is it ok to buy refurbished laptops?

i am planning to buy a side laptop , my core laptop is to put at home and this one is to put at office to use when i am bored ( cant do personal stuff on company pc )

so its not important i get a super powerful expensive one.

i've seen the prices and its unbelievably cheap , if get longer warranty should be ok right?

This post has been edited by 15cm: Jul 10 2022, 09:47 AM

Just use blacklight to check before buy

Yup, just don't get any intel generation below 6th gen.

OK!

make sure its business class laptop

Yup only this

in 2014 bought a refurbished HP Probook (intel i5) which is alrdy 3 years old

upgraded to SSD, been using it daily until this year, CPU fan kaput in 2021 and changed DIY, still running strong today

Worth la

hmm nice, from where tho? is there official sources for refurb or must go to outside 3rd party shop?

I just got a used monster T480, i7 8650, 32GB, 1TB SSD, touchscreen
Works well enough

Anything below 8th gen jangan.. unless dirt cheap

Thinkpad T, X, X1C should be good
Avoid Elcheapo (E series)

3rd party seller.. usually they have lots of the same so u can cherry pick a nice unit, and any problem just swap back
Can try looking on carousell SG. Many nice machines there.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Jul 10 2022, 09:49 AM

why? is it because they are less likely to be defective?

Yes, and if ur an employee, uh u need to return the laptop in functional working condition so its less likely to be damaged
However, check for physical cracks just in case the laptop was dropped

Most of the better series (the expensive price tag ones) of business class laptop like Thinkpads or Latitudes are MIL-STD 810G tested

Consumer stuff like ideapad and inspiron .. meh

Since u just want a fun laptop, u can consider those X series ultraportable like X280/T480S/T490S (~600-750 sing onwards) or X1C 6th gen (~900 sing)
T480 monster souped up spec also not that expensive.. I got one for actual work for 900

This post has been edited by ceo684: Jul 10 2022, 09:53 AM

thx! will definitely check out.

don't buy anything with celeron. while the processing power is more than adequate for basic office work, i've found that the gpu side of thing is seriously lacking, even open basic websites is a challenge.

check overall condition ; run some burn-in test to ensure no temperature issue

please expect weaker battery

please buy with atleast come with sata 3 SSD

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jul 10 2022, 10:01 AM

is okay but the battery might be heavily worn

always prefer new laptops over refurbished

depend buy from who.

Get a tablet instead?

my office work cannot do on i7 8th/11th gen with 8GB RAM
i doubt it can even start with celeron

(so much that I gave up and just bought a preloved T480 32GB yesterday)

Buy only with warranty. Apple's refurbished computers are as good as new.

Mind to share where you purchased it ?

I found one refurbished laptop. Lenovo Thinkpad T480s i5 8th Gen. Is it good? Priced around RM1.8k. Another one is Lenovo Thinkpad 13 i5 7th Gen around RM1.4k. Which one better?

Also, better Lenovo or Dell? Thanks

Only buy refurbished from Apple

i got mine here
https://www.facebook.com/rentwisemy/

Bought on carousell, took bus to seller location to COD

https://www.carousell.sg/p/lenovo-thinkpad-...&t-tap_index=15

Compare the spec. Latest gen doesn't mean better. Although not a fair comparisom but my i5 gen system still much faster than laptop with i5 gen8 cpu

Also, quick question should I consider a refurbished Macbook by 3rd party? If yes, what year should be the min? Thanks

Tq!

RM1800 / 560 sing a lot of choices in this bracket

Depends on criteria which one more important.
Light Weight, powerful machine, any special screens (1440/ 400 or 500 nits) cost more.. also touchscreen/backlit kb, and whether u need truckload of RAM (T480/490 better) or u ok with one soldered (T480S/490S)





If you want a newish machine that's not too heavy
T490 can get $660 sing
https://www.carousell.sg/p/lenovo-thinkpad-...e&t-tap_index=0

I'm primarily born and bred Thinkpad as I love the keyboard on thinkpads..i have dell latitude from work didn't like it

This post has been edited by ceo684: Jul 10 2022, 12:08 PM

My IT dept likes to throw out laptops that are out of warranty so i take them

bought thinkpad T450 from lazada years ago. was a bit skeptical at first. cukur, everything turned out to be ok.

Why? There are a lot of discounts for new laptop in lazada/shopee with 2 years warranty somemore. Just wait for the 8.8 sales if you missed the 7.7 sales.

