I have been asked this many time why do you say refurbished computers rather than saying secondhand computers aren’t they the same?.
Put simply No the aren’t the same as I will explain now
Refurbished is when an article ie (computers) have been bought mainly from actions and various other outlets then taken back to a workshop, the procedure of refurbishing a computer is different for each workshop but the principle is the same in the industry.
1 strip the computer down into parts such as motherboard,cpu,ram then fans and the drives
2. Check and clean then reseat CPU and fan
3. Check and Clean Ram size
4. check all cables and H/drives and Optical drives for faults
5. Assemble all parts back into case of choice
6. Run and install new operating system and updates
7. finish with a final systems check and case clean on the outside
How long should this take approx 1.5hours with OS instal, also you should get some warranty with refurbished
Secondhand Machines is when you buy direct from someone in the paper or at a swapmart or even a friend, where nothing has been done to it, and if has been fixed up it may have only os replaced.
So you see there is the answer..
Just a footnote to this is that you will pay alittle more for the refurbished computer than a secondhand one but at least you know that it will work when you get it home….