Referb readers

jbcohen · 04-08-2011, 07:46 AM

For those that have been brave enough to purchase a referb, have you had any quality problems with your reader?

fjtorres · 04-08-2011, 08:04 AM

None at all.
I've picked up the odd refurbished computer and printer over the years and never got a bad one. Ditto for my refurbished Kindle2.

If helps to understand that refurbs are *all* individually tested in the recertification process, unlike new gear that is generally *sampled* by lot.
Different companies have different procedures/guidelines but refurbs aren't always returned gear; sometimes they come from lots that fail quality assurance en-masse and then have to go through individualized testing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refurbishment_(electronics)

Asawi · 04-08-2011, 08:17 AM

My first Sony was a refurb.
My Nook is a refurb.
I have bought several factory refurbished other items over the years.

Not a problem so far! <knocking on head>

abookreader · 04-08-2011, 08:35 AM

My k2 was bought as a refurb and it is still going strong.

I buy a good portion of our electronics as refurbs though so I didn't feel uncomfortable with the thought. I really don't consider it brave because nearly every major retailer gives the same warranty on refurbs as new.

MikeB1972 · 04-08-2011, 09:04 AM

One of my bebooks and the 505 are factory refurbs, both looked as new when received - no problems at all.

Ok, the 505 had a cracked screen but that looked like shipping damage and was sorted out by waterstones no prob.

poohbear_nc · 04-08-2011, 09:12 AM

I've bought several refurb Kindle models, as backups, and they look & perform identically to the new models. Haven't had any problems, and Amazon offers the same warranty on refurbs as on new models.

1611mac · 04-08-2011, 09:30 AM

I buy most of my computers, iPads, iPods Touch, etc such as refurbished units from the Apple store. Never had any problems at all.

elizilla · 04-08-2011, 10:59 AM

I buy refurb stuff all the time, and never had a problem. I just ordered a Nook wi-fi refurb. It hasn't arrived yet, but I don't expect any problems.

kindlekitten · 04-08-2011, 11:55 AM

my second K1 was a refurb and it is still going strong

RainingLemur · 04-08-2011, 11:56 AM

Out of all the refurbished units I've purchased... I've not had any functional issues with any of them. There's been a couple cosmetic "issues," but nothing past a scratch or scuff on a non-integral part of the device.

sufue · 04-08-2011, 12:59 PM

I have bought lots of refurbished electronic devices, including three e-readers, and have had no more problems with them than with the gadgets I buy new. As one poster said, sometimes you wind up with the odd cosmetic scuff or ding here or there, but more often I find that refurb stuff looks just like new - although there almost always is some modification of the nameplate or backplate, like an engraved "R" or "refurb" on it, to indicate its "not-new" status. I also find that sometimes, but not always, refurb gear has a shorter warranty.

04-08-2011, 07:46 AM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,030 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	Referb readers For those that have been brave enough to purchase a referb, have you had any quality problems with your reader?

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fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	None at all. I've picked up the odd refurbished computer and printer over the years and never got a bad one. Ditto for my refurbished Kindle2. If helps to understand that refurbs are all individually tested in the recertification process, unlike new gear that is generally sampled by lot. Different companies have different procedures/guidelines but refurbs aren't always returned gear; sometimes they come from lots that fail quality assurance en-masse and then have to go through individualized testing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refurbishment_(electronics)

04-08-2011, 08:17 AM	#3
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	My first Sony was a refurb. My Nook is a refurb. I have bought several factory refurbished other items over the years. Not a problem so far! <knocking on head>

04-08-2011, 08:35 AM	#4
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	My k2 was bought as a refurb and it is still going strong. I buy a good portion of our electronics as refurbs though so I didn't feel uncomfortable with the thought. I really don't consider it brave because nearly every major retailer gives the same warranty on refurbs as new.

04-08-2011, 09:04 AM	#5
MikeB1972 Gnu Posts: 1,222 Karma: 15625359 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Device: BeBook,JetBook Lite,PRS-300-350-505-650,+ran out of space to type	One of my bebooks and the 505 are factory refurbs, both looked as new when received - no problems at all. Ok, the 505 had a cracked screen but that looked like shipping damage and was sorted out by waterstones no prob.

04-08-2011, 09:12 AM	#6
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,741 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	I've bought several refurb Kindle models, as backups, and they look & perform identically to the new models. Haven't had any problems, and Amazon offers the same warranty on refurbs as on new models.

04-08-2011, 09:30 AM	#7
1611mac eWanderer Posts: 523 Karma: 1441998 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: iMac,iPad3,iPhone5-Kindle Fire,Touch,PaperWhite	I buy most of my computers, iPads, iPods Touch, etc such as refurbished units from the Apple store. Never had any problems at all.

04-08-2011, 10:59 AM	#8
elizilla Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 610286 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Sage, others	I buy refurb stuff all the time, and never had a problem. I just ordered a Nook wi-fi refurb. It hasn't arrived yet, but I don't expect any problems.

04-08-2011, 11:55 AM	#9
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	my second K1 was a refurb and it is still going strong

04-08-2011, 11:56 AM	#10
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Out of all the refurbished units I've purchased... I've not had any functional issues with any of them. There's been a couple cosmetic "issues," but nothing past a scratch or scuff on a non-integral part of the device.

04-08-2011, 12:59 PM	#11
sufue lost in my e-reader... Posts: 8,062 Karma: 61341458 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus	I have bought lots of refurbished electronic devices, including three e-readers, and have had no more problems with them than with the gadgets I buy new. As one poster said, sometimes you wind up with the odd cosmetic scuff or ding here or there, but more often I find that refurb stuff looks just like new - although there almost always is some modification of the nameplate or backplate, like an engraved "R" or "refurb" on it, to indicate its "not-new" status. I also find that sometimes, but not always, refurb gear has a shorter warranty.

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