What are refurbished laptops, anyway?

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Okay, at this point you might be asking what exactly a refurbished computer is. That’s perfectly understandable! Think of it as a used car: it’s a laptop that was used previously, then returned back to the manufacturer for any number of things. Sometimes these cheap refurbished laptops were floor models at places such as Best Buy. Sometimes they were rented out to people who couldn’t actually afford to buy a computer on their own, or were leased out to businesses for a predetermined amount of time.

Either way, you can get absolutely killer deals by buying these “refurb” laptops instead of going out and buying one new. Forget the idea that used models aren’t as good as the new kind: refurbs are basically “made new” by the manufacturer prior to release back to the store. Each manufacturer has a checklist that they go through on a used computer. Typically they completely wipe the hard drive (format), reinstall the OS, make any necessary cosmetic repairs to the outside of the laptop, and even go through each component to make sure it’s operating at the exact specification it was when it was brand new. To the end-user, a refurb model shouldn’t appear to be any different than a new model.

So why are they cheaper than new if they’re basically the same as new? Some people don’t like the idea that something was used before them. That’s about it. If you don’t mind the idea that someone was typing away at that computer before you (most of us don’t), you can easily cash on on a great deal. Enjoy!

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