Refurb from NewEgg

Kuonji · 03-19-04, 12:40 PM

Can you trust Refurbished cards? There's a signifigant savings to going that route. What's the disadvantage?

balthus · 03-19-04, 01:10 PM

they come barebones, no goodies no manual nada...
but i have not much experience

theflyingrat · 03-19-04, 01:31 PM

Now that you bring it up :
The refurb section at Newegg is usually pretty reliable. You normally get a return or open-box product that will work just fine. Sometimes Newegg drops the ball a bit, though, but in a good way. For one, a buddy of mine just replaced his Radeon 8500 that was being eaten alive by UT2004 and Red Orchestra. His solution was to buy a "9800 non-Pro" from Newegg's refurb. Low and behold, they send him a 9800 Pro instead. Nice surprise, to say the least!

Kuonji · 03-19-04, 01:56 PM

If there is a warranty and return policy still in effect, why not I guess.

Nero · 03-19-04, 02:17 PM

I bought my SN45G and a Radeon 9100 from the Newegg refurbs. Both were a-ok. The 9100 was a bare card, but my SN45G came in the original box, unused, but missing the manual and cables.

nightmare3215 · 03-19-04, 04:24 PM

I got my 9500 pro from newegg's refurb section, and it works great. Saving $60 greatly outweighs the downside of not getting a manual (you can download them anyway), and other little things.

03-19-04, 12:40 PM	Thread Starter #1
Kuonji Registered Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bay Area, California	Refurb from NewEgg Can you trust Refurbished cards? There's a signifigant savings to going that route. What's the disadvantage?
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03-19-04, 01:10 PM	#2
balthus Registered Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: nyc	as far i know they come barebones, no goodies no manual nada... but i have not much experience
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03-19-04, 01:31 PM	#3
theflyingrat Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: St. Paul, MN, USA	Now that you bring it up : The refurb section at Newegg is usually pretty reliable. You normally get a return or open-box product that will work just fine. Sometimes Newegg drops the ball a bit, though, but in a good way. For one, a buddy of mine just replaced his Radeon 8500 that was being eaten alive by UT2004 and Red Orchestra. His solution was to buy a "9800 non-Pro" from Newegg's refurb. Low and behold, they send him a 9800 Pro instead. Nice surprise, to say the least! __________________ ASUS P8Z68-V LX ; Core i7-2600K @ 4.0GHz ; 8GB (2x4GB) G.Skill RipJaws CL7 DDR3-1333 ; Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus ; XFX Radeon HD 6950 1GB ; Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB ; Corsair TX750 ; Windows 7 Ultimate MSI 990XA-GD55 ; FX-4100 @ Stock ; 4GB (2x2GB) Mushkin Silverline DDR3-1333 ; Sunbeam CCTF ; PNY GeForce 7300GS ; Seagate 7200.12 750GB ; BFG GS-550 ; Mint 11 2005 Kawasaki Z750S \| 2001 Aprilia SL1000 Falco \| 2008 Yamaha WR250X
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03-19-04, 01:56 PM	Thread Starter #4
Kuonji Registered Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bay Area, California	If there is a warranty and return policy still in effect, why not I guess.
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03-19-04, 02:17 PM	#5
Nero Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn!	I bought my SN45G and a Radeon 9100 from the Newegg refurbs. Both were a-ok. The 9100 was a bare card, but my SN45G came in the original box, unused, but missing the manual and cables.
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03-19-04, 04:24 PM	#6
nightmare3215 Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: underneath the sky	I got my 9500 pro from newegg's refurb section, and it works great. Saving $60 greatly outweighs the downside of not getting a manual (you can download them anyway), and other little things.
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