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Any thoughts about ordering something REFURBISHED?
Scumgriever:
I've got no problem with refurbished products. I've bought a few things, a PDA, a monitor and a laptop which all worked like they were new. I did have troubles with a refubished VCR that I ended up returning twice before paying the difference for a new one.
There seems to be somthing about VCRs but otherwise I reccomend the refurb path wholeheartedly.
That said, $30 doesn't seem like very much of a price difference, I'd expect a little more so it's up to you.
I'm rarely organised enough to keep track of warranties that last more than a year so the extra warranty time that comes with a new product isn't too much of an issue for me.
javeryh:
Crap. I was all set to order the brand new one but they no longer carry it with a black trim - it's silver now and that's not going to cut it. Looks like I'm ordering the refurb for $189 in black. I've never done this before and I'm a little nervous... oh well...
Xam:
I would not worry too much about it. Refurbs as mentioned are usually an unwanted item that was returned. They are generally inspected and any parts not meeting original OEM specs are replaced. In some cases, the warranty is the same as new (depends on company).
I too own several refurbed items. I have never regretted buying one.
The best refurb I own is a Dell computer...$400 less than new and still going strong after 2 1/2 years.
Xam
shardian:
In some cases, a refurb is better than the original. For example, I have one of those phillips dvp642 dvd players that play divx files. The original had a defect where a capacitor would fry, and the machine would no longer power up. Owning a refurb means they fixed this issue, AND lowered the price.
javeryh:
I ordered it! $202.23 shipped for a Dell 19" LCD flat panel monitor. I hope it works like I want it to...
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