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3 Reasons Why You Should Buy a Refurbished Laptop

Refurbished laptops often get a bad rap because they've already been around the block before, and they've got a bit of experience. In the world of technology equipment, experience is usually a bad thing. They're veterans, and even though they've been patched up, people are still afraid that they've suffered damage from their old battle scars. Despite the popular unflattering perception of refurbished laptops, they are actually a really smart buy. After reading the 3 reasons below, you'll wonder why you haven't bought refurbished laptops before.

One - Refurbished laptops work just as well as a brand new computer, at a very small fraction of the price. They undergo numerous examinations to check for fault and ensure quality. If any faults are found with any component of the laptop, they the problem part is replaced with a brand new one. They are rechecked again before they are sent out for sale, ensuring that the one you buy will be ready to go. With even new computers, glitches can occur that impede function, but with refurbished laptops, your really getting a great deal on a computer that's been checked and rechecked many times before it's reached your hands. It also benefits from brand new operating systems and application software. Many people worry about hidden viruses in their refurbished computer. This isn't a problem at all, because your getting a thoroughly clean system.

Two. It's much easier to upgrade to newer technologies when you don't put away so much money on each one. With the money you spend on the newest, most exciting computer model, you can buy 10 or more upgrades over the course of several years. If your goal is to be technologically savvy and keep up with the latest features, at first it may seem like buying brand new computers, but when you do that, you break your budget, and the technological world whizzes past you while you save up for your next computer purchase. With refurbished laptops, you don't have to be left behind the in the next technological wave.

Three. Buying refurbished laptops are a great way to go green because it supports the notion of recycling computer material that can be toxic to the environment instead of dumping them recklessly into our landfills to contaminate our soil and water. You reflect on that and relish your firm moral character as you conduct day to day operations on your refurbished laptop. Just remember to recycle it when you're done with it, so you don't release bad karma on the world.

As you can see, buying refurbished laptops are really a smart idea. They work just as well as new computers, the small price tag allows you to upgrade more often, and you can pat yourself for being a part of the green movement. In fact, with all these great reasons to buy a refurbished laptop, it almost makes people who buy laptops brand new look a little like suckers. But that's okay, at least you have the inside information.

Matthew Rizos

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1. Derek (00:55, 10.03.2009)
Back in 1990, I purchased a refurbished Gateway desktop (not laptop) computer. Three days later, the hard drive started making a noise that grew worse until it crashed within another few days. I spent hours on phone support running diagnostics tests trying to convince them that the hard drive had failed. Eventually, I was sent a new hard drive, and had to call tech support yet again to reinstall the drive (and Windows) by myself. Although it was a good experience because I learned all about installing HDD's and Windows 98SE, I would rather have avoided it at the time. Luckily, that was 1990 and the tech support person was a native English speaker. I can't imagine doing the same now. That experience pretty much scared me away from purchasing refurbished. I wholeheartedly believe that "refurbished" computers are not tested much -- it's not profitable for the company to waste time doing so, past a quick "oh, it turns on and boots -- must be OK" process.

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