anyone experienced getting 'refurbished' computers from Amazon?

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7. I've bought refurbished laptops from NewEgg.com

And had not problems. Well, it is true that the Windows Vista one was slow as dirt but the darned thing still works when we pull it out of the attic and plug it in.

I just restored our fourth refurbished laptop to factory defaults - all of them came from NewEgg.com. The only reason I did the restoration was that it was purchased a year ago for my mother in law and I got it back after she died.

The second laptop we bought was for my husband and I think something went wrong on the motherboard after he'd had it for five years and carted it all over. It still turns on but it exhibits erratic behavior. It was time for him to get an upgrade so we went ahead and replaced it. He's very happy with that replacement even though it is now about three years old.

I've also purchased refurbished TVs from NewEgg.com and had no problem with them, either. Watching one right now in fact.

Check out what they have now: https://www.newegg.com/Computer-Systems/RefurbishedStore/ID-22

Oh - their customer service is great too. I didn't have the original receipt for the laptop we bought from my mother in law. Emailed NewEgg.com and with a couple of back and forths to provide the info they needed, I now have a copy of that receipt. I've also had good help when I needed to call them - which does not happen very often.