| Author | Message | ||
     Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 129.11.77.197 |
Is it worth buying a refurbished laptop? Anyone advise? | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.106.220.19 |
Guess it depends on warranty available - no real reason why not, if you can find a laptop that suits at a good price. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Depends what it's been refurbished with. If it's been refurbished into a stylish chair for an infant it might be worth it if you have an infant in the house. | ||
| Kate (Kathleen) Username: Kathleen Registered: 09-2009 Posted From: 213.122.209.76 |
Gary, I bought my Toshiba Tecra about 5 years ago on eBay. It had been refurbished and had the OS reinstalled and I've never had any trouble with it. It was certainly cheaper than a new one! | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 129.11.77.197 |
Thanks, folk! Except you, Weber, you bastard.  | ||
| Tom_alaerts (Tom_alaerts) Username: Tom_alaerts Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.176.144.165 |
New laptops start really cheap (except if, like me, you prefer a Mac), and you'll likely have fewer headaches... Check here, for example: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals?c=u k&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn The £499 one work be snappy for the next few years. With older laptops you may find that for example windows 7 may not work that well, and at one point a new version of your favourite browser won't work well on your old laptop, video clips may begin to stutter, etc, etc | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
we're still on explorer 6 here at my work... You Tube has stopped working for us along with several other sites including street view on google maps. | ||
| Degsy (Degsy) Username: Degsy Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 86.134.93.9 |
I bought a refurb Mac Powerbook about five years ago and it gave me sterling service until I stepped on it.  As Weber said, a decent laptop (Acer, Asus etc) can be bought new for £300-400 quid (my current one is from Tesco.com). If just want it for word-processing email and surfing then a recent refurb is fine. If you buy one from a reputable source (they should offer some sort of warranty from 3-12 months as proof of their bona fides). It might be worthwhile getting someone to check under the bonnet to make sure you're getting all the promised RAM/Processors/HD space. With places like EBAY it's always a case of Caveat Emptor. | ||
| Degsy (Degsy) Username: Degsy Registered: 08-2010 Posted From: 86.134.93.9 |
'Weber said'...sorry, I meant Tom. I need to go to Specsavers and get a new monocle fitted. |