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| June 28, 2007 | Lester, Paul | COPYRIGHT 2007 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Paul Lester

Quality bargains

As if PCs weren't cheap enough, there's a way of buying them for less than the full asking price. We find out what a refurbished PC is and what to expect for the low, low price

Due to bitter competition between PC manufacturers, computers are getting cheaper and more plentiful all the time. However, many computer buyers may not have considered that even bigger savings can be made by looking at refurbished PCs.

Though you might be wary of buying something considered 'second-hand', careful buyers can pick

up bargains; and when savings of around half the retail price can be made, it's ...

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