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Check the specs
Online shopping is convenient, and all the traders mentioned here have good websites. There's still a case, though, for ordering by phone if you want to check exactly what you're getting, and this is particularly relevant to refurbished products: specifications may only be 'typical' or 'representative', and the description provided when you look up a model name on the manufacturer's website may not precisely match refurbished
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There are a number of reasons for this. Sometimes, models sold as end-of-line or overstock may not be the same ones that were originally stocked in the UK, or may be special configurations that were exclusive to a major retail chain. Individual customers may also have specified certain options or upgrades when ordering, so returned units may differ from each other in some details. As we've mentioned, bundled items such as non-essential software may no longer be present.
More broadly, remember that not everything we've described in this article applies to every refurb. Make sure you know if the item you're buying is brand new, factory refurbished, or used and reconditioned. And when an item is listed as 'top of the range' or described with superlatives, bear in mind that this may all have been true when the product was originally launched, but technology may have moved on a little since then.
Now that you know how it all works, you can take full advantage of the discount deals out there. Go and grab a bargain!
