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		|  04-24-2013, 11:20 AM | #1 |  
	| Secretsquirrel 
				 
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				Refurbished?
			 
 I'm in the market for a new laptop for school. I am trying to spend as little as possible , but still need a decent machine that is portable. A lot of the stuff in my price range is refurbished, what is the consensus on refurbished laptops?
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		|  04-24-2013, 11:28 AM | #2 |  
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				 | I have gotten all my computers from the Dell Factory outlet for 20 years now and never a problem , both laptops and desk tops |  
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		|  04-24-2013, 08:28 PM | #3 |  
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				 | Dell referb is quality, i would try to avoid the rest.Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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		|  04-24-2013, 08:46 PM | #4 |  
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				 | Check out the Lenovo Outlet.  I've gotten a couple of great steals off of there.  If you're using the computer for just web browsing, Office applications and maybe some flash games, you should be able to easily find a machine in the $500-650 range. |  
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		|  04-24-2013, 10:30 PM | #5 |  
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				 | Check out your school or library for if they loan laptopsPosted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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		|  04-25-2013, 04:55 AM | #6 |  
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				 | What's your price range? |  
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		|  04-26-2013, 11:31 AM | #7 |  
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				 | They have some good dea;ls for a sale this weekend. I saw a 3rd Gen i5 17inch  laptop for $599.  They have 15 inch Celeron based bottom of the line laptops for $299. I imagine they have i5 and i7 desktops on sale too but I didn't see any specifically in the ad I saw. |  
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		|  04-30-2013, 07:29 AM | #8 |  
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				 | Just saw this - coupon expiring very very soon (but there will be more) Dell | Dell 
Last week I received a $1300, 13" dell lattitude E6330 i5, Win7, for $500 with tax/shipping from the Outlet. The Coupon was 30% off. |  
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		|  05-03-2013, 01:44 PM | #9 |  
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				 | I've had nothing but horrible issues with refurbished dell laptops. |  
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		|  05-05-2013, 05:32 PM | #10 |  
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					Originally Posted by JohnR  Just saw this - coupon expiring very very soon (but there will be more) Dell | Dell 
Last week I received a $1300, 13" dell lattitude E6330 i5, Win7, for $500 with tax/shipping from the Outlet. The Coupon was 30% off. |  I saw that coupon and ended up getting a nice laptop (13" i5, 6GB of ram) for very short money. Unfortunately I didn't realize how awful Windows 8 is, and now I can't even use the thing. 
Any ideas how to get a cheap copy of Windows 7? |  
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