Would you Reccomend a Refurbished Computer?

martyvice

martyvice

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Bestbuy has a pretty good deal right now.

$700 (On Sale for $400) HP Pavilion A1720N Intel Viiv Core 2 Duo E6300 1.8GHz, 1GB of Ram, 320GB HD, crappy ass graphics card.

I would need to get a better graphics card, but thats it. That price seems unbeleivable. I already have a nice monitor as well, so I don't need to go out and buy one.

The only question is... It's refurbished.....

What do you think?

Or maybe this one is the better deal???

http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10089629&catid=20217
 
Fpr gamimg most will jump at the Core 2 Duo model. Besides needing a better video card adding another 1gb of memory would work while not seeing any high end machine. The warranty offered on the refurbished system would be the first item to consider on either. Going with a prebuilt machine still will have it's own drawbacks over a custom build to also think about. The use of the machine will determine it's actual worth.
 
They still don't seem all that special. They probably have proprietary motherboard as well as cases, PSU's, whatnot. The $400 C2d only has a Gb of Ram.. If it had two it would be more of a consideration.

I bet you could build something much better for that price. ;)

Edit: PCeye beat me to it.. by three minutes! I must be a turtle today, Though I admit I'm awfully tired.
 
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It only has a 90 day warranty:(

I realize I could get a better system by building it, but not one as good as this for that price.

To just buy the CPU (E6300) is about $200-$300 here in Canada, and I'm getting a whole computer for $400....

I only want to be able to play the latest games with decent settings. I don't need all settings maxed.
 
Canada hmph. In that case go for it. :D

I'd make sure the PSU is upgradeable and that the motherboard is spacey enough (along with the case) to situate a medium\large sized graphics card, just in case.
 
I would NEVER recommend an HP to anyone, refurbished or not. But then again I would never recommend any brand from a proprietary company like that.
 
paratwa said:
I would NEVER recommend an HP to anyone, refurbished or not. But then again I would never recommend any brand from a proprietary company like that.
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Kind of a silly attitude. Not everyone is up to building their own... if I had to recommend a company to buy a prebuilt from, it would be HP.

As for being refurbished, I wouldn't worry too much about it unless your the type that depends on a warranty. The only difference from a refurbished PC and a normal one is that the refurbished likely just had a HDD or powersupply or something replaced.
 
Reburbished still means "used" where the HP staff will go through them to insure that everything is working again before resale. I would certainly give HP the edge over Dell by some margin while not advising one for a gaming machine. For simple stock use the original observation of going with a better video card that the HP supply will support and boosting memory to 2gb should give you a basic system with a little more boost nothing else for that price.
 
Thanks for the help,

Now what about the link I posted, do you think the extra $50 is worth it? The only real difference is it comes with 2 GB RAM.

But I'm not sure how the Dual Core 4600 compares to the E6300? I was pretty sure the E6300 is better. But But what would be better? $50 more for double the RAM but a slightly worse CPU????
 
i have used re-furbed comps where the mobo's short out...

but i guess even if u boguht something brand new there's no guarantee it's gonna work 100% but i like to think the likelyhood is much lower in new than refurbished
 
I would put that money aside and apply it on at least a brand new case with the things you want in it rather then see that money go up in smoke on a preused system with a very limited warranty or return policy. A refurb is usually good for a second beater case and nothing to count on to last.
 
Another question....

Why does it say there are 14 in stock at the Best Buy.ca site?

I thought it was a refurb?

Or do they just peice together the same PC numerous times?
 
What they do is blow off several returned systems that either were simply used and returned or saw some problems and were simply replaced. The systems are then gone through simply to replace anything needed and see if they run. The price is then reduced for quick clearance on them(without full retail warranty).
 
Well it's kind of like going for an "open box" board where you could get stiffed after a certain amount of time if something goes wrong. For a fast budget deal then you can save on costs that way. Need a case fast for a student for upcoming school work on a tight budget? That type of deal there or for checking the email.
 
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