Refurbished Laptops - any good?

d123

john.hanson27 wrote: »

Hi d123. I have been following thread with interest and am seriously thinking of buying the 9912. However, can you please explain to me why you have bought a 2gb stick - would it not have been cheaper to buy a 1gb - this would then give 2gb in ddr2 mode wouldn't it?

Thanks, Ploppy

The difference in price between 1GB and 2GB modules of ram means it is better to buy 2GB, and it does make a difference to performance.

Windows x32 can only utilise 3.5GB so as I see it, 3GB of ram is the most efficient compromise, the 9912 ran OK on 1GB ram, but for multi-tasking and memory intensive programs like Photoshop the more ram the better. It flies with 3GB ram.

john.hanson27

d123. Thanks very much for your reply. I had not realised that the maximum ram for the 9912 was 4gb, I thought it was limited to 2gb maximum. I think I shall go ahead and buy one now.

sleep2much

I bought a refurb from Dell a few years back, it's still going strong even though the battery is now dead and the mains lead needs blutac to hold it in, I wouldn't buy a new laptop unless I was flush, it's like buying a new car, drive off and you lose 30%.

Lennys_Shinpad

Quick update on the refurb laptop.

The Advent one I bought had a dodgy pixel so I ordered a Toshiba to replace it. It's absolutely cracking. Great screen, nice and quiet and super fast.

Think I'll be recommending refurb deals from now on.

visidigi

danishwali wrote: »

I have purchased a refurbished laptop and it is working very well. Bought it from "ElectroComputerWarehouse" and the product id is "dell_latitude_d630_$259" :j

click spam on the post above please folks

cit_k

visidigi wrote: »

click spam on the post above please folks

Yes, they are a silly spammer, for starters that d630 is for sale on a site that does not sell to the UK.

Leahncraig

I brought my partner a brand new laptop from Argos for Xmas opaned it xmas day and it started freezing and changeing from one screen to another on its own so we turned it off took it bk and got a dearer Toshiba laptop with a i3 processor got it home worked for about half a hour befor the track pad stopped working so at this point we were a little annoyed so took it back a d swaped it for the same laptop but slower processor as the one we had was out of stock got it home and gess what battary don't hold charge and when we turned it on in started went frow set up and then in stead of a home screen comeing up we got a blue screen so finally after waiting in Argos while they yet again checked the fault to make sure I was not lieing ( they do this every time you take something like a laptop back as its void of there money bk guarante so they have to make sure your not lieing just to get ur money back because of much it's cost so if the folt ain't obvious your bugered cuz I ain't kidding they were really trying to get out of giveing me my money bk but the falts were all in ur face luckily ) I got my money back brought a second hand one of eBay cost £360 acer aspire 5750 with 8 gig ram 750 hard drive and i5 processor works perfect not a mark on it runs smooth as butter!! moral of the story new ain't always better as they have never been tested befor packaged for sale and at least second hand or refurbs have and what ever you do don't go Argos there laptops are cheap for a reason my sister waned me I didt listen