Re: [PLUG] Reputable sources for reconditioned / refurbished laptops

[Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

I'll second that. I got an Anker 8338 5-in-1 USB-C hub a few years ago
when I got my current MacBook, which only has USB-C ports. It works
great. My only caveat, which I just discovered a few weeks ago when I
got a new monitor, is that my hub only does HDMI 1, so it can't drive
my new 3440x1440 widescreen monitor. I borrowed an HDMI-2 dongle and
that worked fine. So check the specs and you should be fine.

On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 12:41:35PM -0400, Keith C. Perry via plug wrote:
> Just to throw this out there but for laptops without NICs, I've been recommending the Anker 555 USB-C hub. That's one of the smaller 8-in-1 units. It actually fits in my laptop sleeve with the laptop without adding much width. Considering that laptop ports- ethernet, usb, hdmi, etc. tend to die anyway, for around $50 it's a good investment that can keep older hardware in service (until you lose the USB-C port). The NIC on the unit is 1Gbs and is has USB-C PD pass through so you don't lose your USB-C power port if that is how you charge your device. 
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> Thanks for the suggestions and recommendations, Rich, Steven, Bill, and Alan. I have been looking at those sites. 
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> To follow-up, the reason I wanted to look elsewhere was that MicroCenter doesn't have any reconditioned laptops with NICs; they were Wifi only. However, yesterday, I discovered an unused USB NIC, put it on the laptop I want to replace (which only has Wifi), and was able to get around 100Mbps down, which is the speed of my home Verizon connection. This means that I can potentially get a laptop without a NIC. 
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> Thanks again. 
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> Regards 
> – Bhaskar 
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> On Sat, Sep 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM K.S. Bhaskar < [ mailto:ksbhaskar@gmail.com | ksbhaskar@gmail.com ] > wrote: 
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> I have in the past bought reconditioned / refurbished laptops from MicroCenter, generally with good results. Are there other reputable sources that anyone can recommend (especially if MicroCenter doesn't have what I'm looking for)? Thanks. 
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> Regards 
> – Bhaskar 
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