{"id":148137,"date":"2025-09-12T00:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T04:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=148137"},"modified":"2025-09-12T00:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T04:41:12","slug":"should-you-buy-a-refurbished-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/should-you-buy-a-refurbished-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Buy A Refurbished PC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-2659579654\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>Everything seems to be getting more and more expensive these days, and that applies to PCs as well. Some time back, I took the plunge and bought a <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/what-are-renewed-electronics\/\">refurbished<\/a> desktop PC to replace my aging secondary machine, but not before I&#8217;d well and truly done my homework.<\/p>\n<h2>Should You Buy A Refurbished PC?<\/h2>\n<p>Undoubtedly, yes, but not before you&#8217;ve checked off several important prerequisites:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure the vendor you are buying from enjoys a good reputation<\/li>\n<li>That you are buying a quality brand<\/li>\n<li>That the PC&#8217;s specs definitely meet Windows 11&#8217;s requirements &#8211; some unscrupulous vendors are selling older refurbished PCs with Windows 11 pre-installed that do not meet <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/windows-11-requirements-over-the-top\/\">Windows 11&#8217;s requirements<\/a>. They may well be fine at first, but&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Please read: <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/beware-refurbished-pcs-running-windows-11\/\">Beware Refurbished PCs Running Windows 11<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There are quite a few refurbished PC outlets here (in Australia), but it is often quite difficult to get a handle on an outlet&#8217;s reputation. So, following much research, I bought through eBay. eBay doesn&#8217;t provide the same comprehensive customer reviews as (say) Amazon, but it does provide comprehensive customer feedback, which is a good guide as to a vendor&#8217;s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, I know from experience that any issues with a vendor or product can be resolved quickly and easily via eBay&#8217;s resolution center, so there is a degree of customer protection involved.<\/p><div id=\"daves-113276801\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are some PC brands that I would not touch refurbished, but in my opinion, both Dell and HP are quality-built, and they are the two brands I concentrated on. In the end, I settled on a Dell OptiPlex, largely because they are designed primarily for enterprise deployment and built tough.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses and organizations will generally lease a quantity of Dell OptiPlex machines over a fixed period (usually 3- 5 years) at the end of which those machines are purchased en masse by refurbishing outlets and then sold on to the public.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DellOptiPlex-7070-Refurbished.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148176\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DellOptiPlex-7070-Refurbished.jpg\" alt=\"dell-optiplex-7070-refurbished\" width=\"606\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DellOptiPlex-7070-Refurbished.jpg 606w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DellOptiPlex-7070-Refurbished-350x165.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DellOptiPlex-7070-Refurbished-150x71.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What Does Refurbished Mean?<\/h2>\n<p>Obviously, I can&#8217;t be 100% certain here, and I am basing my opinion purely on common sense:<\/p>\n<p>Refurbished usually means the PC has been thoroughly cleaned and tested as 100% working, but in my opinion, it rarely (if ever) means that any faulty components have been replaced with brand new components. I base that on the assumption that it would not be cost-effective, and it&#8217;s more likely that any faulty machines would either be discarded or broken down for parts, depending on the level of defectiveness.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2913662581\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>I ended up buying an OptiPlex 7070 SFF with an Intel i5 9500 CPU, 16 GB RAM, a 500 GB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro pre-installed and activated for the equivalent of around $160.00US. I&#8217;ve had that machine for 14 months now and it&#8217;s as quiet as a mouse, super responsive, and never missed a beat (touch wood) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOTTOM LINE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Sure, there&#8217;s always an element of risk associated with buying <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/what-are-renewed-electronics\/\">refurbished<\/a>, but provided you thoroughly research the vendor&#8217;s reputation and stick with a trusted brand name, that risk can be well and truly minimized. And the savings can be substantial.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever bought refurbished? Let us know your experiences in the comments.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1499001378\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-14300894\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything seems to be getting more and more expensive these days, and that applies to PCs as well. Some time back, I took the plunge and bought a refurbished desktop PC to replace my aging secondary machine, but not before I&#8217;d well and truly done [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[483,18],"tags":[843,14520],"class_list":["post-148137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-computer-hardware","category-technology","tag-pc","tag-refurbished"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}