Are refurbished laptops worth the risk?
>>54301711
So long as it's not a refurbished HP Pavilion sure
>>54301711
What risk?
Oh yeah Americans have cockroaches and bedbugs and shit in their houses lol
No. It's like buying a used car. The several hundred bucks in savings isn't worth it.
If you buy from hardware recyclers, they clean out the innards and wipe it down in alcohol, you'll be fine.
Yes its worth it because you should be competent enough to fix your own problems you have with your hardware.
Manufacturer refurbished items are typically good in general, they usually go through stricter QA than new products.
>>54301749
>buy new car for $20,000
>lose 50% of it's value 0.00001 seconds after i drive off the lot
>buy used car for $5,000
>car has already devalued and it's value is stable
>i can resell it later for ~$5000 if I maintain it
You're literally throwing away money when you buy a new car.
It's like taking out a loan and burning half the money.
>>54301738
Get raped and kill yourself, you retarded fucking faggot sack of shit with down syndrome.
>>54301772
I don't think he was suggesting to buy a car as a financial investment to immediately liquidate.
Buy a refurbished laptop with whatever extended/accidental damage warranty the company you're buying from offers.
>>54301797
It's still a waste of money.
And I see people fall for the "new car" trap all the time, often buying the shittiest trim model with no features, "but at least i bought it new!!!".
For the same price, they could have bought a fully loaded used car from the top trim.
>>54301711
>Are refurbished laptops worth the risk?
Depends where it's from
EBay? Yeah nah it's a huge risk.
Reliable supplier who *I KNOW*, personally opened it up, cleaned it and made sure everything works? - sure. It's definitely worth the maybe $30 more for a thinkpad.
>>54301711
Eh. Having bought my thinkpad T420/410 and a T61(stolen), I can say just buy new. Unless we're talking a used top end laptop, then I would consider it. (I.e. the laptop is $1500 new and you're getting it for $900)
There is nothing like the feel of a new keyboard, non dusty exhaust, and overall brand new laptop. Especially if the laptop is something you're looking to keep for a while, buy new.
The bedbugs and roaches shit isn't a tall tale either. Once they're in your house, they're in forever. If you know that seller and would vouch for them, then go right ahead.
>>54301829
The price difference really isn't that drastic between new vs barely driven year olds and the value of getting something brand new and never used or farted in is valuable to some people. In /g/ of all places I bet you can relate to desiring the new "Y" in some way.
I bought my car for $2,000 10 years ago. I just can't stand the rectal rage used car owners experience while trying to justify driving a cheap car/status symbol.
>>54301771
>Manufacturer refurbished items usually go through stricter QA than new products.
Yep. Minor visual defects and scratches are the worst you should expect.
>>54301772
>lose 50% of it's value 0.00001 seconds after i drive off the lot
This hasn't been true for decades.
>>54302060
>>Manufacturer refurbished items usually go through stricter QA than new products.
>Yep. Minor visual defects and scratches are the worst you should expect.
This isn't entirely true. It varies greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer.
>>54301844
Not everyone can afford it. European VAT is hilarious and prices of electronics compared to wages are just retarded. NA has higher wages and lower prices of food,gas,electronics. What the actual fuck.
Manufacturer refurbed or dealer refurbed? Manufacturer refurbed with warranty is fine.
Only by refurbs if it meets this criteria:
1. It's under $300
2. The product isn't plagued with major flaws.
3. It's less than 1/3rd retail price.
4. It has some form of warranty/guarantee.
5. It's within your country.
I had a friend that bought a refurb alienware laptop for 2,000 from Europe while hes in Austalia. It was vastly cheaper than in Austalia. Long story short the laptop display stopped working after a month, he called the sellers, they helped him "troubleshoot it" in which something shorted out inside it during that and it smoked up. After this they would just keep transferring him around putting him on hold. In the end they told him they do not need to provide warranty as they're outside of Australia and not subject to their laws. He said he would go viral with it then they threatened to post all his banking info everywhere. This was a very reputable company in Europe too. Finally his bank decided to chargeback the payment and flagged the company as scammers.
>>54301730
>buying anything HP even new
>>54302352
Not him but how stupid it is if I got a refurbished Centrino M Acer Travelmate 800 laptop?
>>54302371
How many years ago?
>>54302419
A year ago,for Christmas.
>>54302352
HP Spectre, the thin one, looks pretty neat
>>54302228
>just bought a refurb thinkpad from outside
fug
>>54302549
Thinkpads are pretty safe, not a whole lot ever goes wrong and if it does they're easy to repair with cheap spare parts available everywhere
ffs if the hardware is fine you can install linux on it. but usually laptops get bad hdds so think about buying one without a hdd or getting an ssd as well. i really would get used part unless you can find a very good deal or ur a poorfag.
