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Refurbed PCs, is there much of a risk

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  • 31-07-2016 8:06am
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    hairyslug
    Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭


    I need a new PC, but I don't want to be paying a whole lot, for a fairly basic new desktop, monitor, keyboard etc, it's up around the 500/600 mark, these are all running win10. I've had a look at a few refurbed units, all win7, all same ram and HD as the new unit, but for only €250. For basic working from home and family use, am I better off going for the refurbed unit.


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    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Where are you buying? Many of the return units, adverts donedeal etc are well over 10 years old and have come our of offices left on 24 hours a day.

    You can pick up a brand new tower fairly cheap that'll outperform anything you'll buy from donedeal.


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    hairyslug
    Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭hairyslug


    I was looking at greenit and some uk crowd, for a dual monitor setup up it was coming in at just over 230. I do prefer this set up but dont need to go down this path straight away.
    Tbh, I didn't have a proper look at new units, I was put off quite early with the prices so I will take any recommendations.


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    ressem
    Registered Users Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    They're a mixed bag. (Then again so are the new ones). Desktop towers are usually reliable, laptops less so.

    Dell has their outlet shop in the UK.
    http://www.dell.com/learn/uk/en/ukdfh1/campaigns/splitter
    with a warranty.

    Irish buyers have to phone to order (Mon-Fri to order) and prices are sterling ex vat. There's a filter for 'scratched and dented' machines.

    Note the processor number in particular the 4 digits in the CPU number.
    i3-2xxx would be a fairly old machine.
    i3-4xxx, indicates the intel CPU generation from a couple of years back.
    i3-6xxx is this years CPU generation.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    2nd hand will save you a lot of money, only advice I'd give is get one with a solid state drive, or else add your own - makes a radical difference.

    For example this is a 1st gen i3 with 4GB of ram and a 120GB SSD for €109.

    Perfectly fast for all the things you want to do. Another nice one here for €150, actually a more modern machine, is more compact and has USB3 as well.


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    ablelocks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,769 ✭✭✭ablelocks


    I bought a Dell refurb Dimension E520 in Oct 2007 - just upgraded it to Win 10 on Friday and it's working fine (apart from a sleep=coma issue, but i'll sort that out today hopefully) (it even got fried by lightning strike, Dell did a free repair on it - still not sure why)


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