01-12-2007, 12:28 AM
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Random Title Change!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary
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Buying refurbished
I found a colour laser printer I liked for $200, but it's refurbished. And I don't know much about refurbishing. So, what exactly is refurbishing, and what are your experiences with refurbished purchases? Any help you guys could give me would be great, thanks. 
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01-12-2007, 01:19 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I own a refurbished iPod nano and it's perfect. I think what refurbished means is that there was a minor problem with the item it was fixed, went through tests and because it had a problem can no longer be sold as a brand new item, so they sell it as refurbished. When you purchase refurbished items from Apple they give you a guarantee that the product will work, look for that when you purchase anything that is refurbished.
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01-12-2007, 02:48 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Jose, CA
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do refurbished items come with any sort of warranty?
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01-12-2007, 08:02 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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I think that when you buy refurbished, you increase your risk of buying a dud - some one else returned the item possibly because it didn't function for them.
I bought a Sony TV many years ago, and althought I saved a lot of money, and it worked well, after the warrenty ran out, I noticed that it had an intermitant buzzing/humming noise.
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01-12-2007, 08:18 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I bought a refurbished PS2 years ago. It came with a 30 day warranty, and I figure if these things work for 30 days then they are basically good for as long as a "new" one. I have never had any problems.
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01-12-2007, 08:29 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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My laptop was an IBM refurb (T42p). They would only offer a 30 day warranty on it (that was their policy for any refurbished item). 2 years later it still works perfectly. It was definitely worth the $1500 savings.
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01-12-2007, 10:04 AM
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Likes Cartoons
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I had a Umax refurbished Scanner working for 5 years, and it finally gave up the ghost 2 years ago.
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01-12-2007, 10:35 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere
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My wife got me refurbished wireless headphones for Christmas, and while its obviously only been a tiny bit of time, they work great and I have had no problems with them. I think that they have a lot shorter warranty on them, but that would make sense I guess.
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01-12-2007, 12:01 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Vancouver
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I had a refurbished Creative mp3 player once. Looked and functioned like new. Never had any problemes with it. Great savings. I wouldn't feel uneasy buying refurbs from the manufacturer.
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01-12-2007, 06:20 PM
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Random Title Change!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary
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Great! Thanks for all the info.
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Life is all about ass; you’re either covering it, laughing it off, kicking it, kissing it, busting it, trying to get a piece of it, behaving like one, or you live with one!!!
NSFL=Not So Funny Lady. But I will also accept Not Safe For Life and Not Sober For Long.
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