>>54301711
imo you throw them away. If you're poor it's worth the risk.
>>54301787
Haven't laughed like this in a long while.
Bed bugs aren't so bad. At first its a little uncomfortable, like seeing a group of black people standing outside a convenience store at night. Soon, though, you'll learn their language, mate with their women and all differences will be forgotten.
>>54302879
>this shit
remember when /B/ was good?
>>54301738
I was in a yurocuck hotel in a fairly rich country and there were bedbugs too
I got a laptop of 1200 euros for 250 euros.
I put in my own new SSD (80 euros) and battery (45 euros) and it feels like brand new.
Would buy again.
My refurb Dell Inspiron 1545 has been with me since 2009. Still fully operational but now has a big ass crack near the hinge because of a flight I took 3 weeks ago
>>54302933
Romania doesn't count
>>54301711
OP, having worked at a computer repair company for 3 years, I raise you this question: is a brand new laptop worth the risk? At least you're pretty much guaranteed a refurb is going to be in working condition at the moment of purchase. I've seen so many cases where people buy new, it's faulty, and they're forced to go through a nightmare rma process.
The refurb should have at least 6 months warranty though.
>>54304127
What about potential bed bug contamination though senpai?
>>54305162
Bedbugs only get into electronics and power sockets in the absolute worst, filthiest infestations where the tenants have ignored the problem for months.
>>54306788
I dunno senpai plenty of people use their laptops while in bed
Doesn't seem all that unlikely
>>54306852
I had an infestation after staying in a shithole apartment for a few months. Even though I had to throw out my bedside table due to the bugs, they still didn't get into the electronics I had sitting there.
>>54306852
If you're that paranoid, open the damn box outside and disassemble the thing, then clean it out there.
Are refurbished macbooks worth the risk?
please don't kill me guys I'm just asking
>>54306922
No you will definitely get AIDS.
>>54306852
In what shithole do you live that bedbugs are an issue?
>>54301711
2011+ Thinkpads or Precisions? of course.
Everything else? Hell no.
Always get refurbished from stores that provide warranty. Avoid the average joe selling their personal shit.
>>54306922
Refurbished macbooks have better quality control than new ones. There are actual people looking through them. Plus you can always return it in case something's off.
>>54306993
Bed bugs are a problem pretty much everywhere
I live in northern Ontario and they're a major issue in my city
>>54307043
>Bed bugs are a problem pretty much everywhere
Not here, how fucking dirt has your home to be to have bedbugs.
>>54301711
mine works fine
>>54301711
test.
>Be American
>Buy laptop
>Get bugs for free
CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP
>>54307034
Thanks for the tip
>>54306967
And thanks for the warning, I'm a fag so I know of the dangers that AIDS brings with it.
Consider the following:
ebay.com/itm/152071438410
Thinkpad X250 5th i7-5600U, FHD, 8GB RAM, 256 SSD.
That would be a $1500 dollar laptop if it was new.
The only moving parts are the fan and the hinge, which have very low fail rates and are pretty serviceable.
In this case: Worth it
>>54302352
I am not upto date against the HP hate, what did h.p do wrong ?
>>54307331
I know, what's up with that?
HP's are cheap and reliable machines without meme specs and features
Must be the combined hate from Apple and ThinkPad owners who have to justify using overpriced or outdated hardware
>>54301711
>refurbished
Refurbished is pretty good
>Used from a company
It's okay, I own an X220 that came from a company environment and this shit is brand new
>Used from a person
A bit shittier, you might get lucky but most of the time it's in shittier condition than from a company
This is all assuming you're buying a business laptop. Consumer laptops are cancer new and even bigger pile of dogshit when bough used. Those things are basically time-bombs destined to fail
>>54302902
No one is trying to fuck niggers though. Bed bugs on the other hand have pretty women.
>>54307550
I just want to know where and how H.P hate arises? I know it's built quality could be better on low priced stuff, or it's spare parts situations could get better. But no idea, about the unexplained hate?
>>54307785
Ive owned two of them and both had overheating issues with the cpu. Probably using toothpaste instead of thermal.
>>54307882
Own one, can confirm, H.P's cool sense technology is so bad that you can use it to cook omletes on it while you do a mediocre task such as reading a pdf.
https://m.snapdeal.com/product/refurbished-lenovo-core-i5-laptop/654432536493
Is this refurbished product worth it? I am thinking an ssd and ram upgrade
>>54302060
Still you can buy a car that's one model year older with like 10k miles for like 30% cheaper than what the stealership charges
>>54307331
>>54307550
Only business series (compaq, elitebook) are worth shit, regular consumer hp laptops are known to be some of the biggest garbage ever produced. Their inspirion series was known to have the highest failure rates on the market.
