Anyone Looking for a quality Refurb computer?

[Rand]

They have t430 for 265$

http://us.refurb.io/collections/deals?ut..._eid=9122a430d2

and a few other models.

t430 is the lenovo business series not the consumer grade bestbuy stuff.

INTEL i5 3320M 2.6Ghz

Memory: 8GB
Memory Type: DDR3
HDD: 320GB
Hard Drive Type: SATA
Screen: 14.1"
DVD: Yes

Throw in a 50$ SSD and you will be set for a few years.

My t520 is still going strong.

They also have
Dell Latitude E6420 i5 2520m 2.5ghz, 6GB

for 220$

 

[JMJNet]

In DFW TX area, there are a lot of seller on CL listing for the refurb Dell Latitude series for great prices, too.
You can test it and try it before buying it locally.

Just a note.

 

[Andrew1972]

I concur excellent hardware.

I always chuckle at complaints against windows yet the only PC brand I have ever owned since 1999 thinkpad work flawlessly.......I stuck to enterprise stuff so skipped ME and vista and win 8......

 

[skyactiv]

You live in NE Ohio? Go to a Microcenter store:
http://www.microcenter.com/search/search...mp;myStore=true

 

[JTK]

Picked up a refurbed T430 for the MIL for Christmas! Really nice laptop.

 

[barryh]

I've been running a school network of 500 computers for over 10 years and we buy mostly refurbished machines. I must have bought thousands of them. It's a good economic strategy as it enables us to buy top brands PC's at very low prices. In truth it's all we can afford. Our experience is that reliability is excellent with failures very rare. Out of the population of 500 we would on average have no more than 1 failure per year and that probably a power supply. Currently we buy i5's and put SSD's in them.

What we don't do though is buy refurbished laptops as the risk is greater. Most parts in a laptop are more expensive or more time consuming to repair if they fail and they fail more often than in a desktop PC. If the motherboard fails then it scraps the machine because the cost of a replacement will almost always exceed it's value.

 

[mrsilv04]

I've been getting Dell refurbs from Dell Financial, on eBay.

No issues at all. The last one I bought looked like brand new, when it was 3 years old... and at 20% of the original cost.

 

[pandus13]

thank you!
i was just comparing the local microcenter offerings....
this hits the spot.... have a 250 samsung evo 250 gb doing slow duty in an old machine....

hehehe. (now what would be the max memory it could take?)

Thank you again....

P.S. is it me or arowdirect started going expensive route?

 

[simple_gifts]

Giant ? when people buy new consumer grade laptops for $300-$500 when business refurb is available for less $$, better engineering and servicability and no try and not buy. A warranty is always good, but consumer grade laptops really aren't made to be repaired.

I got a T430 with SSD and 8Gb RAM for < $400 and the SSD is 240Gb; a friend picked up the same machine and the SSD was 500Gb.

Typing this on an HP workstation with dual Xeons and 8Gb RAM I picked up for $15; (ok it was a pricing error, they sent the machine anyway)

 

[JustinH]

I have bought refub computers directly from Dell for years, and you get good warranty on them, and a good product.

 

[KitaCam]

http://us.refurb.io/collections/deals/pr...-500gb-dvd-rw-1

Be careful....the title of the above item doesn't match the specs listed for it.

 

[bmwjohn]

Hi:
we are just finishing 2 THINKPAD l-412 in excellent shape. came with no drives, had problems putting windows 10 and appropriate drivers on, but probably have $275 total EACH including new batteries (as precaution) i-5, upgrade to 8 gig from 4 (easy install) 256 g SSD drives, nice cases bought seperately, both CD'S have intermittent grinding (why??) 1 had fan failure, easy fix, I hope kids like them, delay in getting W10 upgrade. NB went to hospital last Jan, each admitting clerk had their OWN I-5 thinkpad, I 'll bet IU will donate a 100 of them soon to a resale charity, watch your medical bill go up.

 

[sleddriver]

Originally Posted By: JustinH
I have bought refub computers directly from Dell for years, and you get good warranty on them, and a good product.
I bought a Optiplex SFF "refurb" from their financial branch in the Fall of 2015. The PS died about 5 months later. Turns out they no longer make NEW PS's for that model: They had zero stock. All the ones I found were used. Very odd that....

So I adapted a external PS to work.

Caveat Emptor re: SFF machines.

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3858306/New_Confuser#Post3858306

 

[bmwjohn]

HI:
Newegg flash have a refurb Dell 6430?? laptop, I-7, 8 gig, 256 gig SSD, N-Videa card, don't know about warranty, don't know about USB ports, $349, win 7 pro. YMMV. Don't know about max memory capability. THAT USED TO BE A VERY POWERFUL COMPUTER!