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Factory refurbished
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Nov 03 2:22 PM
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Has anyone purchased factory refurbished PCs through buy.com. They have some really mean machines for under $500, but I am not sure what to expect with a refurb. I know that typical refurbs are due to shipping issues, could be either a case was cracked during shipping and it got replaced or a customer returned it because a drive was not working. just checking to see if someone had good or bad experience with refurbs
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teep
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Posted :
Nov 03 2:24 PM
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bought one from a private source
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rahul
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Posted :
Nov 03 2:26 PM
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refurbished products are always examined closely. I would say go for it..if you don't like you can always return.
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UY!
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Nov 03 2:34 PM
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Do you really save much by buying refurb PC? I think the price changes too quick in the computer industry for refurb products to be priced much lower than the new items.
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bhaiya
3.196
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Posted :
Nov 03 2:35 PM
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year try marrying refurbished woman, she too would have been closely inspected and well oiled!
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.
5.162
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Nov 03 2:40 PM
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i had bought a refurb SONY desktop but had to return it as it had too many problems.
my take.. dont buy a refurb.
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buy
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Nov 03 2:40 PM
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The price difference is pretty significant. I mean its around $300 more brand new for a similar product. Also the specs are just right where I want them to be. Only the refurb word is making me hesitant to pull the trigger.
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Pavanputra
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Nov 03 2:53 PM
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For high price products, refurb is not that good. Most refurb will come with less warranty, mostly 90 days. Its ok to buy refurb for a $60 GPS or $100 Hard drive, but for $500, I would go for the new one. There is too much to lose if things go wrong after 3 months for these high end products. Also for camera, refurbs are never worth it, whatever price you pay. They are refurb for a reason.
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My Take
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Nov 03 3:03 PM
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I haven't bought a refurb computer, but I have bought other refurb items like MP3 players, cameras, camcorders, GPS, etc. I never had any problem with the refurbs that I bought.
All refurbs are not bad or faulty product. They are just products that have been opened and the company cannot sell it legally as new. A good chunk of refurbs are products that customers buy, opens it, finds that they don't like it and they return it back to store. The store/manufacturer cannot sell this product as new, so they put the product through their testing process once again and re-markets it as refurbs.
If you are decently savvy with computer / hardware / software then I would say go for the refurb. At least you would know what to do if something needs to be fixed later.
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buy
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Nov 03 3:10 PM
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As I expected, the reponses are evenly split between buy and not to buy !! However thanks for your thoughts. To be more specific, I am getting a quad-core desktop with 6gb ram, 640gb hdd, hdmi port, spdif ports etc for $379. A similar one new is around $650. Whadya think? Should i try my luck with black friday to see if I can get something close for that price but brand new??
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