Should you buy a refurbished computer?Q. A dealer has offered to sell our firm two-year-old two-year-old a horse aged between 2 and 3 years, the age dating from the horse's date of birth. In racehorses the birth date of the horse is as determined by the local racing authority as the birthday of all horses. refurbished computers at prices way below those for new machines. The computers are fully upgraded and carry the same guarantee as new ones. Should we consider it? A. That's an interesting question. If you know the dealer's reputation, the offer may be a good deal--and that may have less to do with your initial cost savings. Consider this: If a computer is going to break down, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have likely to happen early in its life because of a Faulty fault·y adj. fault·i·er, fault·i·est 1. Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective. 2. Obsolete Deserving of blame; guilty. component. In fact, back in the 1980s, some computer makers and dealers "burned in" new computers for a day or two to filter out lemons. Today, however, with better-engineered components, there is little need for burn-ins because far fewer computers rail. But on occasion they still do, and the real cost of a breakdown breakdown /break·down/ (brak´doun) 1. the act or process of ceasing to function. 2. an often sudden collapse in health. 3. loss of self-control. is lost time and lost data. So buying a refurbished machine may not be such a bad idea. |
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