<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Dunno. Never used one. Never will either, given how Apple operates as a company (they have become as bad, or worse, than Microsoft).</div><div><br></div><div>I've used Dell gear, and HP gear, so I'll comment on those. </div><div> </div><div>-- <br>Jesse Becker<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Alex MacKay <chicagomackay@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Jesse Becker
<jesse_becker@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> "ufo@ufo.chicago.il.us" <ufo@ufo.chicago.il.us> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, August 19, 2012 10:57 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [UFO Chicago] Refurbished laptops -- thoughts?<br> </font> </div> <br>
<meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off"><div id="yiv1809060099"><div>What is wrong with the always working MacBookPro or MacAir, etc.<div><br></div><div><br><div><div><div>On Aug 19, 2012, at 7:50 AM, Jesse Becker wrote:</div><br class="yiv1809060099Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "><div><span>I've had decent luck with Dell refurb gear in the past.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>If you are looking at laptops, do not get the consumer-grade ("Inspiron") </span><span style="font-size:12pt;">stuff--it's almost all junk. The Business line "Latitude", on the other hand, has been quite good. The parts are standard, and generally very well supported under non-Windows operating systems. My experiences with HP laptops (business class
only), has been mixed. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></div><div> </div><div>-- <br>Jesse Becker<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;
padding-left:5px;"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Cecilia Calabria <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ceciliacalabria@mncarpenters.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:ceciliacalabria@mncarpenters.net">ceciliacalabria@mncarpenters.net</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ufo@ufo.chicago.il.us" target="_blank" href="mailto:ufo@ufo.chicago.il.us">ufo@ufo.chicago.il.us</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, August 19, 2012 1:08 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [UFO Chicago] Refurbished laptops -- thoughts?<br> </font> </div> <br>
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<div class="yiv1809060099moz-cite-prefix">I would recommend you to visit FreeGeek
Chicago (
http://www.freegeekchicago.org/)
and check what is available. It is a non for profit organization
that recycle and refurbish computers. The prices are really good,
and there is a good quality control and warranty. <br>
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On 08/18/2012 09:47 PM, Brian Sobolak wrote:<br>
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<pre>My wife and i are both overdue for new machines. To save a little, i was thimking of getting refurbished computers, one from the OEM, and the other from Tigerdirect.
Any experiences to share?
Brian
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