Fadaar
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Mine has just been dangling there for 3 years now. Didn't see the need to really mount it as long as it stays connected, no moving parts etc.
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Joeboo
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Lot of hard drive sales on slickdeals right now.
Slickdeals: The Best Deals, Coupons Discounts on Laptops, Computers, LCDs, TVs, Dell, HP, Apple, Amazon
1TB Internal Toshiba 7200RPM - $40
4TB Intenral Seagate 7200RPM - $149
1.5TB External USB 3.0 Toshiba - $70
4TB External USB 3.0 Seagate - $125
Some SSDs showed up but expired already (256GB Samsung Pro was only $170 briefly)
If anyone is shopping for a hard drive currently, I'd recommend checking slickdeals a few times per day, stuff is popping up constantly. Tis the season for Hard Drive sales apparently
Slickdeals: The Best Deals, Coupons Discounts on Laptops, Computers, LCDs, TVs, Dell, HP, Apple, Amazon
1TB Internal Toshiba 7200RPM - $40
4TB Intenral Seagate 7200RPM - $149
1.5TB External USB 3.0 Toshiba - $70
4TB External USB 3.0 Seagate - $125
Some SSDs showed up but expired already (256GB Samsung Pro was only $170 briefly)
If anyone is shopping for a hard drive currently, I'd recommend checking slickdeals a few times per day, stuff is popping up constantly. Tis the season for Hard Drive sales apparently
Jysin
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Joeboo
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with refurbished electronics. In fact, most refurbished electronics go through more strenuous Q&A testing than brand new electronics. It's a great was to save some money on a perfectly fine product. They're generally items that are defective right out of the box, returned, fixed, tested at length, and resold.
What you want to stay away from is "reconditioned" products. Those are generally products that were used for a length of time and then sold back or traded in through some sort of buy-back or upgrade program. Those items have usually been used extensively already.
All that being said, I still wouldn't bother with refurbished unless you're saving at least 20% off the retail price, but you can get some great deals on refurbs. I snagged a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 refurb for $150 when they were selling new for $399. Works great, looked brand spanking new when I got it. I've bought refurb TVs and stereo equipment in the past as well and have had nothing but great experiences with them all. Companies REALLY don't want to take a 2nd return on an item so they make sure the thing is tip-top before it's resold as refurbished
What you want to stay away from is "reconditioned" products. Those are generally products that were used for a length of time and then sold back or traded in through some sort of buy-back or upgrade program. Those items have usually been used extensively already.
All that being said, I still wouldn't bother with refurbished unless you're saving at least 20% off the retail price, but you can get some great deals on refurbs. I snagged a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 refurb for $150 when they were selling new for $399. Works great, looked brand spanking new when I got it. I've bought refurb TVs and stereo equipment in the past as well and have had nothing but great experiences with them all. Companies REALLY don't want to take a 2nd return on an item so they make sure the thing is tip-top before it's resold as refurbished
Kovaks
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Joe, totally where i was coming from i have gotten other electronics refurbed before and had heard the same thing from my friends that work at hp and dell as well as frys especially for things like tablets, monitors and tvs. Wasnt sure about mice but Zodiac really makes me think if it is a return it is most likely a guy who bought an expensive gaming mouse, and most guys are using their pc for porn which means there is a high probability of ghost jizz on it. If it was an open box or defective out of box that wouldnt be so bad.
Marmac
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I got it around November. Don't get me wrong it's a great card for the value but I just wanted more juice
Falstaff
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I think refurbished gets a bad name as most people assume that it's been absolutely put through the ringer and then returned on the 29th day or whatever right before the return period ends. Anecdotal of course, but I remember talking to someone at the AT&T store about being nervous buying a phone categorized as "refurbished" and he told me what joeboo said as well as that every phone that gets returned, as long as it was open, has to be categorized as refurbished even if it was never once used, or used for an hour or a day, whatever.
If the refurbished mouse costs $5 as opposed to $50 then who cares, give it a try. Dip it in bleach first.
If the refurbished mouse costs $5 as opposed to $50 then who cares, give it a try. Dip it in bleach first.
Kovaks
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256 gb ssd for $130 not sure about performance.
256GB Sandisk 2.5 SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD $130 + Free shipping - eBay Deals, Coupons and Promos
256GB Sandisk 2.5 SATA III Internal Solid State Drive SSD $130 + Free shipping - eBay Deals, Coupons and Promos
Joeboo
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What are you mostly doing with it? Gaming? Photo/video/sound editing? Glorified Facebook machine? Media center?