Best times of the year to find refurbished laptops for sale

Finding refurbished laptops for sale shouldn’t be a giant chore. You can readily find some pretty sweet deals around if you know where to look, and almost more importantly, when to look. Yes, knowing when the best times of the year to find deals on these laptops is going to go a long way toward [...]

Cheap refurbished laptops online?

Hi everyone, welcome to another installment of the Refurbished Laptops Guide’s series on where and how to find a good solid refurbished laptop.  As you might recall from some of our other posts, refurbished laptops lead the pack in price compared to their newly manufactured cousins. You can really get some awesome deals on refurbished [...]

How to check the serial number on a refurbished laptop

There are a number of ways to identify refurbished laptops versus new ones. The most popular ways to do this include looking for obvious wear and tear on the outside (may be tough to find), but also include running the computer’s serial number against a know database. The former is by far the easiest way [...]

Buy a factory refurbished computer

Buying a factory refurbished computer has really never been easier. There are so many websites and stores nowadays that do nothing but specialize in refurbished laptops and desktops; you just can’t go to the store these days into running into at least something with the big yellow “refurbished” sticker on it. You know exactly the [...]

Buying factory refurbished laptops

Buying factory refurbished laptops is nothing new. In fact, people have been buying factory refurbished laptop products for some time, even if you may not have heard of this practice before. Most people who buy new usually don’t even know the type of savings you can get buy going refurbished; yes, it’s true, you can [...]

Reconditioned laptops: Is there a difference?

Is there really a difference between reconditioned laptops and new laptops? The short answer is: Yes. Reconditioned laptops (also called “refurbished laptops“) are simply systems that were used before by other people, organizations, businesses, etc., then were brought back to the manufacturer for some reason or another. That reason is usually something pretty harmless: Most [...]

Buying a used Windows XP laptop

Today I’d like to talk about the Windows XP laptop, a type of laptop that has until recently been one of the most popular on the market. It’s no lie that Vista has begun to eclipse XP as the new operating system of choice when a company sells a new model of computer, however, many [...]

Refurbished laptops: Where to buy them

At this point you might be asking yourself “Hey, where can I actually buy refurbished laptops?” The answer is twofold. They can either be bought directly from the manufacturer, or they can be bought from third-party distributors such as argos online. The easiest way to buy your gently-used laptop is to do a google search [...]

Laptops Review: Acer Aspire 5920-6335

Hi everyone, here’s a great comprehensive review of a very popular acer refurbished laptop. I didn’t personally make this video, but I thought it’d make a great addition to our site. If you’re looking for a cheap refurb laptop that you can take on the go, you might consider this model. As part of my [...]

What are refurbished laptops, anyway?

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 [...]

Welcome to the Refurbished Laptops Guide!

Hi there! If you’ve found yourself here, you’re probably in the market for refurbished laptops. While we don’t actually sell any of these through this site, we’ll do our best to give you as much information as possible in order for you to find the product that fits your needs. Here you’ll be able to [...]