Refurb laptop retailers - anyone apart from PB Tech you would recommend?

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#317593 28-Oct-2024 19:42

Hi guys,

I'm after a Windows laptop with Windows 10/11 and around 16GB of RAM for my partner.

It won't be her primary laptop, but just a laptop to do assessments on so it doesn't need to be too fancy.

I've been looking on PB Tech for refurb laptops but was wondering if anyone could recommend retailers?

While we are on the topic, if you have a Windows laptop kicking around and would like to sell it for cheap let me know!

Her budget is around $400-600.

Thank you

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#3302586 28-Oct-2024 20:21

I got a nice condition thinkpad carbon x1 a while back from PB for $500 - my main criteria was cheap and would run windows 11 and have a USB port that would do video or a display port output.

Its as slow as you would expect from something that old, but its just for browsing the net and slicing things for the 3d printers so doesnt need to be anything fancy.

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#3302590 28-Oct-2024 20:31

Just Laptops might be an alternative - have a look at their off lease/used laptops section:

https://www.justlaptops.co.nz/laptops/non-brand-new/off-lease-used

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#3302591 28-Oct-2024 20:49

mrgsm021:

Just Laptops might be an alternative - have a look at their off lease/used laptops section:

https://www.justlaptops.co.nz/laptops/non-brand-new/off-lease-used

Also have a read of that. well liked around here

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=37&topicid=317401

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#3302606 29-Oct-2024 00:58

I have used PTL Computers on the North Shore in Auckland at least 3 times.

Excellent service, high quality products and generally cheaper the PB Tech.

https://ptlcomputers.co.nz/e_store/commodity/search?type=Laptop

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#3302616 29-Oct-2024 08:31

I could recommend NZLW and NZ PC Clearence.

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#3302621 29-Oct-2024 08:49

I asked a similar question a few weeks ago, which elicited a few recommendations (many of which have been mentioned here already): https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumId=37&topicId=316265

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#3302718 29-Oct-2024 13:37

if your in the Waikato Hamilton Area I would highly recommend the guys at https://regeneration.co.nz easy to deal with, super professional and always willing to help out and advise correctly!

Thanks Shaun

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#3302721 29-Oct-2024 13:42

While we are on the topic, I assume that there are a bunch of companies that would buy these ex-corporate/ex-lease laptops and then refurb them to sell on various retailers like PB/Just Laptops etc?

Some of the units I'm looking at, specifically the Thinkpad T470s, HP Elite Book especially the Toshiba Portege are similar to the standard issue at 2degrees a few years back.

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