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Refurbished laptop

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Caveman.
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has anyone had any luck buying refurbished laptops, not factory refurbished but from a shop called the laptop guy. im a little nervous, any good or bad advice would be apprecieated
Jul 27 2007 6:18PM
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Tasche
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warrenty?

if not I would be cautious. What are the stats on the laptop you want to buy. Also the screens on those things don't last forever.
Jul 27 2007 6:26PM
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Caveman.
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powerbook g4 with mac os 10.4, install cds included. everything is supposed to work and includes a 90 day warranty
Jul 27 2007 6:58PM
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Frza
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Link?
Jul 27 2007 7:04PM
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chapz
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i bought one off ebay and got fucked over. it had a lot of stuff missing, things were cracked, screws missing, etc. it died after a month and the company hung up on phone calls.

buy from a trusted site like circuit city or something.
Jul 27 2007 7:24PM
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Nilzor
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save up a little more
Jul 27 2007 7:55PM
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toominator
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how much are you gonna save? unless its a decent amount its probably not worth the risk, you'd mayaswell buy a second hand one for way less
Jul 27 2007 10:01PM
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check www.resellerratings.com before you buy anything that looks to good to be true on the internet, especially any type of camera
Jul 27 2007 10:02PM
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lushlaxstr
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just dont be cheap and buy a refurb from the factory
Jul 28 2007 12:40AM
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Krush
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if tis not form the factory then i wouldnt. what they do on ebay ect, is say theres a warrenty but at the bottom in the fine print it says "battery not included in warrenty". then they give u a dead battery. that happened to me and a few other ppl.
Jul 28 2007 12:52AM
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