Refurbished Computers, please add to this list...

[bridge77]

Today, i was reading an article on Tom's Hardware and they mentioned refurbished computers, which are fine for most of us who don't need the high end or may want additional computers for various reasons.

My family uses Desktops and Laptops and have used the Dell Refurbished by FedEx site. Many have reported the quality as variable from that site, but my experience has been mostly good.

Usually you can get a half priced deal on refurbished Dell here: https://www.dellrefurbished.com/coupons and Free ship.

Well Tom's suggestion on Refurbished may have this site above beat and they offer a variety of brands: https://pcsrefurbished.com/sales/salesHome

From what i see, Pcs has better prices than Dell and may even refurbish them better. May have to check some reviews on that, but generally i trust advice from Tom's.

Anyone with some GREAT sites for refurbished computers that i missed ???

thanks.

 

[Dick Dastardly]

These are corporate computers resold, there's no refurbishing involved in the vast majority of cases, they do stuff like swapping ram and ssds according to price and that's about it. They can install the OS and dust them with an air compressor.

Refurbishing a computer would mean changing parts to make it like new, which nobody does because it's expensive and some parts, like PSUs and mobos are non-standard, the only way to fix them is to use donor computers.

The same principle applies to phones for exame, but there they might replace the battery with a brand new but lower quality one, new lower quality LCD or case, all generic parts.

In many cases, it's cheaper to buy the same thing used from a private seller. This is how I get my Thinkpads. A professional reseller sells the same exact computer for double or triple the price, does that make any sense for the end user?

These companies should not call these computers "refurbished", there's little work done on them before being resold, if i take a computer, turn itbon to see it works, dust it and resell it for a profit, does that mean i refurbished it?

 

[NEO54321]

These are corporate computers resold, there's no refurbishing involved in the vast majority of cases, they do stuff like swapping ram and ssds according to price and that's about it. They can install the OS and dust them with an air compressor.

Refurbishing a computer would mean changing parts to make it like new, which nobody does because it's expensive and some parts, like PSUs and mobos are non-standard, the only way to fix them is to use donor computers.

The same principle applies to phones for exame, but there they might replace the battery with a brand new but lower quality one, new lower quality LCD or case, all generic parts.

In many cases, it's cheaper to buy the same thing used from a private seller. This is how I get my Thinkpads. A professional reseller sells the same exact computer for double or triple the price, does that make any sense for the end user?

These companies should not call these computers "refurbished", there's little work done on them before being resold, if i take a computer, turn itbon to see it works, dust it and resell it for a profit, does that mean i refurbished it?

I bought a few WIFI and network related items from Amazon Resale. It was stated that they were refurbished back to factory condition. I found out that all of them had their passwords still in place; there is no way they were reset back to factory default condition. Not a deal breaker but misleading anyway.

 

[bridge77]

These are corporate computers resold, there's no refurbishing involved in the vast majority of cases, they do stuff like swapping ram and ssds according to price and that's about it. They can install the OS and dust them with an air compressor.

Refurbishing a computer would mean changing parts to make it like new, which nobody does because it's expensive and some parts, like PSUs and mobos are non-standard, the only way to fix them is to use donor computers.

The same principle applies to phones for exame, but there they might replace the battery with a brand new but lower quality one, new lower quality LCD or case, all generic parts.

In many cases, it's cheaper to buy the same thing used from a private seller. This is how I get my Thinkpads. A professional reseller sells the same exact computer for double or triple the price, does that make any sense for the end user?

These companies should not call these computers "refurbished", there's little work done on them before being resold, if i take a computer, turn itbon to see it works, dust it and resell it for a profit, does that mean i refurbished it?

i have read their statement of refurbishing and it seems sufficient for me. if someone knows of a better refurbisher out their, please include that information. thanks.

https://www.pcsforpeople.org/who-we-are/

From personal experience, i bought a Acer computer from Costco about 14 years ago and used it daily, no problems even though it was a demo unit.

it still runs Great today, and i have upgraded some components for more memory et al.

does this 14 year old computer need 'refurbishing' to keep it going ???

no.

most computers need nothing to continue; plug them in and away you go.. when i get a used machine, i will open it up and add memory or whatever and it is good to go. if i find dust, then i dust it.

easy peasy.

i am glad that Refurbishers exist and are NOT dumping good used machines into a land fill.

so LOOK at the positive, instead of inventing negatives that dissuade people who will do fine with these machines.

if the Refurbisher replaced components as you ask for then they could not resell them profitably at all.

guess what? out to the Land Fill they go.