My T480 also not bad I guess. It's configurable battery so if want portable, 1.49kg or so just unplug the battery.
With the internal battery it can manage 2hrs; plus external one pretty much all day.

Quite good platform.. at least things can be upgraded all the way to 32GB (my X280 cute and smol but stuck with 8GB ram which is a problem)

I didn't know T480 has internal battery!

if cheap i buy

make sure it has warranty.

sometimes my company also sell off cheap laptop, x1 carbon 8th gen bought new 9k with 3 year premier support, we sold it off at 4k after 6 month.

Yes as many of them are ex lease or could be a manufacturer’s or distributor’s roadshow or media units.

When buying it’s important to buy from the right seller.

Refurbished by who is the big question to ask.

Got a 3-cell internal;
the removable speedhump [6 cell] weighs a ton but really last 6-7hrs easily lol

This post has been edited by ceo684: Jul 10 2022, 10:43 PM


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This is good! Ah wished i bought it 🤦‍♂️

it's 2022, still got companies rely work on physical performance? now all VM d,

just use thin client and everything cloud performance in VM, 16/32 threads, with 16/32GRam. or more if they subs higher package.

noneed worry of any antivirus/malware, if infected also, they wiped out your profile.



This post has been edited by shadowglow: Jul 10 2022, 10:45 PM

It's the same buying 2nd hand anything.
Your experience might not be the same as others.
Some might even come with spyware.

its on the cloud;
The way the entire project on miro looks like a Hawaiian pizza, all the comments and few hundred screens in there, only MBP or 32GB-windows can load.

Firm ok with paying company wide license, flat fee
but not ok with expensive per head of Figma

that's why miro is used..
but its super taxing on the laptop.

wahh damn cheap, usually where your company sell off these laptops? online?

try dell refurbished directly from dell. Got warranty.

Avoid hard to repair laptop loke surface..wanna change battery also difficult and costly

Whats ur budget.

Got a friend's company selling off their dell i5 8th gen. still got 1 year warranty from dell

Cheap things no good, Good things no cheap.

FYI iPad processor are better than half laptops in the market.

imbi. some banggala/paki shop there ok. check all specs before leaving.

lenovo thinkpad always a good choice

High risk

Refurbished viruses and prawn ok?

Good as Nu

Get those commercial lappy that one can last long and cheap.

I tot they format the whole thing nice and clean?

usually i will sell on carousell, only to verified member

any reason ?can share

thanks ...

All my family laptop or desktops are refurbished.

Just one advice.

You have to see and test the thing yourself...don't buy online unless they give a one to one exchange or will repair it free.
It will be more expensive than online, you you get is peace of mind

Cos my last laptop, I wanted to buy online, but decided to go to shop, first one had a bulging battery, second one unresponsive keyboard for certain keys, then another one had speaker cracking sound, end up the shop told the technician to use all the parts from the rejected laptop and do one good one for me.
Yes, paid more, but satisfied.

Anyway, regarding the core processor, 6th gen should be OK. But important is 16gb RAM and SSD.
SSD also just get the Crucial MX500. Please don't get el-cheapo SSD

This post has been edited by azbro: Jul 11 2022, 09:34 AM

i buy used amoi laptop. hope can get some nudes

Late got siham smell and stain...how?

Why only sell to verified member? Non verified member scam you?

i will sniff and lick it hngghh

But but....can it run Windows???

take a look here:
https://www.dell.com/en-my/outlet/SystemsSt...20Tablets&pid=2

I brought 2 Inspirons for my kid studies (15", 11th gen i7, 8gb ram, 512gb), so far used for 6months, no issue, comes with 1 year warranty on hardware 1-1 exchange on site. Can purchase extended warranty.

This post has been edited by sunny281199: Jul 11 2022, 09:49 AM

current generation is 11th.

for the price u are paying for anything below 6th, performance wise doest make any sense.

just to give you some perseptive.

11th gen i3 is equally or better than 4th gen i7 in terms of performance and battery saving. you will also have less failing parts and easier to get those for newer gen

This post has been edited by bananajoe: Jul 11 2022, 10:20 AM

wowww thank you very much for sharing this link

never know that dell malaysia got this hidden section for refurbished laptop

I wouldn't buy a refurbished (rubbish) laptop in 2022.

