EVO N600C P3-1.2GHZ 30GB 256MB | List Price: $999.00
|
Brand: Compaq
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Refurbished Compaq Computer [Posted on 2007-12-02]
Ordered and received a Compaq Evo N600C refurbished computer. The computer came with a 30 day warranty and was rated to be in very good condition. Initially, I was sent a faulty cord and had to go buy a universal adapter cord to keep the unit running until a replacement cord could be sent out. The vendor did respond quickly and the other cord showed up within a few days. The second issue I experienced was a cooling fan that did not function properly and required fixing. The good old Geeks at Best Buy charged me an arm and half a leg to fix this and to do the diagnosis and optimization. Set me back a bit. Six months after I received the laptop and after I'd set it up with various software, photos, etc., the hard drive failed and to put it back into working order it would be another $150 if I had data recovery as part of the package.
I contacted the seller and explained what happened and asked if he could provide some relief on this and was told that "it's past your 30 days buddy". After an exchange of emails, he said he might be able to sell me an extra hard drive and to give him a call. Understanding that I'd still be dealing with data recovery cost, I dropped it.
My inexpensive laptop that I purchased for $260 (+/-) cost me $65 for the power adapter. $70 for wireless network and configuration. $150 for fixing the fan and doing the diagnostic, optimizing the computer, etc. and now to make it work would require another $150.
Looking back, I'd absolutely suggest you buy a new laptop with warranty and correct configuration. At least you'd have one that worked right now.
Marc Rasmussen
Click here for more details and discount information...
|
){kind=link}