Author Topic: Arrow Direct, crazy cheap used computers! (Read 78912 times)

Locke141 · « **Reply #280 on:** February 20, 2015, 12:39:17 am »

It looks like they just got more in stock so they were able to fill my back order.

As of now there is one left if any one is looking for a large 3:4 LCD.
http://arrowdirect.com/syncmaster-213t.html

After reading about the 213T vs the 214T, I'm wishing I jumped on that, even with the extra work involved in fixing a broken unit.. It has more input options, twice the contrast ratio, and has a thread the response time.

I'm still very happy to be getting mine and am working on some plans for it now.

JimmyU · « **Reply #281 on:** February 20, 2015, 11:01:54 am »

I got a coupon code in my email yesterday for 25% off plus free shipping using the code "ARROW".

Generic Eric · « **Reply #282 on:** February 20, 2015, 11:24:44 am »

Went out of stock while I was adding it to my cart!

JimmyU · « **Reply #283 on:** February 20, 2015, 12:10:05 pm »

Quote from: Generic Eric on February 20, 2015, 11:24:44 am

Went out of stock while I was adding it to my cart!

That's because I got it!

How bad do you really want it?

JDFan · « **Reply #284 on:** February 20, 2015, 12:24:31 pm »

Quote from: JimmyU on February 20, 2015, 11:01:54 am

I got a coupon code in my email yesterday for 25% off plus free shipping using the code "ARROW".

Also seems "reditt" code is working again for the same !

Generic Eric · « **Reply #285 on:** February 20, 2015, 03:19:20 pm »

Quote from: JimmyU on February 20, 2015, 12:10:05 pm

Quote from: Generic Eric on February 20, 2015, 11:24:44 am

Went out of stock while I was adding it to my cart!
That's because I got it! How bad do you really want it?

nah...that's living on the internet.

JDFan · « **Reply #286 on:** February 24, 2015, 02:40:36 pm »

New code out : "fast33"

Good for 33% off and they still have free shipping right now (though looks like prices increased a bit to make up for the difference between the old 25% off code and this new one - so net cost is about the same as it was, unless you do not use the new code and instead use a 25% off code and pay the extra 8% for the same item !! )

Also looks like they finally got the website working properly (all of the 0 Qty items no longer listed) so hopefully if you order they will not be out of the item or send the wrong item !!

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #287 on:** February 24, 2015, 09:16:49 pm »

Great news. I fixed the 214T! The cap kit worked like a charm! I posted the "after" pics of the caps below.

I also posted a pic of the 214T next to my 17" LCD for size comparison. This thing is HUGE!

Now I need to call them to get my additional 15% back for all my trouble. :-)

Thanks again to the great suggestion on trying to fix it guys!

DeLuSioNaL29

JDFan · « **Reply #288 on:** February 24, 2015, 09:23:55 pm »

Looks great - Glad it worked out well - Still can't believe they let it out the door with Caps like that ( so Much for the :

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All items offered for sale at ArrowDirect.com have gone through an intensive inspection and repair process and are professionally refurbished.

But for the price you got that at it's hard to be upset !

Generic Eric · « **Reply #289 on:** February 24, 2015, 10:59:21 pm »

Quote from: JDFan on February 24, 2015, 09:23:55 pm

Looks great - Glad it worked out well - Still can't believe they let it out the door with Caps like that ( so Much for the :
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All items offered for sale at ArrowDirect.com have gone through an intensive inspection and repair process and are professionally refurbished.

But for the price you got that at it's hard to be upset !

I dunno man, caps release their magic smoke on their own time.

It's ---smurfy--- he was sent a lemon.

JDFan · « **Reply #290 on:** February 24, 2015, 11:07:55 pm »

Quote from: Generic Eric on February 24, 2015, 10:59:21 pm

I dunno man, caps release their magic smoke on their own time.

It's ---smurfy--- he was sent a lemon.

Yes but if it was indeed professionally refurbished it is hard to believe they would not have noticed the bulging/leaking caps or the fact the monitor could not even display properly. Must have been inspected late on a Friday or early Monday !

Generic Eric · « **Reply #291 on:** February 24, 2015, 11:33:34 pm »

Quote from: JDFan on February 24, 2015, 11:07:55 pm

Quote from: Generic Eric on February 24, 2015, 10:59:21 pm
I dunno man, caps release their magic smoke on their own time.

It's ---smurfy--- he was sent a lemon.

Yes but if it was indeed professionally refurbished it is hard to believe they would not have noticed the bulging/leaking caps or the fact the monitor could not even display properly. Must have been inspected late on a Friday or early Monday !

Do you think they are doing component level testing on every lcd that comes through each of their regional warehouses?

No.

At best they turn them on.

My greatest hope is they test the composite output on each of their LCDs, otherwise I wasted +$28.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #292 on:** February 24, 2015, 11:51:19 pm »

Doubtful this monitor was tested at all. The image was so dark I originally thought that it was turned off. Then I pressed the menu button and it was dark too. A bad sign for sure.

