Should i buy a new laptop or a refurbished one

claire8606

Hi, hope ive added this to the right section.

I brought a HP laptop a few years ago, i got quidco cashback and money off so the laptop worked out about £280.00, unforunatley my laptop has given up.. and its going to work out too expensive to get repaired.

Should i buy a brand new laptop, they are working out about £350 - £400 or a refurbished one.

Any suggestions would be great.

Many thank

Claire

GunJack

look at argos' clearence shop on ebay - their refurbs are essentially new machines that have been customer returns for whatever reason. They can't re-sell as NEW, hence the refurb tag. Still get a 12-month warranty with them, and some good machines well under your budget

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Clearance-Bargains?_rdc=1

compare specs/prices on there with places like ebuyer/dabs etc and go from there

claire8606

thanks. there is a argos clearance in walsall. it is the shop version of the ebay store.

think i might have a look there tomorrow.. not 100% sure if they sell laptops..

too many things to think of when buying a laptop :-(

Donnie

What's wrong with the HP?

Nothing much on the Clearance website at the moment. What is your criteria? You can get a laptop for as little as £235.

prowla

What precisely does "refurbished" mean?
It's like used, but tarted up to imply somehow improved.

spud17

From the site,

Refurbished Products
Refurbished products are all 100% OK! In fact, they represent amazing value for money, especially as we offer all our refurbished products with a full ONE YEAR warranty.
These products may be classed as refurbished for a number of reasons:

• They may have been previously sold, and subsequently returned to one of our parent stores and not put back on sale for cosmetic packaging reasons. This is often as little as a broken seal.
• Alternatively, they may simply have incurred a minor amount of cosmetic packaging damage during handling in the day to day running of our business.
• Some items may also have been returned to our parentstores with a reported fault or where a customer had difficulty in using.

All of these products are returned to our certified testing facilities, examined and fully tested. Only products classified by our professional inspection and testing process as "A1 Condition", fully tested, working, and complete are then made available for sale through Argos Clearance Bargains. Any products that don't meet these high standards are never sold through our eBay shop or retail stores. All of our refurbished products are sold in there original manufacturers packaging unless stated on the listing. The fact that we guarantee the products for a full year means that you can purchase with full peace of mind. REMEMBER: WE CLEARLY STATE IN EVERY TITLE, SUBTITLE OR LISTING IF A SPECIFIC PRODUCT IS REFURBISHED. IF IT DOESN'T SAY REFURBISHED THEN IT'S ALWAYS BRAND NEW!

prowla

Thanks - I think that's a good definition, but some use it to mean a used machine that has had a bit of a clean to make it look nicer.

claire8606

hey cheers, ne suggestions of where i could get one from.. i was really happy with my hp laptop. there was a problem with charging it.. cant be fixed.. so have to buy a new one.

magpiedawn

Hi
Just looked on the Argos clearance web site and noticed, so please be careful that the acer aspire 5735Z refurbished, that i bought new about 18mths ago has a lot higher spec than the ones advertised. I would have thought same make and serial number same computer, so maybe the refurb to a lower spec enables them to sell for a lower price.

Having said that mine is a great computer i am very happy with it and have not had any problems, i was a little wary when i bought it Acer being a new name to me, i had always had Toshiba's before,lot more expensive and this time offering a lower spec for a lot more money.

Good luck hope it helps Anna x

magpiedawn

PS
Not sure so please check, but i think Acer is HP

Donnie

claire8606 wrote: »

hey cheers, ne suggestions of where i could get one from.. i was really happy with my hp laptop. there was a problem with charging it.. cant be fixed.. so have to buy a new one.

Who told you that it could not be fixed?