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hi, years go this site was very helpful in getting me a really good refurb ex-business laptop with did me great servioce but its time to replace.
I'd like to do the same again but the place i bought from then, MSCcom, appears to have disappeared.
Does anyone have any good recommendations for sites?
I'm looking for a decent home use/bit work crossover laptop. My previous was a latitude win10pro I5 12gb 500hdd. i appreciate your time. J

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  • Vitor
    Vitor Posts: 1,166 Forumite
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    Amazon certified refurbished has done me OK
  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 18,613 Forumite
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    johannis said:
    hi, years go this site was very helpful in getting me a really good refurb ex-business laptop with did me great servioce but its time to replace.
    I'd like to do the same again but the place i bought from then, MSCcom, appears to have disappeared.
    Does anyone have any good recommendations for sites?
    I'm looking for a decent home use/bit work crossover laptop. My previous was a latitude win10pro I5 12gb 500hdd. i appreciate your time. J
    How old are you looking for? Someone was recommending a site recently, and others say they've used it, but the laptops were typically 5-10 years old and yes they were relatively cheap (lot less so for Mac) for a functioning laptop you could get much more modern devices elsewhere for similar prices.
  • Grumpy_chap
    Grumpy_chap Posts: 19,470 Forumite
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    For anyone considering second-hand refurbed laptop this weekend, it is worth checking the prices for used against new prices under "black Friday deals".
    I saw a laptop in the local PC refurb store at £295.  Pretty much the same specification is available at the Dell website at £350.  If the budget will stretch, and for that small delta in cost, a new machine would seem to win out.
    Of course, the potential for a financial gain is greater if going for a higher end laptop.
  • Dell outlet has savings vs new for virtually  new or fairly new 'refurbs' fully certified by Dell.
    Do compare prices though....
  • There is a huge market in refurbed Lenovo laptops - generally ex corporate ones that have been replaced for no reason other than they're a couple of years old.

    Search on ebay for 'lenovo laptop refurb' and only use sellers with big feedback scores (10000+). 
  • johannis
    johannis Posts: 178 Forumite
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    johannis said:
    hi, years go this site was very helpful in getting me a really good refurb ex-business laptop with did me great servioce but its time to replace.
    I'd like to do the same again but the place i bought from then, MSCcom, appears to have disappeared.
    Does anyone have any good recommendations for sites?
    I'm looking for a decent home use/bit work crossover laptop. My previous was a latitude win10pro I5 12gb 500hdd. i appreciate your time. J
    How old are you looking for? Someone was recommending a site recently, and others say they've used it, but the laptops were typically 5-10 years old and yes they were relatively cheap (lot less so for Mac) for a functioning laptop you could get much more modern devices elsewhere for similar prices.
    Thanks for the respionse, i have nothing particular in mind, similar to what i had. Looking arounf £200 initially.
  • Murmansk
    Murmansk Posts: 1,199 Forumite
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    Morgan computers were always good and still exist online although they no longer have shops as far as I know.
  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 15,085 Forumite
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    Murmansk said:
    Morgan computers were always good and still exist online although they no longer have shops as far as I know.
    A real blast from the past and good to know they are still going

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