Is the price too cheap for a laptop?

Started by tonyar109 August 23rd, 2009 10:51 PM
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Clain

Seen January 24th, 2023
Posted March 12th, 2011
4,293 posts
14.4 Years
If it is a school computer only then it should be fine. Refurbished can also mean that it used to be a store display one.

Archer

NSW, Australia
Seen January 26th, 2020
Posted January 5th, 2020
3,956 posts
16.6 Years
Just make sure you still get a full warranty, in case something goes wrong. If can often mean they've had to repair scratches or physical components, such as keyboards, which are easily broken by overzealous children when on display.

Just check that everything's working and ask for details regarding what was refurbished.
Male
Seen June 29th, 2010
Posted May 5th, 2010
18 posts
13.7 Years
I'll tell you right now to be wary of things refurbished. It's pretty hit or miss sometimes the product acts as brand spanking new and other times it's a ticking time bomb. I bought a refurbished desktop pc a few years back for dirt cheap and it lasted me a couple years but not without its share of problems. Lots of blue screens, lots of issues with drivers and hardware not being recognized. It's really just a system that you can hop onto for a year or two while you save up for a nicer rig.