Peachesbackwards
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I have 2 computers. My main one is a Toshiba Tecra A8 Notebook which I use in the bedroom & my secondary one is my desktop in my Den that I use maybe 20% of the time- Den doubles as my Bowflex work out room & I'm on the desktop between sets. I just replaced my HP m260N Media Center Pentium 4 desktop with a refurbished Core 2 1.86 GHZ Gateway GT5238E which I got for $350 inc shipping & 90 day warranty. The HP never froze or gave me problems but it was a bit slow, especially compared to the Tecra, which is why I bought the Gateway. I should add that all my OS are XP by choice. Anyway, when I got the Gateway of course it was dead on arrival. I contacted Gateway, whose customer service is the best and fastest of any company I've ever dealt with, sent the computer back at their expense and got it back fixed within a week.
It works great & is much more faster then the HP. Apparently something in the hard drive had not been configured right, initially. I just do basic computer stuff, no gaming or graphics stuff.
My question is, how long should I wait till I resell my HP, as I have no other use for it & figure I'll get $175-200 for it? In other words, how long will it take me to have a reasonably good idea this refurbished computer is working good before I sell the old one? Any advice appreciated. While I'm not desperate for the $175-$200, I still could use it.
It works great & is much more faster then the HP. Apparently something in the hard drive had not been configured right, initially. I just do basic computer stuff, no gaming or graphics stuff.
My question is, how long should I wait till I resell my HP, as I have no other use for it & figure I'll get $175-200 for it? In other words, how long will it take me to have a reasonably good idea this refurbished computer is working good before I sell the old one? Any advice appreciated. While I'm not desperate for the $175-$200, I still could use it.