Betts1964 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 What is your opinion on buying on of these items? What is your experience with them if you have bought refurbished? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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straycat19 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I have purchased a lot of refurbished laptops from Dell's Outlet, but only Latitudes, not Inspirons. When I say a lot, probably over 50, and only had 1 to go bad. And that time I called Dell and they had a tech out the next day with a new motherboard. They probably lost money on that one. Most of the laptops came with a full 3 year warranty also. I have bought a laptop that sold new for $2200 for less than $700 and still use it everyday. And a caveat, I only buy i7 based systems, since the refurbished systems are usually older models and I want them with a fast processor. Drives and Ram I can upgrade myself when the time comes. Also these systems are not used for gaming, they would probably work, but for gaming I buy new custom laptops. I know people who also swear by HP refurbished systems, though I have never bought one personally. I have an HP refurbished laptop that was given to me 4 or 5 years ago and it still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halvgris Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 worked in retail before just make sure you get at least 12 months warranty and that you can return it within 14-30 days. when i bought a dell inspiron i was even able to extend the warranty 2 more years. when it was new i had up to 8 hours battery life now it's around 6. i've had the mechanical disk (hdd) changed once. they sent a teenager wearing converse and well worn jeans and replaced it at my home. ? got a free usb pen with windows 10. sometimes depending on the price you might score a refurbished price is even cheaper than buying the items separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabrwky Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Be certain what you spend your money on is "factory refurbished" or "manufacturer refurbished" -- not "seller refurbished". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 I bought a Lenovo thinkpad off ebay, no hard drive, no hdd caddy, no ac adapter with an i3 cpu and 4gb ram from a seller with good high numbers of reputation. Looks like it was brand new even though it was a couple years old. $59 delivered I think. He had 55 for sale. Ordered a 2nd one quickly so I'd have a backup. Installed an i7 cpu, ssd drive, 16gb ram and upgraded the display to full hd and bought it an ac adapter for maybe 10 bucks. All parts I had except the display and ac adapter which combines was about same price as the laptop. Thing has kept me happy for about two years with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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