how does the community feel about

[Pupil2Prodigy]

refurbished products??

used is significantly cheaper than new lol..

refurbished products would make budget building that much easier >_>

 

[No2rdame]

I can't speak for PC components but I've used factory refurbs on a lot of other electronic projects and have always had good luck with them. And, I saved quite a bit of money, too.

 

[gizzard1987]

You have several issues with used vs new. First and foremost you've got to worry about buying something that could potentially die the next day and you're stuck with a paperweight. If you buy refurb products, normally you get a decent product, but a very limited warranty. More often than not, refurb products have recurring issues because it's not just a bad piece, normally it's more than one thing going wrong to cause the problem. Prime example: XBOX 360 had tons of issues with bad solder on the onboard GPU burning up. They would not send back your old xbox after fixing it, they would grab a refurb xbox and mail that back to you. I had to send my 360 back 4x before I finally convinced them to get me my money back so I could get a new slim 360. Guess what? No problems with the new one and I've had it since release.

 

[Pr3di]

Well, if the price is right, and you could get at least let`s say 30 day guarantee, you could go for it.
I would just stay away from refurbished PSU`s.

 

[gizzard1987]

May I ask what your budget might be, and it's purpose, and maybe we can throw you something together that will meet your needs.

 

[mouse24]

I'd only buy refurbished if it came with a 1 year manufacturer warranty AND if the price was significantly cheaper.