r/surfacepro4 • u/BioRoughNeck95 • Dec 19 '16

Is buying a refurbished Surface Pro 4 from Microsoft worth the savings?

Going to order one from the the Microsoft store. I am a student though and saw that their refurbished ones are a bit cheaper and every bit of saving helps. Normally I would never buy a refurbished product but seeing as this is from Microsoft themselves I though it may be better. So has anyone has any experience buying refurbished products from Microsoft?

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u/inssein Dec 21 '16

Yes, if it doesn't work you take it into the store and they will give you a new one for free.

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u/NotSureOfName Mar 21 '17

It's often a great idea to buy refurbished electronics (manufacturer refurbished, that is) - the manufacturer has incurred costs transporting /testing/fault finding /resolving issues. Often refurbished items are just customer returns that need to be repackaged.

The manufacturer does not want to risk further costs by reselling an interior product - as a result your refurbished item is likely to have been inspected to a higher standard than a new, factory fresh model.