But I'm glad it was a simple fix. It was super easy to do.

Plus it gave me confidence to open up my broken 17" LCD. I ended up reflowing the VGA connector pins and it's fixed too. :-)

Would I buy from them again? Absolutely.

D

yotsuya · « **Reply #293 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:00:56 am »

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 24, 2015, 11:51:19 pm

Doubtful this monitor was tested at all. The image was so dark I originally thought that it was turned off. Then I pressed the menu button and it was dark too. A bad sign for sure.

But I'm glad it was a simple fix. It was super easy to do.

Plus it gave me confidence to open up my broken 17" LCD. I ended up reflowing the VGA connector pins and it's fixed too. :-)

Would I buy from them again? Absolutely.

D

Nothing sweeter than bringing an LCD back to life.

Locke141 · « **Reply #294 on:** February 25, 2015, 01:23:30 am »

It's huge! It's so big it's hard to tell that its a 3:4 from the pic.

Your in CT right? Was the monitor sitting out side in near zero wether, then brought in you house and shortly there after turned on? If so it may have happened then, electronics don't like sudden large temperature changes.

Locke141 · « **Reply #295 on:** February 25, 2015, 02:28:29 pm »

213T has arrived.

My mom included a pic of the sticker to confirm the model.

I asked her to plug it in tomorrow to confirm that it works.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #296 on:** February 26, 2015, 12:56:56 pm »

Glad to hear that you got it! Does it work?

As for mine, it was sitting in the cold when they delivered it, but I did let it sit for a few hours to warm up inside before I tried it. However, when I opened it up to repair it, it was clear that the caps were leaking and bulging for a while there. From what I read this is a common issue for this model.

Speaking of models, what's the difference between the 213T and the 214T?

D

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #297 on:** February 26, 2015, 01:33:42 pm »

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 26, 2015, 12:56:56 pm

Speaking of models, what's the difference between the 213T and the 214T?

About 1T

Locke141 · « **Reply #298 on:** February 26, 2015, 02:29:15 pm »

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 26, 2015, 12:56:56 pm

Speaking of models, what's the difference between the 213T and the 214T?

D

My mom is going to have my sister check it for me today, hopefully. I'll let you know.

Your 214T is better, besides for the bad caps. It has more input options, near twice the contrast ratio, better viewing angles, and has about 3x quicker response time.

213 T: http://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-syncmaster-213t-lcd-monitor-21-3-series/specs/
214 T: http://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-syncmaster-214t-lcd-monitor-21-3-series/specs/

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #299 on:** February 26, 2015, 05:41:09 pm »

Good to know the difference! I'll need to check those links out. Thanks.

As for the customer support at ArrowDirect.com I have to admit, it's pretty darn good! They responded right away to my initial problem and came up with good solution choices. I ended up getting $20 credited for the whole ordeal.

In addition, after I let them know that they should have (at the very least) turned on the Monitor to check it before it got sent, they wrote "Thank you for your feedback I have sent this information to the appropriate channels." So hopefully that should address the quality issues moving forward.

DeLuSioNaL29

bfauska · « **Reply #300 on:** February 26, 2015, 07:19:42 pm »

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 26, 2015, 05:41:09 pm

"Thank you for your feedback I have sent this information to the appropriate channels." So hopefully that should address the quality issues moving forward.

DeLuSioNaL29

After my customer support experience I would say I'm pleased too and would do business with them again.
But that quote isn't actually very confidence building to me. If I were saying "Don't tell me how to run my business, now go away" it would look just like what they said to you.

pbj · « **Reply #301 on:** February 26, 2015, 08:04:07 pm »

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 26, 2015, 05:41:09 pm

So hopefully that should address the quality issues moving forward.

DeLuSioNaL29

Man, you are living up to that handle tonight. Whatever you've got in your hand, set it down.

Locke141 · « **Reply #302 on:** February 26, 2015, 11:36:53 pm »

I was hunting for discount codes a while back and saw a video of one of there facilities. It looked like the were opening PC towers and giving a visual inspections. My guess is they probably do a visual inspections including the internals when it is trivial to do, opening a monitor would probably take to much time. I would also imagine that because PCs have moving parts and monitors don't they are more likely to power on the PC.

They also have to do a secure wipe of the HD and install an OEM copy of the OS before it goes out the door. They advertise this as part of the service they provide to companies looking to recycle there equipment.

yotsuya · « **Reply #303 on:** March 09, 2015, 09:31:07 pm »

I'm happy with my FP2007 as a monitor, but as a test rig, I really need sound. I ended up pickup up one of these Dell sound bars for like $15 shipped on ebay. It sounds great, and best of all, it's powered by the monitor, so no extra power wart. Whoo!

bfauska · « **Reply #304 on:** March 09, 2015, 11:25:17 pm »

How would it do in a bartop?

yotsuya · « **Reply #305 on:** March 09, 2015, 11:40:19 pm »

The sound on it is great. The trick is to find a way to power it. The monitor comes with a power port - you'd need some sort of power supply for it otherwise. But the sound is nice.

