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Who wants to find me a refurbished laptop?

Dec 3, 2012 7:56 PM

I know, I know. . . I asked a very similar question yesterday. But bear with me, because I trust you all more than I trust myself when it comes to these things. . .
I need a bare-bones laptop--preferably refurbed, because I don't care about cosmetic blemishes or that fresh-out-of-the box smell. All I care about is: Internet speed and word processing. I don't care about size. I do NOT want a chromebook. I'm not ready for that level of online commitment. I'd rather have a netbook and keep my budget at $250 but I'll settle for a full notebook and very reluctantly go as high as $300.

But my mind is exploding. . . I don't know who to trust (ebay sellers with impeccable feedback? Cowboom?).

Ideally someone who enjoys doing this would post the perfect rescued notebook from the perfect seller and I can be done overthinking this. Won't you be my notebook broker?

curli76 curli76

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Try http://www.secondipity.com/Laptops-Computers/b/2640799011?searchRank=price&searchPage=1&field_product_site_launch_date_utc=-1y&field_availability=-1&field_browse=2640799011&searchSize=12&searchNodeID=2640799011&refinementHistory=brandtextbin%2Csubjectbin%2Ccolor_map%2Cprice%2Csize_name

I have bought several desktops from them - though no laptops.

Service is good. Shipping speed is excellent.

mikdan mikdan
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I got one at Walmart on BF for $180. I had read somewhere that they were refurbs but the box doesn't say anything to that effect so maybe it was new but just low end. Works fine either way. You may want to look at their site and see if they have any post-BF sales left for them.

EBay sellers with impeccable high number feedback are pretty reliable. More reliable in my estimation than 90% of online retailers. I have won 612 auctions on EBay. I would say there was a problem on maybe 10, and on all but one I got a swift and reasonable solution from the vendor. EBay's feedback system is a powerful tool for good behavior. Look for the "Top Rated Plus" seal.
http://pages.ebay.com/topratedplus/index.html

moondrake moondrake
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What @mikdan just said. Ditto.

shrdlu shrdlu
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either that or wait for the refurb deals to pop on woot as they inevitably do.

psumek psumek
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How about a new laptop? Target has a phenomenal deal this week on a Gateway 15.6" Laptop which sports an Intel Pentium B960 (2.2Ghz), 500GB HDD, 4GB RAM, Windows 8 for only $259.

For the price this is a great deal. This laptop should more than suffice for Web browsing and word processing. These laptops are selling out fast. They are not available online but you can check online to see if any local targets have it in stock.

Here is the link: http://www.target.com/p/gateway-15-6-laptop-pc-ne56r27u-us-with-500gb-hard-drive-4gb-memory-black/-/A-14292999#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=NE56R27U

If it doesn't work simply search for "NE56R27U" on Target.com

jyoz22 jyoz22
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I'd go for a refurbed Thinkpad T series. It won't be fast, but it will last forever and the keyboard is the best in the business.

I still use a T40 I bought used in 2006.

samstag samstag
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one word - cowboom

http://www.cowboom.com/Computers/Laptops-Notebooks/?page=1&order=price_low&store=fixed&query=&view=grid&keywords=

sadsephiroth sadsephiroth

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