my experience

10 May 2011 12:00:54 PDT

Yeah but my experience shows that you get more bad than good. I used to think it was okay to buy refurbished electronic ...

Safe to buy

09 May 2011 18:46:04 PDT

In a word, no. I bought a reconditioned Dell and when the tech checked it it ran and reran the refurbish program. I cou ...

More Information Requested

09 May 2011 12:33:40 PDT

Very interesting response. I'm interested in your web site or how to contact you. ...

Another view of refurb

09 May 2011 10:54:04 PDT

6 years ago I purchased a "refurbished" Brother laser all in one printer from a reseller who handles factory r ...

What you are failing to note...

09 May 2011 10:17:29 PDT

New is the same crapshoot, and more often than not, if a fuse is blowing they are replacing the board and doing a burn i ...

if you are buying from a reputable source the warranty

09 May 2011 10:14:21 PDT

Where do you buy your refurbs? Every (seriously without exception) refurb or recertified product I look at has exactly t ...

Refurbs work great for me and my customers

09 May 2011 07:59:47 PDT

I buy refurbished electronics all the time. Literally everything from computers to blue ray to televisions, I have bough ...

Refurbished, yes. Recertified, maybe

09 May 2011 05:55:06 PDT

I, too, am interested in getting a hold of Ben. cbeck323@gmail.com. ...

Take that chance only if you feel up to the challange

08 May 2011 16:50:43 PDT

I used to work for a major global electronics company and every year they offer refurbed notebooks(NB) at a good discoun ...

Depends on the price and warranty

08 May 2011 14:04:16 PDT

I have had reasonably good results with refurbished products purchased from reliable vendors. If the item comes with a g ...

Au Contraire to OEM

08 May 2011 12:25:04 PDT

You are correct and incorrect. We are a certified OEM, repair, manufacturer, refurb and recert facility. We are certif ...

Not so much a gamble.

08 May 2011 12:15:38 PDT

I have just lost use of my Western Digital 1TB external hard drive. A power interruption apparently "fried" th ...

hey you.

08 May 2011 10:15:05 PDT

Please do my shopping for me! ...

Only if it's a top brand and factory refurbished

07 May 2011 21:22:25 PDT

My best computer (up until my macs) had been a refurbished 1997 Toshiba. Even though it was a slow Pentium 1 (about 75 m ...

Refurbished Tower HP

07 May 2011 21:16:17 PDT

Greetings, it was the cheapest way to go for me being on a tight budget, and needing a tower so I could enjoy playing my ...

laptop failed after 100 days.

07 May 2011 20:44:25 PDT

I bought a laptop for a relative overseas from Tiger Direct with their 2 year replacement warranty. By the time it got ...

Ben Myers

07 May 2011 19:50:43 PDT

Ben, I would also like to know how to get in touch with you. I may be interested in some of your products. ...

Be careful with hp

07 May 2011 18:11:35 PDT

I used to work in an electronics store, and we had a lot of 'factory refurbished' hp. We found that about half were dea ...

I have bought a lot of refurbished/recertified merchandise!

07 May 2011 15:30:17 PDT

I think it's safe to buy refurbs, as long as they come with some sort of warranty. I bought my 42" panasonic G25 Pl ...

re: bank warranty?

07 May 2011 14:18:15 PDT

I always pay with my credit card, but had absolutely no idea that there was anything like this in place - Could you tell ...

Refurbs have been good to me

07 May 2011 14:01:54 PDT

I never had any problems buying refurbished electronics. I bought a samsung LCD TV, archos mp3 video player, olympus cam ...

My experience with refurbished electronics

07 May 2011 10:59:43 PDT

I have bought a refurbished Compaq computer from Costco.com back in 2005, & it lasted me 5 years. The included moni ...

"Refurbished", Warranty, and Insur. Replacement Cell Phones

07 May 2011 10:32:23 PDT

Having been in the industry for 18 years and now solely operating an Independent Cellular Phone Repair/Refurbish store, ...

Dell Computers-great. Anyone experienced with Vizio refurbs?

07 May 2011 08:58:30 PDT

I buy all my computers through Dell's Outlet on their website. The equipment is always a bit cheaper though you sometim ...

refubished, recertified? Yes!

07 May 2011 08:46:32 PDT

I have purchased refurbished laptops from Dell(Alienware) & eCost.com(Sony VAIO) with no problems,
it was a good ...

Worth the Risk

07 May 2011 07:36:08 PDT

The fact that a product has been "remanufactured" or "refurbished" is really not where the risk lies ...

Refurbished or recertified electronics

07 May 2011 06:29:36 PDT

As others have stated, it all depends. On what? Well here's my experience.

Kodak cameras, ok IF REFURB. BY kODAK ...

Dell refurbs

07 May 2011 05:40:27 PDT

I have been buying Dell refurbs for years and never had a problem. I saved a lot of money and got quality PC's at a muc ...

Safe Yes, Bur will break again - Good Chance!

07 May 2011 05:33:47 PDT

The problem with refurbished whatever is this. It may have been returned due to an elctronic component breakdown. So, ...

Often these machines are ex-lease.

07 May 2011 04:32:13 PDT

These are usually machines that have been used in offices on a lease. That means that they have received some form of ma ...

refurbished or re certified electronics item

07 May 2011 02:08:00 PDT

My tame Registered Electrician says:

If you buy in New Zealand, there should be a "Code of
Compliance&quo ...

Refurbished or recertified electronics safe to buy?

07 May 2011 01:35:19 PDT

The author really did not give an opinion as to whether or not it is a good idea to purchase refurbished products. He o ...

Computers, why? Vintage amps and receivers, yes because...

06 May 2011 23:15:40 PDT

New computers are so inexpensive and well-made (like the Apple mini) that it doesn't make sense to buy an older one that ...

depends

06 May 2011 22:43:32 PDT

Refurbished is only as good as who did the referb and who selling it

so her the chart

is it factory Refu ...

Used & Refurbished Computer Equipment - A Great Opportunity

06 May 2011 21:51:18 PDT

I deal in off lease and otherwise used computer equipment. I've done this for nearly 10 years. I don't take in or rec ...

Reburbished Vs Re-Certified

06 May 2011 21:41:22 PDT

A refurbished unit is one that has failed, been returned to "Like New" condition by someone, preferably the pr ...

I buy them...

06 May 2011 21:20:21 PDT

contingent on who does the refurb. If it's the factory, no qualms whatsoever. My last 2 computers have been factory refu ...

Refurb desktop going strong after 1 year

06 May 2011 20:47:42 PDT

I bought a refurbished HP desktop from MicroCenter last year. It came with a 90 day warranty. It was only $360 for the ...

They are a great bargain.

06 May 2011 20:42:03 PDT

Refurbed or Recertified come in a plain brown box rather than the colorful box. I have a Toshiba 17" Notebook I bou ...

Refurbished, yes. Recertified, maybe

06 May 2011 19:41:02 PDT

Ben, how does one get hold of you? I am interested in your refurbs
toths@bignet.net ...