On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:35:19 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote:

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Others have vouched for reconditioned tools, but I would *never* buy
reconditioned consumer electronics. Too many problems are intermittent,
and the so-called repair doesn't actually fix them.

I'm with Smitty on this one. If the return policy was easy, or the
company had a reputation for really good service- and if the price was
good enough to warrant the risk, then I'd go for it.

But I learned the lesson with a refurb Sony computer. Happy to say
that after Sony sent me a new drive and I installed it- then sent me a
new stick of RAM and I installed it- they sent out a guy who replaced
the motherboard & all the cards. The process took about 2 weeks and a
several hours of aggravation.

Kudos to Sony service- [this was 12yrs ago so I can't say how it rates
today] but it makes me real wary of electronic refurbs.

Jim