Refurnished Sony Laptops
They say that refurbished Sony laptops are the best ones in the market. They are both thin and light and they use top of the line LCD technology to make the display as bright and clear as possible. Even if we are talking about refurbished laptops, the price still varies depending on the components it has inside, just like in the case of a new laptop. The more powerful the specs, the more you pay. However, you will still feel the difference and feel that you are saving money when you’re buying a refurbished laptop instead of a new one. You always have to keep in mind that refurbished laptops have been rechecked by the manufacturer. If tests have shown that there is any type of hardware problem with one of the units that has been returned, then the damaged part are replaced and the unit is tested again and the process is repeated until every problem is solved.
For $799 you could buy the Sony Vaio VGN-FZ430E which has a 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 3 GB of RAM, 250 GB of hard drive space and an Intel Express video card. This 15.4 inch display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It has 4 USB ports, an SD card reader, the Ethernet and modem jack, 1PCMCIA, Dock and the headphone out and microphone in jacks. This laptop also comes with a fingerprint reader for extra security. This unit will probably come with Windows Vista Home Premium preinstalled but with 3 GB of RAM you should be able to run Windows 7 as well. You also have a DVD burner to put your favorite movies and music on DVDs. It’s also useful when you want to make some extra room on the hard disk and so you can make backup copies of the files stored on your laptop.
If you wish to buy a good quality laptop, but the only issue is that you need to pay lots of money to buy a unit that will be able to provide you with enough power in order to meet all your computing needs, the Sony VAIO VGN-AR605E may be the right solution. With a price of $699 for the refurbished model, Sony VAIO VGN-AR605E is a 17 inch laptop which can make an excellent desktop replacement. It has a 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processor which is combined with 1 GB of RAM in order to provide you the necessary speed for multi tasking. If 1 GB is not enough for you, there is always the possibility to upgrade this laptop at any time you choose. Above the beautiful and sharply imaged display, there is a 1.3 mega pixel webcam so you can video chat with your friends from far away. The webcam will help you stay in touch and it also has in integrated microphone. The hard drive storage capacity is 160 GB and if this does not seem enough for you, there is always the possibility to upgrade or free some disk space by copying the files from your laptop to some DVDs. It’s a good way to make sure no one deletes them too thanks to the dual layer DVD burner. As far as graphics goes, we have the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT graphics card with 1023 MB total available video memory. The display uses the XBRITE-ECO technology which makes the images so bright and clear. The 17 inch display can offer a resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels.
Now, if you have some extra money to spend, CompUSA has a $999 deal on the Sony VAIO VGN-FW290NAH. Let’s see the specs of this laptop. First you have the 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5870 processor. The 3 GB of RAM can be upgraded to a maximum 4 GB but that means you will need a 64 bits operating system (Windows 7 may be an excellent choice even if this unit comes with Windows Vista Business 32 bit operating system preinstalled). The video performance will not be amazing with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD graphics card with 1340 MB total available video memory. This laptops has 3 USB ports, one FireWire port, one Ethernet plus one modem jack, one VGA out, one HDMI port, plus the headphones out and microphone in jack. You will get your unit with cool features like the DVD super multi optical drive and the integrated Bluetooth feature.
If you check out this deal you will find that this is an open box products. Let me explain what that means. Like I said before, customers use various reasons and excuses to return a laptop after they opened the package and used it briefly. Sometimes, CompUSA returns that product to the manufacturer but there are cases where they inspect the product themselves and decide that it is better to put it up for sale with a discount rather than to return it to the manufacturer. There is a 7 point check process that examines different aspects of the laptop to make sure they are in good condition and that they work properly.
Even if sometimes you may find that the original manual is missing, CompUSA tells you to stay relaxed because the product (in our case, the laptop) is covered by the original warranty and support of the manufacturer. It seems that these open box products sell really fast and since they are available only in limited quantities, you better hurry up and get one for yourself.
As you can see, there are numerous possibilities for you to buy a good refurbished Sony laptop without having to spend a fortune. The refurbished laptop business keep growing and growing especially in time like these, when economy keeps hitting the ground. Remember that refurbished does not necessarily mean inferior quality. The people that buy the brand new laptop are simply paying more for the idea that no one has ever used it before. The benefits of new and refurbished laptops are surprisingly similar.