BorgDog · « **Reply #306 on:** March 09, 2015, 11:50:33 pm »

They sold them with a 12v power supply as well, with a reverse plug/socket. You could wire it up to any 12v source. We have a bunch of these at work.

bfauska · « **Reply #307 on:** March 10, 2015, 12:58:14 am »

I think both the dell monitors I picked up have the power port so I may think about picking a pair of these up.

yotsuya · « **Reply #308 on:** March 10, 2015, 01:15:39 am »

Yeah, mine was NIB and cheap. Pretty awesome. Go for it, bfauska!

yotsuya · « **Reply #309 on:** March 10, 2015, 01:20:32 am »

This is the one I bought.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261533857500&alt=web

JDFan · « **Reply #310 on:** March 10, 2015, 07:47:35 am »

Quote from: yotsuya on March 10, 2015, 01:20:32 am

This is the one I bought.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261533857500&alt=web

If you don't mind used (these seem to come from another refurbisher - that gets them along with the off lease monitors) they do not have the ac adapter but since you are using it with the monitor you don't need it - ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-AX510-0C730C-C730C-Computer-Speaker-No-Adapter-DW711-/151201720196?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2334532784 ) for $7.65 with free shipping.

Locke141 · « **Reply #311 on:** March 10, 2015, 10:55:04 am »

Quote from: JDFan on March 10, 2015, 07:47:35 am

If you don't mind used (these seem to come from another refurbisher - that gets them along with the off lease monitors) they do not have the ac adapter but since you are using it with the monitor you don't need it for $7.65 with free shipping.

I just ordered one.

bfauska · « **Reply #312 on:** March 10, 2015, 11:38:08 am »

Quote from: JDFan on March 10, 2015, 07:47:35 am

Quote from: yotsuya on March 10, 2015, 01:20:32 am
This is the one I bought.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261533857500&alt=web

If you don't mind used (these seem to come from another refurbisher - that gets them along with the off lease monitors) they do not have the ac adapter but since you are using it with the monitor you don't need it - ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-AX510-0C730C-C730C-Computer-Speaker-No-Adapter-DW711-/151201720196?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2334532784 ) for $7.65 with free shipping.

Less than $8 shipped, I can't afford to not try that.

yotsuya · « **Reply #313 on:** March 10, 2015, 12:53:06 pm »

I'm a bit more anal-retentive - if I can get it NIB for a few bucks more, I will, but that's a good deal.

Locke141 · « **Reply #314 on:** March 11, 2015, 12:09:17 am »

30% off i5 notebooks with the code arrow.

TopJimmyCooks · « **Reply #315 on:** March 11, 2015, 09:25:03 am »

Beware on those dell monitor mount speaker bars. some of them are really crappy sounding and prone to picking up noise. I rate them like a $5 pair of computer speakers. May not matter as much for mame v/s music/speech. YMMV.

DaOld Man · « **Reply #316 on:** March 15, 2015, 11:08:07 pm »

The only coupon I could get to work was techblue for 15% off.

mountain · « **Reply #317 on:** March 16, 2015, 10:25:02 am »

Quote from: DaOld Man on March 15, 2015, 11:08:07 pm

The only coupon I could get to work was techblue for 15% off.

I bought an i3 desktop a few days ago and the only code working was the 10OFFANY.
Also, I meant to post here a while ago; A big thank you everyone in this thread. I got a smokin' deal back in November when they were having the 50% off sale on all monitors. Found a 22" 3M Touch Systems M2256PW for $143.52 to my door. Showed up looking like new in original packaging and all accessories.

Locke141 · « **Reply #318 on:** April 08, 2015, 02:35:52 pm »

Just incase not every one singed up for email notifications. I thought I would share the below info email from Arrow.

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30-40% Off MSRP (*with coupon applied) and free shipping on all products at ArrowDirect.com with code: ARROW. Be sure to enter ARROW at checkout to get an extra 10% off of our lower store prices!

LAPTOPS - use code "Arrow"
http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=c4e832488a788fc21b2948a3d53c27396cb8632153ef46ed936a4f416bed95f8

DESKTOP PCs - shop here.
http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=c4e832488a788fc27c8a4481e83128beca7f4a1fbbecfaa4b7391ad71bb64c3d

MONITORS - lower prices.
http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=c4e832488a788fc2bd43855c9c518d925fe2223b361af707f77dca33dd6c344f

Locke141 · « **Reply #319 on:** April 28, 2015, 11:47:10 pm »

Got an email from arrow.

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Come shop ArrowDirect.com today to save on laptops, desktops, tablets and monitors.
Use code "ARROW" at checkout for 25% off your entire order!
Order in the next 2 days and you will also get free FedEx Shipping.
Why wait?


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