Amazon reconditioned PC's

[Steve1956]

120 notes on Amazon,thinking of buying one of these to watch games on,anyone on here bought a reconditioned pc off Amazon ...any good?

[Bosscat]

If you had been watching last nights debacle your 120 sov's would have been chucked through the window m8

[Vegas Claret]

get a chromebook, far less chance of getting viruses etc

[Steve1956]

get a chromebook, far less chance of getting viruses etc

A reconditioned one Vegas? Have you had one?

[Steve1956]

If you had been watching last nights debacle your 120 sov's would have been chucked through the window m8

I really dont understand why anyone would spend hard earned money to watch us in a cup game mate,it must be a form of torture they enjoy,if we get drawn at home in the FA cup our support should boycott it,we are being taken for idiots having to watch that dross.

[Vegas Claret]

A reconditioned one Vegas? Have you had one?

should be cheap enough to buy a new one, way cheaper than a laptop - you need to research them though, very different to a laptop.

[fanzone]

Just get a firestick with the additional channels.

[Steve1956]

Just get a firestick with the additional channels.

I did...the wife hogs it though.

[Bosscat]

I did...the wife hogs it though.

Is that a euphemism

[Imploding Turtle]

120 notes on Amazon,thinking of buying one of these to watch games on,anyone on here bought a reconditioned pc off Amazon ...any good?

Link it.

[theroyaldyche]

get a chromebook, far less chance of getting viruses etc

Some1s been watchin the adverts

[Rick_Muller]

Some1s been watchin the adverts

And doesn’t understand tech...

[Vegas Claret]

And doesn’t understand tech...

really ? Had a chromebook for 3 years and not had a single virus. I've also built multiple pc's. I understand perfectly thank you

[Vegas Claret]

Some1s been watchin the adverts

read my reply to RM

[claret_in_exile]

Chromebooks are great for basic computing. But you have to understand what it is you're giving up.

[Vegas Claret]

Chromebooks are great for basic computing. But you have to understand what it is you're giving up.

yeah that's why I told the OP to do some research on them. If it's just basic internet browsing and streaming as he indicated then they are perfect for the task, miles better than a windows system

[CharlieinNewMexico]

Used to work in this department. They're not 'reconditioned' if they are bought from Amazon. They are just returns reset to factory. No real testing done. But I've had a couple of bargains that way.

If bought from a 3rd party seller, who the f knows.

[claptrappers_union]

Don’t buy cheap laptops. I can’t do with people telling me they saved hundreds of pounds while they are waiting 5 minute for it to boot up.

[Sproggy]

get a chromebook, far less chance of getting viruses etc

https://www.itspmagazine.com/from-the-n ... e-than-pcs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Imploding Turtle]

I recommend just building yourself a new one. This way you learn how to build one, everything's under warranty, and you don't run the higher risk of buying a factory returned PC, which was returned for a reason, being faulty out of the box. £150 builds you a perfectly adequate system for browsing for and watching porn.

[burnley007]

I bought one for £30 from an Ebay shop, works a treat!

[aggi]

https://www.itspmagazine.com/from-the-n ... e-than-pcs

An article on Macs doesn't seem very relevant to Chromebooks though. They are pretty virus proof as you're effectively running linux without superuser rights so the amount of stuff that can be installed is minimal. The biggest risk is installing a malicious chrome extension or android app which shouldn't happen if you're careful. If it does somehow get infected then resetting is a matter of 5 minutes or so.

[Steve1956]

Has anyone on here streamed a 3 o'clock Premier league game on a chromebook and had no problem?

[Steve1956]

Is that a euphemism

Are you saying my wife's a pig ?

[aggi]

Has anyone on here streamed a 3 o'clock Premier league game on a chromebook and had no problem?

You can. If you're technically minded you can set up a VPN on there (this may be easier to do now that you can install android apps). You can also install Kodi/Plex and whatever add-ons you want or just stream from websites.

I haven't tried it with AceStreams (which in my experience gives the best streams outside of a subscription service) but there is an android app so it may well work.

[Bosscat]

Are you saying my wife's a pig ?

[Vegas Claret]

https://www.itspmagazine.com/from-the-n ... e-than-pcs

well done - that's a ******* Mac not a Chromebook, and people reckon I don't know what I'm talking about.

