"Refurbished" (?) Laptops
The price looks attractive. I can afford one... Walmart, Woot, whatever... Here is an online dictionary definition for "Refurbished" Refurbished In computer technology, refurbished refer...
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Refurbs depend on who did the refurbishing... A factory refurb will typically give you a warranty. I would stay away from any except true factory refurbs...
I have bought many laptops from
Lenovo Outlet
Large corps lease them and turn them in for new ones quite often. From cheap to expensive... It is a roll of the dice on what is available when you are on the site...
The main problems with Lenovo outlet;
They have good details/specs on the models they are selling- whether refurbished, cosmetic blemishes, cancelled orders, etc., however you must monitor the site to get the one that you want. If targeting a specific model, this can sometimes take weeks. (Not for the typical models though...)
These things sell like hotcakes, you snooze and you lose... If you want it, pull the trigger before you go to the restroom as it may be gone before you can get back...
As soon as they are received, they are put on site, which means that the specific one that you want may not make it through the refurb process, then you must start over. They are listed as soon as they arrive, not after they are verified...
This is where I recommend friends when they ask me. I have bought and paid for only to watch it disappear during the process, meaning it didn't make the grade... Start over... It has happened to me once. Keep in mind that I have probably bought about 25-30 from them...
Lenovo's warranty is incredible, period... I received a lappy and the screen started pixelating after about a month. I called them. In about an hour, UPS or FedEx (honestly don't recall which) showed up with a preprinted/prepaid Next Day Air label and a laptop box.
I packaged it, they came back and picked it up. Lenovo received next day, repaired and sent it back to me next day air.
IOW, I called on Tuesday and had it back on Thursday, no charge, no hassle...
In the end, you usually get what you pay for... There are a lot of cheap laptops out there and for a typical home user they are fine. Disposable so to speak... Good for a year maybe 2 or 3...
If you want mission critical, well...
Good luck!
I have bought many laptops from
Lenovo Outlet
Large corps lease them and turn them in for new ones quite often. From cheap to expensive... It is a roll of the dice on what is available when you are on the site...
The main problems with Lenovo outlet;
They have good details/specs on the models they are selling- whether refurbished, cosmetic blemishes, cancelled orders, etc., however you must monitor the site to get the one that you want. If targeting a specific model, this can sometimes take weeks. (Not for the typical models though...)
These things sell like hotcakes, you snooze and you lose... If you want it, pull the trigger before you go to the restroom as it may be gone before you can get back...
As soon as they are received, they are put on site, which means that the specific one that you want may not make it through the refurb process, then you must start over. They are listed as soon as they arrive, not after they are verified...
This is where I recommend friends when they ask me. I have bought and paid for only to watch it disappear during the process, meaning it didn't make the grade... Start over... It has happened to me once. Keep in mind that I have probably bought about 25-30 from them...
Lenovo's warranty is incredible, period... I received a lappy and the screen started pixelating after about a month. I called them. In about an hour, UPS or FedEx (honestly don't recall which) showed up with a preprinted/prepaid Next Day Air label and a laptop box.
I packaged it, they came back and picked it up. Lenovo received next day, repaired and sent it back to me next day air.
IOW, I called on Tuesday and had it back on Thursday, no charge, no hassle...
In the end, you usually get what you pay for... There are a lot of cheap laptops out there and for a typical home user they are fine. Disposable so to speak... Good for a year maybe 2 or 3...
If you want mission critical, well...
Good luck!