Now that supply chain issues have been resolved,
you can pick up a NEW laptop that
performs similar or vastly superior to refurbished "i7" laptop

Not to mention there are many new technologies such as:
1. Fast Charging
(get 80% battery charge that lasts 6-8 hours of usage)

2. Noise Cancellation
(remove your mic background noise)

3. High Refresh screen (120hz)
Vibrant colors LED screen (IPS Panel instead of old LCD)




If you can spend the extra,
this Dell i3 (12th generation) laptop performance will last you years.
https://www.dell.com/en-my/shop/laptop-note...ni35201003plamy



This post has been edited by jayjay: Jul 11 2022, 11:02 AM

intel celeron or pentium? lol

nowadays u can get used 7th 8th gen i5 laptops for around 1.5k, still much better than a celeron or pentium processors

Might want to do some research before giving advice...

7th Gen and 8th Gen i5
doesn't come with 1 Year Dell/HP/Lenovo onsite warranty
doesn't come with the latest tech (Fast Charging)

But performs slower/around a Pentium 7505

https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-i...l_core_i5_7300u



This post has been edited by jayjay: Jul 11 2022, 11:23 AM

Depending on what and how you use the laptop, when plugged in, my kids I5 2nd Gen (16gb, SSD) no difference with my I5 7gen and also 11gen for MS Office.

Almost no reason to get refurbished when u can get a brand new r5 5500u for 1.8k

just purchased used hp 840 g3..i7 6500,16h ram,256 ssd 900RM ..
hope can serve for long ...

pentium gold 7505? show me where can u get a pentium 7505 laptop for below 2k, im comparing those pentium silver N or celeron J , N series processors

some big band has their own refub online shop like DELL

6th gen still ok la not bad. How much u got it for ?

I3 new gen is not bad. It is more than sufficient for day to day use..

RM900

Bought thinkpad z420. Best investment ever.

for me...anything below 8th gen is a big no

cause im using 8th gen and is still capable

Not bad

great ...mainly for kids use for online tuition class + utube for them

Purchase a 2nd hand tablet. That's what I did. Can consume media during lunch break using cellular. TV shows, movies and manga. If going for android can download flud and torrent.

Screens & battery life are normally better. Downside: cannot play PC games only iOS/android.

Lenovo website, just register a Pro account
so you get access to more Models



Price: RM1,895.57


Processor : Intel® Pentium™ Gold 7505 Processor (2 Cores / 4 Threads, 2.00 GHz, up to 3.50 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 11 Home Single Language 64
Operating System Language : Windows 11 Home 64 Single Language English/Simplified Chinese
Microsoft Productivity Software : Microsoft Office Trial
Onboard Memory : 4 GB DDR4-2933MHz (Soldered)
Total Memory : 4 GB DDR4 2933MHz
Second Hard Drive : 256 GB M.2 2242 SSD
Display : 15.6" HD (1366 x 768), TN, Anti-Glare, Non-touch, 220 nits, Narrow Bezel
Graphic Card : Integrated Graphics
Camera : 0.3MP with Single Microphone
Color : Blizzard White
Optical Drive : DVD Rambo 9.0mm
Keyboard : Grey - English
Wireless : Wireless 11AC (2x2) & Bluetooth® 5.0
Port for Optane/PCIe SSD : Port for Optane/PCIe SSD
Surface Treatment : IMR
Palmrest : PC/ABS
Battery : 3 Cell, 36Wh
Power Cord : 65W Wall Mount AC Adapter (2pin)-UK
Language Pack : Publication-English/Simplified Chinese
Warranty : 1 Year Courier or Carry-in

Lenovo site, not suitable view on phone, it keep on freeze

yes, new 12th Gen i3 is very capable.
it actually outperform a 11th gen i7

Passmark Test Results:

Yup and great power saving too!

4gb ram n 36wh battery kinda bad for 1.9k laptop

got a thinkpad l420
ok no problem

Ayam bought x260 i5 1080p last year near 1k
Happy as hell
Battery > 12 hours

Bought a Dell Latitude with 6th gen Intel CPU, come with 8gb Ram, 256GB NVME SSD, touchscreen and weighted around 1.3kg. Seller also replaced new battery before selling. Damage RM1.5k. Worth the price?

kinda exp, 1k like dat shuld b able to get 6th gen i5 liao

Just make sure is COD and not those online scams

just check Cinebench and Passmark before making a purchase
so you get to make an informed decision.

"i5" and "i7" means very little

here is an "i7" in 2021 losing to the i3 from 2022



This post has been edited by jayjay: Jul 12 2022, 09:14 PM

I will rather not unless it's business laptops, there are many affordable brands for new laptops like acer, asus, etc... always go for new if possible (and they have warranty too which is better).