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Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead.

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micky wrote:
> BTW, the laptop looks spotless, hard to believe anyone has ever used it.
> Is that because the refurbishers are fantastic at cleaning them, or
> maybe it was hardly used??

I have been very fortunate in the 3 refurbs I've bought, 2 desktops and 
1 laptop.  The two desktops were like you describe, spotless, 
shrinkwrapped, 'seemingly' brand new unused.  The one laptop bought as a 
refurb at a storefront was also extremely clean, but testing showed a 
high cpu temp and I took it back to the store and got a different same 
refurb which was also excellent.  Neither of the laptops were quite as 
'pristine' as the two desktops but in excellent condition.

The same storefront I bought the laptop where I shopped a lot while it 
was still in business salespeople strongly advised me against buying 
refurbs (incl from their place) because they said they were always 
'dogs', beat-up and possibly defective.  Not for me.

The desktops were from WalMart, ordered online, picked up at the store 
after delivered there, both from the same refurb outfit; the laptop and 
storefront were Fry's which is prone to 'repackaging' and labeling the 
repackaging as such, sometimes the repackages are cheaper than 'never 
unpackaged' on the same shelf and sometimes not.  The Fry's refurb was 
not the same outfit as for the 2 desktops.

Both Fry's and WalMart are extremely easy about return for credit or 
exchange, and when handled at the storefront there are no 'how to handle 
the shipping problem' issues.

I would love it if such as an Amazon purchase of a refurb would identify 
the refurb outfit; some are very good.

-- 
Mike Easter

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My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead.  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-01-26 03:59 -0500
  Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-26 05:52 -0500
    Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-01-26 11:03 -0500
      Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-26 16:19 +0000
        Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. SOLVED, or Problem went away.  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-02 18:22 -0400
      Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-01-26 11:07 -0800
  Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-26 15:34 +0000
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        Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-26 16:17 -0500
          Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-01-28 10:24 -0500
            Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-28 16:15 -0500
        Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-02 18:21 -0400
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    Re: My new-to-me renewed laptop is dead.  SOLVED micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-01-27 22:55 -0500
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