On 12 Oct 2006 at 11:00, Jim Dykes wrote: > Would you recommend a refurbished computer?
Yes, with one caveat, it must come with the same warranty as a new item or be so much cheaper than a new item that you could be a second refurbed item if the first one dies and come out even or ahead in $$$. > I know I have purchased refurbished items (mostly tools) and have been > really satisfied, but not sure about electronics. That's another of those almost religious arguments ;-) One of the arguments is as follows, I'll let others enumerate the other arguments... It's commonly said by some engineers that if something electronic is going to fail, it'll probably happen within 90 days, after that you are probably okay statistically speaking for the bulk of the device's expected lifetime. The corrollary to all of this is that if it's refurbed, it's likely been past the initial high likleyhood of failure period and will probably do you just fine. -- Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