[Vegas Claret]

Has anyone on here streamed a 3 o'clock Premier league game on a chromebook and had no problem?

every week for 3 years, your issue will always be where you get your stream from not your device

[Rick_Muller]

really ? Had a chromebook for 3 years and not had a single virus. I've also built multiple pc's. I understand perfectly thank you

Im sure you do, I apologise for inferring you didn’t. I am annoyed at the Chromebook ads though as they make out that the Chromebook OS is immune to viruses, it’s not - no OS is especially when you include people in the equation.

well done - that's a ******* Mac not a Chromebook, and people reckon I don't know what I'm talking about.

Although you’re OK to mock because the poster referred to Mac OS in the link, you must understand that the Mac community had that same smugness regarding viruses and malware as google does now with Chromebook - and now they’re are “secure” as Windows desktops. If/when google with the Chromebook increases their market share is when they’ll need to worry about viruses. In essence that’s what my original post about your comment was referencing tbh.

[Vegas Claret]

Im sure you do, I apologise for inferring you didn’t. I am annoyed at the Chromebook ads though as they make out that the Chromebook OS is immune to viruses, it’s not - no OS is especially when you include people in the equation.


Although you’re OK to mock because the poster referred to Mac OS in the link, you must understand that the Mac community had that same smugness regarding viruses and malware as google does now with Chromebook - and now they’re are “secure” as Windows desktops. If/when google with the Chromebook increases their market share is when they’ll need to worry about viruses. In essence that’s what my original post about your comment was referencing tbh.

The mac reference was completely irrelevant especially as he quoted me talking about Chromebooks. Time will tell regarding future viruses, but like someone mentioned, I can factory reset my Chromebook in less than 5 mins. A pc takes me a day to clean up if I get a virus (which I no longer do).

Either way, for what the op is trying to do a chromebook is his best option by a distance imho

[Imploding Turtle]

You can factory reset a chromebook in 5 minutes because it's not useful for much. You could factory reset a PC in 5 minutes too if all that was installed was a browser.

[Vegas Claret]

You can factory reset a chromebook in 5 minutes because it's not useful for much. You could factory reset a PC in 5 minutes too if all that was installed was a browser.

not useful for much ? it does exactly what you want it to do if you want to browse the internet, send emails, install apk's - you know, exactly what the OP asked for

If you want to run photoshop, Ableton etc etc then you need a PC or a Mac..........but that's not what he asked for

[Imploding Turtle]

not useful for much ? it does exactly what you want it to do if you want to browse the internet, send emails, install apk's - you know, exactly what the OP asked for

If you want to run photoshop, Ableton etc etc then you need a PC or a Mac..........but that's not what he asked for

I didn't say it doesn't do what you want it to do, as long as what you want it to do isn't a whole lot. I was pointing out that the reason you can reset it in 5 minutes is because it doesn't do much. It wasn't a criticism of the product, it was a criticism of your argument.

[Vegas Claret]

I didn't say it doesn't do what you want it to do, as long as what you want it to do isn't a whole lot. I was pointing out that the reason you can reset it in 5 minutes is because it doesn't do much. It wasn't a criticism of the product, it was a criticism of your argument.

yeah, and it was invalid as usual

[Steve1956]

Thanks for the recommendations guys,I'm still no wiser,it's all about opinions int it?

[Imploding Turtle]

yeah, and it was invalid as usual

It was perfectly valid. Being able to factory reset something in 5 minutes because it has extremely limited use isn't a pro. And having to take hours to reset a PC which has a huge number of use cases isn't a con. They are both a normal consequence of the complexity of use cases.

I can factory reset my TV in about 15 seconds. Does that make it better than a chromebook? No.

[brexit]

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best choice and put ubuntu on it

[AndrewJB]

I might transition our house over to Chrome next year when the Office subscription runs out. I think another advantage is they auto backup to cloud.

The laptop I currently use was a refurb when I bought it twelve years ago. Too slow for streaming anything (or even browsing) I just use it for writing because I love the keyboard. When Office started playing up on it and I spoke with Microsoft’s tech support and they took control remotely, the quickly muted their sound, and I saw him open the systems info page and move the curser over the paltry processor speed.