Any worries with refurbished motherboard?

[AV-Boy]

Considering a "REFURBISHED: ASUS P4PE Motherboard for Intel P4 478 w/ Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, SATA, Gigabit LAN, Firewire IEEE1394" from newegg - $69.

Any reasons for steering clear of it in favor of a new one at nearly twice the price?

 

[Slackmaster2K]

When it comes to most electronics, I don't mind refurbished goods at all. But when it comes to a motherboard...well, to be honest I wouldn't touch it.

Slackmaster 2000

 

[Stealthtech]

My thoughts as well. Would'nt touch it with a ten foot pole....as zz top would say

 

[Polaris20]

I wouldn't touch it with a 10.5' pole. I bought a refurb board back when I didn't know any better for my wife's computer, and I've been paying for it ever since.

Don't do it.

 

[AV-Boy]

Thanks guys. I thought I knew better, but now I know for sure.

 

[Fusion2]

i've bought humm over 40 refurb boards from newegg and only had 1 that wouldn't shut down, yeah, nothing else was wrong execpt the system would not shut down if you test the board in the allowed warranty time under stress i don't see any issues there, at $39 for a newer chipset board is a deal, given you test them...

it depends on who your dealing with really, there's many crooks out there today, read the F&Q and absolut the warranty...

i can understand why people shy away from refurb equip, unless the reseller is worth a damn i'd side with them and not go that route...

know your seller and test the equip is all i'm saying.... best luck...

 

[Slackmaster2K]

That's a good point. Buying it from newegg would make me feel better about the deal.

But still, you know I'd just be bothered by it. There are two arguments when it comes to refurbished gear:

For: the refurb simply had a bad component, and you're actually getting yourself a BETTER piece of hardware because that component, which may be faulty over the whole lot, is already fixed. Definately worth the price.

Against: the refurb came from a sloppy lot. Bad day on the production line. New product. Whatever. There could be many problems with it besides just the one component that failed, and you may not discover them all before the limited warranty expires.

Slackmaster 2000

 

[RWhite]

Run.

 

[Fusion2]

>That's a good point. Buying it from newegg<

true, my luck held out with the motherboards but not in other refurbed hardware like hard drives and cdr-w... they don't test anything there at newegg, if it looks clean they re package it and off to refurb it goes, don't be fooled, they do not test anything there at newegg... read the note on the bottom of the page just to be sure...

they give a receipt that says nothing about the item being refurb which is nice cause i've sent half a doz pieces of hardware back to the maker for replacment and no questions ask, win - loose kinda situation.... eh

just a thought, and warning....

 

[Slackmaster2K]

Yes that's true, but newegg has beyond a doubt the best service of any online retailer that I've worked with over the past howevermany years. If newegg sold it with a month of moneyback guarantee (for instance) then I'd be completely comfortable trusting them to honor that promise...unlike some of the other small guys out there.

All of the refurbished items that I've purchased have been direct from the manufacturer....that's usually the only way I'll do it.

Slackmaster 2000

 

[Fusion2]

<update>

well, i recived my second bad board from newegg a few days ago, an epox intel board, go figure inhell... the bios was cooked i believe, it started but no video post or drive sounds what so ever...

serves me right for fooling with intel products $8.55 down the tube on return shipping but i have 4 epox 8k4a+ boards that run like new at 39 each along with a hord of other refurbed AMD boards, buyer beware, it's true i guess... still, it's money in my pocket, and well over 100 bucks makes it all good, your experances may differ though...

best luck... peace...

 

[Slackmaster2K]

My experience with Intel-brand motherboards has been nothing but negative. They are some of the worst performing, least stable, least windows-friendly motherboards on the market! It's strange really...you'd expect them to be at least an adequate reference. I've had 5, from an old BX440 to the more recent i845 boards, and they've all sucked.

Slackmaster 2000

 

[Slackmaster2K]

Wait, I see you were talking about Intel chipsets in general .... I'd have to disagree there

Slackmaster 2000

 

[brzilian]

My experience with Intel-brand motherboards has been nothing but negative. They are some of the worst performing, least stable, least windows-friendly motherboards on the market! It's strange really...you'd expect them to be at least an adequate reference. I've had 5, from an old BX440 to the more recent i845 boards, and they've all sucked.

Slackmaster 2000

Interesting.

My experience has been the exact opposite. My AOpen motherboard for my old P-133 sucked compared to my BX440-2 and my current 845EBT.

 

[jazzrich9]

yes... newegg rocks... yes stick with asus for quality (ducks to avoid flames) and yes, manufacturer still usually warranties refurbs... so if it goes south, you could always RMA it, a hassle, but if the price is right....

 

[duck]

Intel-brand motherboards has been nothing but negative.

Ive had the opposite experience too. Ive always had intel Cpu's and most of them with Intel chipsets and no major problems. I Inherited an Amd computer about a Month ago. Constant hang ups. I tore it apart for parts. Got an almost brand new 20 gig drive and Cd-rom out of the deal anyway.
Im really surprised at that Slack. Intel must have your Number!
Cant expect much from a windows based system anyway!