Best deals of the day

[madcratebuilder]

Newegg has a large selection of refurb'ed ssd drives until Jan 4, 2014, most all manufacturer's and most have a 3-6 month warranty.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Newegg has a large selection of refurb'ed ssd drives until Jan 4, 2014, most all manufacturer's and most have a 3-6 month warranty.

What I would like to know is how the big, fat, hairy heck does one refurbish a SSD?

 

[essenbe]

Usually, put a new controller on it.

 

[TVeblen]

There is also the common occurrence of people buying stuff, messing up on the installation, throwing their hands up and blaming the component, then sending it back muttering "piece of crap!".

The retailer tests the product and finds nothing wrong, but it is an open box, so they try and recoup by selling as refurbished. Sounds better than "open box" in some cases. I got my phone for a penny that way.

 

[A Guy]

I would imagine it could involve any/all of replacing controller, replacing NAND chip, secure erase. I personally don't do refurbed, although depending on the product, and the warranty, you get a great deal. A Guy

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

There is also the common occurrence of people buying stuff, messing up on the installation, throwing their hands up and blaming the component, then sending it back muttering "piece of crap!".

The retailer tests the product and finds nothing wrong, but it is an open box, so they try and recoup by selling as refurbished. Sounds better than "open box" in some cases. I got my phone for a penny that way.

That should be labeled recertified, not refurbished.

 

[TVeblen]

Probably, but there are no written rules on it!

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Probably, but there are no written rules on it!

Not a problem for me; I don't trust either.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

But I do trust many members here.....is anyone moving from a 3570k to a 3770k soon and interested in hitting me up on the 3570k?

 

[carwiz]

Refurbished means they dusted it off, checked it for physical damage and put it back in the box. I doubt that it even has updated firmware much less any new parts. Otherwise, it would have a full factory warrantee. I certainly wouldn't trust it. But hey, that's just me.

 

[madcratebuilder]

There is also the common occurrence of people buying stuff, messing up on the installation, throwing their hands up and blaming the component, then sending it back muttering "piece of crap!".

The retailer tests the product and finds nothing wrong, but it is an open box, so they try and recoup by selling as refurbished. Sounds better than "open box" in some cases. I got my phone for a penny that way.

That should be labeled recertified, not refurbished.

I've assembled several systems for my financially challenged friends this past year and used factory refurbs in every one. Half had a factory sticker indicating "refurbished" others had no notation at all about being refurbed. These sell at half price, have half the warranty, and so far all are operating perfectly. Most are ssd's with a few spinners in the mix.



I did have one failure this year, a new 2tb WD went up in smoke and flames (really caught on fire) the first time it powered up.:huh:

Don't think this will be a candidate to refurb.

 

[sygnus21]

I did have one failure this year, a new 2tb WD went up in smoke and flames (really caught on fire) the first time it powered up.:huh:

Don't think this will be a candidate to refurb.

How in the world did that happen? :shock:

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I did have one failure this year, a new 2tb WD went up in smoke and flames (really caught on fire) the first time it powered up.:huh:

Don't think this will be a candidate to refurb.

How in the world did that happen? :shock:

A NSA spy satellite took control of the laser in his optical drive.

 

[whs]

PLEASE, can you guys move this discussion to another thread. It does not contribute to 'Best deals of the day".

 

[greebal]

Is this worth having?

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[whs]

Is this worth having?

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For free, you can't do anything wrong. Most people here use the free version of this:

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[greebal]

whs
Thanks for the reply
I mistakenly posted here.
My apologies.

 

[Britton30]

whs
Thanks for the reply
I mistakenly posted here.
My apologies.

Nah, it's fine, it is a good deal.

The EaseUS offer flashes this window very quickly when the installer is started. It add Give Away of The Day to IE favorites too.

 

[greebal]

Wish I could get deals like you guys in the US do,
it would encourage me to build.
No neweggs here in Spain near Gibraltar.
Although have used amazon.es for a Samsung 840 pro SSD which I am very happy with.
I guess I am stuck with amazon for parts and decent prices.

 

[whs]

Wish I could get deals like you guys in the US do,
it would encourage me to build.
No neweggs here in Spain near Gibraltar.
Although have used amazon.es for a Samsung 840 pro SSD which I am very happy with.
I guess I am stuck with amazon for parts and decent prices.

Try Alternate. They have pretty good deals.

http://www.alternate.es/html/index.html