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cromag · 11-20-2014, 08:59 PM

I tend to buy refurbished when possible and have almost never had a bad experience. Like, maybe once every few years.

That being said, I haven't bought any refurbished ereaders. I have, however, bought two used ereaders -- a Kobo Wifi and a Nook Simple Touch. I got them both from Goodwill, and they both function perfectly. I've had the Nook for a month or two and don't use it much; I've had the Kobo since last summer and it got a moderate workout on a vacation.

EDIT: My bad! I got my JetBook Mini as a "refurb" -- but my impression was that the retailer hadn't done much more than an exterior cleaning, since I found an unsupported micro-SD card and adapter still in the SD card slot. I've had it more than a year and it's working fine.

11-20-2014, 08:59 PM	#4
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,446 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I tend to buy refurbished when possible and have almost never had a bad experience. Like, maybe once every few years. That being said, I haven't bought any refurbished ereaders. I have, however, bought two used ereaders -- a Kobo Wifi and a Nook Simple Touch. I got them both from Goodwill, and they both function perfectly. I've had the Nook for a month or two and don't use it much; I've had the Kobo since last summer and it got a moderate workout on a vacation. EDIT: My bad! I got my JetBook Mini as a "refurb" -- but my impression was that the retailer hadn't done much more than an exterior cleaning, since I found an unsupported micro-SD card and adapter still in the SD card slot. I've had it more than a year and it's working fine. Last edited by cromag; 11-20-2014 at 09:01 PM.