Refurbished Laptops

Refurbished Laptops

By Anne Ahira

If you have ever shopped for a laptop, computer you know that they can quickly become very expensive. The price range begins at somewhat reasonable and ends up somewhere around outrageous.

Is it possible to save money on this purchase by checking out refurbished laptops? Are they as reliable as a brand new one?

Refurbished

Refurbished laptops are not always refurbished. Dell, IBM, and HP all have a liberal return policy in the first 30 days especially for online sales. In that period, many customers will return these units for different reasons. They may not have liked the size, weight or the look of it. These returns are then tested and can be resold as refurbished models.

Sometimes units come back to the company that are defective. In a case like this, the units will be completely reworked and all defective parts replaced. They are again tested and then put on the market as refurbished laptops.

These models are not to be confused with similar advertisements that you can find on popular auction sites. The refurbished laptops here may have been used frequently for months or even years. The abuse they have sustained in undeterminable and you cannot be sure of the company’s refurbishment skills. Buying refurbished laptops from one of these sources can be a roll of the dice.

Money

Price reduction on refurbished laptops can be a lot or a little depending on the brand, age, and specifications. For instance if the refurbished laptop is just a few months old and holds all the latest technology the savings will likely be only a couple of hundred dollars.

However should you choose a model that is a few years old without all the bells and whistles of a new one you are likely to see tremendous savings applied to these refurbished laptops.

Return Policy

Return policies on refurbished laptops tend to be less generous than a brand new model. Where new computers have a 30-day return policy, refurbished laptops have only a week to fourteen-day return. That is with the exception of Hewlett Packard who offers a 30-day return policy on new and old.

Choosing

The big question other than price of course is what do you want or need? Are you in a position where you need the latest software and hardware combination? You may be in dire need of wireless internet capabilities or extreme memory upgrades. The real decision will lie in those questions as well.

If you need a basic laptop that functions well at a reasonable price then refurbished laptops could be the answer. Remember older or refurbished is not key word for bad technology, in fact sometimes older systems are more reliable than new technology because the company has had time to work out the bugs typical of new products.

Also, check out my other guide on Laptops Notebooks and Cheap Computers

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