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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (50931)	3/22/1998 5:37:00 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Respond to of 186894

Jim,>>>I was about to buy a refurbished Compaq Pentium II-300 box but decided to go with a new Cyrix system because there must be something wrong with the Pentium II...<<< Next time you take an important customer out to dinner for your hedge fund, you could tell him how you saved a few dollars buying a used computer or instead of a new Pentium II, you bough a new Cyrix system - maybe this way he could pick up the check. Pretty smart. Regards<gggg>, Mary

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (50931)	3/22/1998 6:00:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Jim - Re: "but decided to go with a new Cyrix system because there must be something wrong with the Pentium II..." I guess you lose either way! Paul

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (50931)	3/22/1998 6:32:00 PM
From: Barry A. Watzman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

There is nothing wrong with "refurb" computer equipment as long as you have a reasonable warranty. In my experience, most computer equipment that is returned, is returned because of a deficient operator mechanism, the return in and of itself solves this by exchanging the deficient component. Even those that have other problems are ok if the problems are fixed. I buy refurb stuff all the time, it saves 20% or so, and the problem rate is typically LOWER than for unopened boxes. The only thing I have a problem with is paying for unopened boxes and getting refurb equipment anyway, that's illegal, but it happens.