This is neither a meme nor joke, ask anyone who have worked in a laptop service their opinion on consumer tier hp laptops.
Elitebooks are kinda nice, slightly cheaper than thinkpads. Good for people with limited budget.
>>54307921
I don't use whatever coolsense shit on my HP envy m6. I clean installed Windows 10 and set the BIOS fan control, not had any issues.
>>54307594
>Those things are basically time-bombs destined to fail
They are if you don't clean them reguarly, use them in shit environments, and treat them like dogshit, as most people do to shit they own. Even expensive shit.
>>54307299
Would it play fallout 4?
>>54308005
Inspiron is from Dell not HP, pavilion is shit.
>>54308007
I tried that, if it isn't the CPU heating, it's the GPU
>>54301711
Depends on the model anon. Even a company that makes a good one likely makes a shitty one as well.
I would pay like 2-300 for ok ones from electronics stores refurbished. The thinkpads are worth 3-500 depending. t520 and w520 have treated me well.
>>54308085
>Inspiron is from Dell not HP, pavilion is shit.
Yep my bad. Fucked up, that's what I meant.
Here we have stores that buys decommissioned thinkpads from offices, cleans them and sell them at a slightly higher price than the regular ebay/craigslist offers.
They are still cheap and they come with a warrenty, if what they ship is broken, you can get them to fix it for free.
I think it is a good deal, I don't mind paying a little extra and then I know it will work.
It is a little like buying a used car from a dealership rather than buying private.
>>54308085
AMD drivers strike again?
>>54301711
>buying a cumstained chinkpad from Ebay
Typical /g/
>>54307055
Look up the city nearest to you on "bed bug report".com
>>54308052
Fuck off back to /v/
>>54308190
The type you buy off /g/ are the ones caked in dried semen.
>>54308183
Shots fired!
>>54307921
>>54308005
I have owned and administered multiple HP hardware, laser printers, inkjet printers, consumer and business printers, consumer and business laptops and I always had the best experience
Their hardware never had the latest features, like high resolution touch screens, expensive aluminium materials, backlit keyboards, weird ink system etc but they always worked reliably, install-and-forget and they always had killer price
Maybe I was very lucky but I have extreme respect for HP
For me they somehow manage to make quality, no-nonsense, products with very competitive prices
>>54301711
If you just want a cheap shitposting machine, but with half decent specs for a great price, look at used dell latitudes.
2.6ghz i5
4gb RAM
DVD burner
160gb HD (probably close to burnt out)
Sometimes the battery even works.
All for $80-$140, even with a new battery
It can anything those fags with $2,000 macbooks can do. Just keep back ups of your data in case the HD burns out. Or buy one with no HD and battery for $60 and replace those parts with new ones for ~$50
>>54308262
Own HP printer (1510), shit tier printing quality and speed, ink expensive and doesn't print that many pages, use NARROW setting in Page layout in word or Libre writer, boom 2-3 characters missing on the page's edge, and it's an A4 page, supposedly capable of printing on B5s(kek).
Pavilion G6, watch 20min porno while Laptop in bed, whole bed gets warm!
Not trying to hijack, but I am on the other side of OP. I want to sell my XPS 17 gaming laptop. It is just three years old and in good condition. Used ones retail about $500 so I will make that my benchmark and stick to my guns for the sale.
Is this a good way to sale it for maximum profit?
>>54308262
Every HP product I've had has been trash. Consumer-tier stuff. I'm sure their high-end stuff is better, but that's no excuse.
Is it really that much of an issue to buy used? Used is only a problem if you don't know how to fix things. Like with a used car - as long as the drivetrain is good, everything else is easy to fix if it shits the bed. Same thing with computers. As long as the motherboard is good (aka not flexed or cracked), everything else is basically plug and play.
>Get refurbished E6410 for $100
>has some tiny scuffs on the corners and a bump in the plate on the top
>Literally no other problems
>Used it daily for about a year now
I see literally no reason to buy new unless you're literally completely clueless or it's just released and you want the latest in plastic tech toys.
>>54306922
Well first of all, its a macbook. This presents a problem. It is not easy to get OSX of a macbook
>>54301711
Look into the HP 2740p. Its fast enough to use with the peripheals of a desktop computer, and the docking station is worth it. I bring it around all the time. Just one thing, find a good battery for it because the one it comes with sucks
>>54309493
>>54309493
my nigga
those things are the best deal for that price.
just get one that says it's guaranteed working. Some of them they only turn it on, other sellers test all key functions.