Groan.

 

[Bouldergramp]

I will stick with eBay.

 

[bridge77]

I will stick with eBay.

great, you are doing the right thing if a used machine is all you need.

rest assured that replacing parts on my 14 year old computer would have done nothing to help it last beyond 5 years, 10 years or 14 years.

a use computer company could not sell for less by replacing parts that Do Not need to be replaced.

Car dealers don't do that either, they fix what they can and hide what they can't.

 

[Bouldergramp]

I will stick with eBay.

great, you are doing the right thing if a used machine is all you need.



This computer dual boots Win 11Pro and Win 7 Pro. It sits next to my bedroom TV and is used to play DVDs and record Over-The Air TV (occasionally). It still works great.

--
Bouldergramp, USA

 

[brn]

For my home, I've purchased a few HP class workstations from PC Server and Parts.

https://pcserverandparts.com/refurbished-workstations/refurbished-hp-workstations/

They are workstation class, so cost a little more, but are also better built than consumer computers. I use them to run virtual servers.

 

[bridge77]

For my home, I've purchased a few HP class workstations from PC Server and Parts.

https://pcserverandparts.com/refurbished-workstations/refurbished-hp-workstations/

They are workstation class, so cost a little more, but are also better built than consumer computers. I use them to run virtual servers.

thanks.

i just ordered yesterday a Lenovo Windows 11 notebook to update my Win 10 stuff.

Refurbished Desktops, Laptops and Accessories by Category

pcsrefurbished.com

this will be my first Lenovo but it looks like no soldered components and thick enuf for real cooling. thin is not in for me, it is just plain silly and should be abandoned along with soldered components. i am Old Skool, where real repairs and updates are possible.

i am impressed that these are True Refurbished machines, not something with the dust blown off.

the prices seem to be better than the Dell place currently, although i have done very good with Dell. their prices fluctuate a lot thru the year. currently it is Tax refund time, so the prices reflect that at Dell. always buy the sales price for almost half off, otherwise tooo much money is left on their table.

eventually i would like to grab a Work station for storing my slew of hard drives or maybe to just enjoy real performance and durability.

she said occasionally they get Apple; may have to try apple again as it has been over 20 years since using that type of thing. sometimes i miss being part of the hip computing crowd and the fine Kool aid they serve. however Windows has more than made up for all the nonsense i used to live on regarding that delectable fruit.

MS is letting me down in October in their forced move to Win 11, so this was my cheap answer to adapt part of my herd of machines over. the other Win 10 stuff will just remain that way, hopefully we find real solutions to the End of the World as we know it now regarding the obsolescent Win 10 or maybe the sky will just fall around us who resist what must be the New Light from the masters of redmond.

 

[bridge77]

got my Lenovo t480s i5 16 gigs ram from People PC's for $150 shipped.

wow, looks new and runs great. cheap way to upgrade to Windows 11 is to get a refurbished PC with Win 11 for cheap as i don't know what will be best for my antique Win 10 machines come October.

me thinks they all turn into Pumpkins or somebody figures out the perfect way to bend the System to keep Great Machines working.

the Lenovo t480s is supposed to be the last Great Lenovo laptop with no Soldered component scam and Thin notebook scam started by the Fruit Company (and windows users foolishly bought too i may add).

when i saw the thing advertised with 16 gig ram and up-gradable to 64 gigs at $150 dollars including Windows 11 Pro, it appeared to be a no brainer and Free Ship.

testing it now, no problems and looks new.

Refurbished Desktops, Laptops and Accessories by Category

pcsrefurbished.com

you have to jump a few hurdles to get one.

 

[Blackhat Jake]

Had been using a Dell Precision T3500 cast off from work for a few years. Despite upgrading the cpu and RAM to the limit of the PC, it was still taking minutes to post-process images with DxO PhotoLab. In December 2023 I decided to replace it with a more capable machine. Being that it was Christmastime and funds were tight, I settled for a "refurb" Lenovo ThinkStation P520 from PC Server & Parts. Now image post processing takes seconds instead of minutes.

I went through their eBay store front:

Security Measure | eBay

www.ebay.com

They have a website of their own as well:

PCSP (PC Server & Parts): Refurbished Servers & Workstations

Built to order refurbished servers, workstations, and desktop computers. Customer satisfaction guaranteed, all with an available 1 to 5 year warranty!

pcserverandparts.com