refurbrished vs second!

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jim121 · #1 Post by **jim121** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 4:29 am

i really confused which is better refurbrished laptop or second one? and how could i know that is refurb or second, i mean is it physically different?

sktn77a · #2 Post by **sktn77a** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:10 am

I'm not aware IBM sells "seconds". Any laptops that are returned are checked and repaired as necessary and sold as "refurbished".

G-Man · #3 Post by **G-Man** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:50 am

IBM's refurbished TPs look like brand new TPs. They replace every defective part. There are no scratches, cuts etc. So I would say refurbished is better.

Regards,
G-Man

mier · #4 Post by **mier** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 3:10 pm

Just to add my $.02.

I actually prefer refurbs as long as they have a decent warranty period.

First, they're cheaper. Second, a refurb has almost certainly been through more hands-on testing than any given new item. Third, refurbs at least have a chance of having some production run error or another corrected vs. a new one having no chance of the same.

MadeInJapan · #5 Post by **MadeInJapan** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 9:26 pm

Either is okay under 2 conditions:
1. Price is right
2. Decent warranty period left (with warranty, IBM fixes just about everything....so it doesn't matter).

refurbrished vs second!

refurbrished vs second!

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