I would think long and hard about getting a refurb. There are several on this board who have had good "luck" with refurbs. But, you don't have to go to many other boards to hear horror stories of what they received. I once bought a refurb Toshiba laptop and that is the last refurb that I am going to buy!!!!!!

I would strongly recommend that if you do go the refurb route that you buy from a dealer than has more than a 90 day warranty and carefully study the warranty so that there are no doubts in your mind what it covers.

Just a few thoughts.

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