Refurbished?

[drdjmcd]

I am considering upgrading from my T615 to T665 before they are gone for good. Sony sells refurb. ones ontheir website for $30 less than the new ones go for online at other retailers. Anyone had good or bad experience with Refurbished Sony or other PDAs?

[mrdeucie]

I've bought other Sony refurbished items with no problem. Sony only warranties their refurbished products for 90 days though.

[jedix]

I bought my wife a refurb NR and its just like new. Another sony product I bought refurb was a sony Tivo. I got lucky with that one. Not only was it just like new and discounted in price, it "accidently" came with the lifetime tivo subscription, which costs $250. (soon to be $300.) They forgot to cancel the subscription from the last user, and 1 year later, it still works great!

[crh3f]

Bought my NR70V refurb from Sony, so far working great. Am slightly afraid of the 90 day mark, though. Oh well...if it breaks, then I guess I upgrade, right? ;-)

[jedix]

It sounds like you wouldn't be too dissapointed if it did break. I know 90 days isn't long. But if the unit works that long, you have a pretty good shot it will continue to work for awhile. Atleast until you are ready to upgrade!

[sebring]

Originally posted by drdjmcd
I am considering upgrading from my T615 to T665 before they are gone for good. Sony sells refurb. ones ontheir website for $30 less than the new ones go for online at other retailers. Anyone had good or bad experience with Refurbished Sony or other PDAs?

I bought a "manufacturer refurbished" NR70V and love it. A new one couldn't be better than the one I got. That said, I would expect a significantly larger discount than $30 to buy refurbished instead of new, mainly because the new one comes with a 1 yr warranty vs 90 days on the refurbished. I paid $300 for my NR when new was still selling for 450 in Best Buy and most online retailers.

[crh3f]

Can't one <i>always</i> use an excuse to upgrade? Although, I'm not sure I want the NX, since I'd never use the CF...but a 1GB memory stick would sure be nice!

Yeah, I'm always ready to upgrade...my checkbook? Might argue with me about that.

[jedix]

I'm always ready to upgrade my checkbook!!! Then I could upgrade anything else I wanted!

[sebring]

One other tip on refurbished. Make sure it is "manufacturer refurbished" with a manufacturer warranty. Products refurbished by third parties frequently are missing documentation and/or standard accessories. I generally avoid third party refurbishers.

[crh3f]

Good point on the checkbook upgrade...anyone know where I can get one of those? Preferably, it'd be freeware, and have unlimited use...

[Ronbot]

Originally posted by sebring

. . . . That said, I would expect a significantly larger discount than $30 to buy refurbished instead of new, mainly because the new one comes with a 1 yr warranty vs 90 days on the refurbished. . . .

My T615 is a Sony refurb, and it works great. It has a minor scratch or two on the casing, but I don't mind that. I agree with sebring, though; for only a $30 discount I would probably go with a new one.

[mrdeucie]

The refurbished products I bought were at the least $100 off. If it is only a matter of $30 I would go with the new one. You should see if there are any Sony outlets near you as there might be a larger discount at them.