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The last time I bought one computerThis cost me 300 euros (about 350 dollars, at the exchange of the time) less than its retail price, not being second-hand, but new. How was this "miracle" possible?

No, I don't have any special "plug" with the people in the store that sold it to me, but at that time I opted for teamrefurbished, with the consequent savings that it entails.

An electronic equipment refurbished It is a new equipment, left the assembly line of the factory, but to which in the tests of quality has been found to have a small defect, having replaced the part that provoked

It is, therefore, a computer or device that works perfectly, since the problem has been corrected, but as it has been opened, it loses the characteristic of being a device that comes immaculate from the line of mounting.

Although the conditions of sale may vary slightly, it usually keeps the same period of warranty that he Article standard, but with a significantly reduced price based on the standard market value.

In fact, the English term refurbished In Spanish it means “restored” or “reformed”.

Usually, this terminology is very common in the world of computing, but it can be applied to any electronic device

and, in fact, it is possible to extend it to all manufactured articles on the market.

Some manufacturers offer their equipment directly refurbished to interested customers

like Apple (worldwide) and Dell (for the United States and Canada).

Do not confuse a device or equipment refurbished with other types of equipment that are offered at a reduced price, since

sometimes they will try to sell us as refurbished those that have been in actual use and would therefore fall into the second-hand category

We must be clear that the teams refurbished they are like zero kilometer cars (as opposed to newer cars which would be standard factory computers).

However, in the definition related to industry electronics, what would become "management cars" are also included, and which are

equipment that has normally been used by the same manufacturing company or a shop for display or a given task for a limited time

to which are added

equipment with minor cosmetic defects

Product of slight use, of a defect of manufacturing, from improper handling or light shocks.

To give you an idea, the 300 euros of savings on my MacBook Pro were the product of a small cosmetic defect in the part bottom of the casing (and therefore is never visible to anyone during normal operation), and has never influenced the performance of the machine.

In fact, and since I bought it, I have (unintentionally) endowed this computer with other small cosmetic defects ...

To conclude, I quickly respond to a question that surely you will be doing:

Is it worth buying a team refurbished? Without a doubt, yes

You will save money for a machine that has identical characteristics to those of a new equipment.

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