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Rumor i've heard
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Not exactly.
What is true is that there are many refurbished computers that were never used. Sometimes, they're items that were purchased and returned unopened or orders that were made and then canceled at the last minute.
The longevity of any computer depends on several factors, with a little luck being among those factors.
What is true is that there are many refurbished computers that were never used. Sometimes, they're items that were purchased and returned unopened or orders that were made and then canceled at the last minute.
The longevity of any computer depends on several factors, with a little luck being among those factors.
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Unless you can define exactly what it is in the exact refurbished PC you are looking at and have a standard they are compared to, there is no way to know.
But its very unlikely a refurb is better than new.
Maybe if the original PC's had a known issue and the refurbs addressed that, they may be better than those faulty PCs.
I'd be keeping away from those PCs regardless anyway!
But its very unlikely a refurb is better than new.
Maybe if the original PC's had a known issue and the refurbs addressed that, they may be better than those faulty PCs.
I'd be keeping away from those PCs regardless anyway!
My current laptop is a refurbished model, and with the exception of a large green sticker on the bottom, it looked as good as new. I bought it last September from Dell Outlet and I haven't had any problems with it so far.
You are correct, however, in saying that there really is no way of telling the difference. (That could go both ways, for and against the refurbished item.) And its reliability is no more or no less guaranteed. But if you do your homework beforehand, buying a refurbished item is a good way to save money.
You are correct, however, in saying that there really is no way of telling the difference. (That could go both ways, for and against the refurbished item.) And its reliability is no more or no less guaranteed. But if you do your homework beforehand, buying a refurbished item is a good way to save money.
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If by "trying out every single part" you mean "pushing the power button and booting it to Windows to run some test software they have on a disc for 15 minutes", then yeah. I seriously doubt they're going to spend hours-upon-hours of their time testing something they'll sell at a loss.
