Your thoughts on factory refurbished parts

[secolliyn]

im just wondering what peoples feelings on Factory refurbished Parts are Eg: Motherboard, Video card, Hard Drive Ect

Like if you had a choice to buy a new one or a refurbished one with no diffrence in price witch would you get and why choose that one?

 

[thehelo]

the new one because there is no difference in price.

in general though if there is a decent savings, i will go for the refurbished one a lot of the times. Refurbished units always undergo testing to insure they work so quality normally is not an issue.

 

[ZOldDude]

A refurbished toaster or blender is -not- the same as a MB.
Unless -all- the caps and fans are replaced don't buy it,and if so only if half price or less.

Every Asus MB that I have had refurbed has never lived another full year.

 

[jsc]

I would never buy a refurbed hard drive. A complete computer from somewhere like Dell or IBM - it would depend on the price break and configuration. Motherboards and other components - maybe.

 

[pinaplex]

i would never buy a refurbed product with moving parts like a hard drive, optical drive etc. that's asking for a disaster.

as for videocards, mbs, etc, if it's refurbed with a SIGNIFICANT discount, then i would consider it. But also, only if it still came with a manufacturer's warranty. even then, i'd still only consider it....