Re: Question about refurbished laptops

Subject: Re: Question about refurbished laptops
From: Alec Chakenov <alec -dot- chakenov -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:02:46 +0700

Are these refurbished laptops much cheaper than a new Lenovo G 580, for
example?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_8?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=lenovo%20g580&sprefix=lenovo+g%2Caps%2C550
I think it's better to buy a new Lenovo or Asus than a used Dell.
Asus X 501 is another interesting laptop to consider.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=asus%20x%20501



2014/1/17 Mike Starr <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>

> I'm with Robert on this one. I've also been buying refurbished Dell
> Latitudes... I'm using an E6400 right now. I've purchased through
> outlet.dell.com in the past but this one came from Red Tag, a subsidy of
> ubid.com. I purchased an extended warranty from squaretrade.com. I have
> several docking stations but bought them from eBay... a buddy of mine just
> ordered a used one for a Dell Latitude he got at the same time as I got
> mine. The docking station (with power supply) was $45 including shipping.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike
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> On 1/16/2014 7:28 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote:
>
>> I've been buying refurbished Dell Latitudes (not Inspirons) from the
>> Business section of outlet.dell.com for years. I get the longest
>> service contract and replace the laptop when it expires, just in case,
>> but they last a lot longer than that. My understanding is that
>> refurbished Dells have to pass more rigorous tests than new ones.
>>
>> My most recent purchase was an E5420 last March, $499 for 4GB RAM,
>> 250GB HD, 8X DVD writer, plus $100 to extend the warranty to four
>> years. You can get a nice dock for $160.
>>
>> I'm still using Windows 7, Windows 8 seems like it may be skippable,
>> another Vista. I use Win32 for compatibility.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Craig Cardimon
>> <craig -dot- cardimon -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>>
>>> Whirlers,
>>>
>>> I'm in the market for a refurbished laptop running Windows 8.1, or an OS
>>> that is easily upgradeable to 8.1.
>>>
>>
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Question about refurbished laptops: From: Craig Cardimon
Re: Question about refurbished laptops: From: Robert Lauriston
Re: Question about refurbished laptops: From: Mike Starr

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