Tiger Direct - refurbished laptops?????? - GoFuckYourself.com

bu((aneer · 07-27-2006, 07:34 AM

What exactly does refurbished mean?

Has anybody bought one?

Is it better to go with a new one?

Pete-KT · 07-27-2006, 07:43 AM

Dont buy it unless you buy the extended warranty with it, last time i bought one after 13 month the motherboard went bad and it was gonna cost me almost 800 to fix

DutchTeenCash · 07-27-2006, 07:52 AM

dell does that too

basically laptops with defects that are repaired, anything from a key that let loose till a motherboard that shortcircuited.

Make sure you get a VERY good warranty

KrisKross · 07-27-2006, 07:56 AM

Refurbished can also simply mean something that was returned within it's 30 day warranty but has no defects. But most refurbs are repaired devices.

carol.prime · 07-27-2006, 07:59 AM

As long as you're secured with a warranty, I think it's fine to get refurbished items like a laptop. However, it's still much better to get a new one. Here in my country, repair for (refurbished) laptop's battery and LCD can cost as much as the price of new desktop PC.

superglam2006 · 07-27-2006, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkx

Make sure you get a VERY good warranty

Yep, you can never be too sure when it comes to purchasing second hand things

OG LennyT · 07-27-2006, 08:00 AM

refurbs are ok but plan on shelling out bucks on a warranty

More Booze · 07-27-2006, 08:14 AM

Why buy something old when you can get a new decent laptop for ~600?
You don't need ~3Ghz and 2 gigs of RAM if you're only going to use it to take care of your websites. :-)

:2cents:

TexasDreams · 07-27-2006, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bu((aneer

What exactly does refurbished mean?

Has anybody bought one?

Is it better to go with a new one?

My home desktop computer is a "Refurb" Gateway purchased from TigerDirect. I have not had any problems at all with it, I'm extremely happy with it, and it was dirt cheap.

stev0 · 07-27-2006, 09:45 AM

I've got a refurbished laptop from tigerdirect.. works great.

tranza · 07-27-2006, 09:47 AM

I have no problems with refurbished computers.

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07-27-2006, 07:59 AM	#5
carol.prime Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 6,960	As long as you're secured with a warranty, I think it's fine to get refurbished items like a laptop. However, it's still much better to get a new one. Here in my country, repair for (refurbished) laptop's battery and LCD can cost as much as the price of new desktop PC. __________________ Prime Outsourcing \| offshore staffing solutions \| manual labor \| employee leasing \| full time employees starting at $695.00/month = managed and dedicated icq.: 309570461 live chat

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07-27-2006, 07:43 AM	#2
Pete-KT Workin With The Devil Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Posts: 51,532	Dont buy it unless you buy the extended warranty with it, last time i bought one after 13 month the motherboard went bad and it was gonna cost me almost 800 to fix

07-27-2006, 08:14 AM	#8
More Booze Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,116	Why buy something old when you can get a new decent laptop for ~600? You don't need ~3Ghz and 2 gigs of RAM if you're only going to use it to take care of your websites. :-) :2cents:

07-27-2006, 09:45 AM	#10
stev0 Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 6,801	I've got a refurbished laptop from tigerdirect.. works great.

07-27-2006, 09:47 AM	#11
tranza ICQ: 197-556-237 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BRASIL !!! Posts: 57,559	I have no problems with refurbished computers. __________________ I'm just a newbie.