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    REFURBISHED G73JH-RBBX05 back at best buy

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Omniscient, Dec 18, 2010.

  1. Omniscient

    Omniscient Notebook Consultant

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    Omniscient, Dec 18, 2010
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  2. DCx

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    Damn. I wish when I bought mine (while it was still new!) I had this option. I'd have paid half as much and popped in a FHD screen myself.
     
    DCx, Dec 18, 2010
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    If coupled with an extended warranty, this is a great deal.
     
    Voodooi, Dec 19, 2010
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  4. Shaythong

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    Looks like it will end up being about $924 with sales tax if I get it but there is still no warranty option available on the website. Will they let me get a warranty upgrade in-store?
     
    Shaythong, Dec 19, 2010
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  5. Omniscient

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    I didn't buy it, but if your willing to give them your money I don't see why you wouldn't be able to get it. Still you are not really gonna beat the deal

    The way I look at it, its refurbished so they generally fixed the issues that had shown up. If they don't show in the first 90 days, you should be ok.
     
    Omniscient, Dec 19, 2010
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  6. stamar

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    Well unlike a brand new one a refurbished one was actually tested.

    In a few ways its superior.
     
    stamar, Dec 19, 2010
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    I received mine from the UPS man last night. In the box was just the laptop and power cord. Nothing else- no disks or manuals. It came with the 209 bios on it. Today I updated the vbios. I uninstalled a ton of bloatware and am undecided if I want to do a clean install of win7, upgrade to pro or ultimate or just leave it as is. But so far so good! For the price, this could be a contender for deal of the year.
     
    slkcrab, Dec 23, 2010
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    So by that logic, it is always better to buy a refurb unit vs a brand new eh lol
     
    Benchmade 42, Dec 23, 2010
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  9. merka

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    Unfortunately it's back off of BestBuy.com!!
     
    merka, Dec 23, 2010
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  11. Panther214

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    Wow these fly like hot cakes! I'm not suprised though.. JH is awesome laptop! Wish they had such stuff in UK where you could get refurbes.

    Panther214
     
    Panther214, Dec 24, 2010
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