Indestructible PCs from HP, Dell, & Lenovo

[ibfly]

@idontkn1

I might agree if this was going to be the only computer in your house, but how many people actually have much more than an os on a secondary computer? There isn’t much of a point in knocking an off lease pc because of its storage space. Like you inferred in your post, storage is incredibly cheap and portable so who cares how much is available on the OS drive. I’d rather spend that extra hundred bucks towards a NAS device with two HDs that can run raid 1. I don’t know much about the HPs but the 755 was and still is in many places the workhorse of lots of American businesses. They are pretty much bullet proof and are easy and cheap to repair yourself. We’re still buying them off lease like this for some of our low end users at work and haven’t had a single issue with one. Not knowing who did the refurb, I would suggest looking at Joy Computers a Microsoft certified refurbisher who gives you a full year warranty. You can find them on buy.com.

I’ve had and heard terrible experiences with Joy Systems quality… Just my 2 cents though

Good deals here, All solid machines capable of doing what most people want to do with them. Can’t beat the price of refurbished! Buying a few of these.

[Invisiblemoose]

@fabricated

That being said, they’re quad-core which even at the 2.4ghz clock speed means it’ll be pretty responsive and useful for standard multi-tasking for quite a while. 4GB of RAM is good enough, and cheaply upgradable.

I’m still running a Q6600 in my main PC (clocked at 3ghz though.) I just haven’t felt compelled to upgrade – ruinning 80+ FF tabs and a half dozen other programs with no noticible drop in performance. I paid about as much for the CPU alone as this whole Dell machine, though.

[wolfbrother]

How do you know what condition these PCs are? I don’t see a status other than refurbished? What can I expect, minor scratches, major scratches, something worse?

[Batman4oz]

At first glance, I read ‘…PCs from Hell!’
^^X^^

[subether]

@fabricated

Lack of discrete graphics hurts (I doubt you can drive multiple or very large monitors on integrated graphics) however.

I’m also not a fan of any of the small form-factor optiplexes. Users seem to love them, but I hate supporting them since they often have heat issues. Dell’s cases are much easier to get into than other small form factors but they just seem to have a higher failure rate.

Provided you got a solid refurb, if you slapped a graphics card into it (remember: LOW PROFILE!) you could have a good knock-around desktop you could throw under a desk and forget.

Another note with the low profile video cards- remember that heat is a factor in these desktops. We had a number of 745’s (the generation immediately prior- Core2Duo based) at my workplace with off-board ATI video boards, and they seemed to eat those video boards on a regular basis. However, I suspect that was because they were living in locked cabinets and didn’t get a good amount of air flow.

Otherwise, they are solid, reliable machines for the large part- Just don’t expect them to run games very well, if at all. I will state that they will do media playback quite nicely, and they are not very noisy- good for media centers and the like. (I have a stack of 745s that are built with that purpose in mind for running convention video rooms.)

[geekgirl717]

I need to get my dysgraphic son a laptop to use for school. It will need to be able to run Word and some educational software on it with little trouble.

I’m certain any of these ThinkPads could do that.

So the question of the day is, will the T-410 run Minecraft?

[asjxvii]

Lenovo is a terrible brand. Low quality Chinese company. Can’t even get the num lock keys set correctly after startup. Stick to Dell

[MDYounger]

@mhearon

Huh…not so sure about that HP 6000. I am thinking that TigerDirect product RB-HPDT00310060 is a better buy. What do you pc guys think?

I have a ? about the HP 6000 Pro. The specs say there are 2 USB slots on the front of the PC, the picture clearly shows 4. Which is correct?

[ThunderThighs]

@MDYounger

I have a ? about the HP 6000 Pro. The specs say there are 2 USB slots on the front of the PC, the picture clearly shows 4. Which is correct?

I’m told that it should be 4. The sale has been updated. Thanks!

[LeCarp]

@asjxvii

Lenovo is a terrible brand. Low quality Chinese company.

Absolute bullshit.

[LeCarp]

Let me expand on my previous comment:

@asjxvii

Lenovo is a terrible brand. Low quality Chinese company.

This may well be the single stupidest comment in the history of the internet.

[jwc553911]

Lenovo Thinkpad W510 w/out Bluetooth? That a misprint??
Would love to upgrade my W500!

[ThunderThighs]

@jwc553911

Lenovo Thinkpad W510 w/out Bluetooth? That a misprint??
Would love to upgrade my W500!

That’s the specs we were given. Sorry.

[nfreb051]

My HP 6530B showed up today without any OS on it when the description clearly said it would come with Win7 pro 64. I’ve tried booting it every witch way but after the POST it just pops up with a report from IBM secure data disposal 2.0.

Who do I contact to get this resolved? Is this a Woot issue or do I have to deal with the agony of dealing with the company that did the refurb?

[ThunderThighs]

@nfreb051

My HP 6530B showed up today without any OS on it when the description clearly said it would come with Win7 pro 64. I’ve tried booting it every witch way but after the POST it just pops up with a report from IBM secure data disposal 2.0.

Who do I contact to get this resolved? Is this a Woot issue or do I have to deal with the agony of dealing with the company that did the refurb?

That laptop has a 90-day Woot warranty so contact support@woot.com for assistance. Include your woot username and order number for faster service.

(Sorry for the problem.)

[1979wdr]

My Lenovo T410 arrived yesterday and seems fine until you boot up Windows. Then there are noticeable “pressure marks” on the LCD that distort the images in 3 different places.

Is it possible to simply return for a refund?

[ThunderThighs]

@1979wdr

My Lenovo T410 arrived yesterday and seems fine until you boot up Windows. Then there are noticeable “pressure marks” on the LCD that distort the images in 3 different places.

Is it possible to simply return for a refund?

Sorry for the problem. Email support@woot.com and they’ll give you some options.

[burno454]

Received my computer on Monday. It did not come with the software as stated but Woot! resolved the problem fast. Happy Wooter!

[1979wdr]

@ThunderThighs

Sorry for the problem. Email support@woot.com and they’ll give you some options.

Quick response — sent me Return label and will have refund upon receipt. Laptop not so great, but woot still rocks!

Thanks again.

[tjohnston23]

Wow - lattitude 6410 came today. BOOTMGR is missing message, unable to boot. Am trying some Dell Reload disks I have to see if there is even an OS installed anywhere on the drive.
Also, found a broken off knife blade rattling around in the case.

NOT A GOOD DEAL.
Woot - I would not deal with these “refurbishers” ever again. They are obviously incompetent.

EDIT - I was able to perform a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit from a Dell Reload DVD I had in the office. I loaded OK and appears to be activated, so I guess everything turned out OK after all. Took a lot of work, though.