Experiences with refurbished T40's?

[badga]

I was considering getting a refurb T40 from IBM. What experiences have any of you had that have bought refurbs? Obviously the warranty has dropped from 3 to 1 year but how messed up are the exteriors? any other negative issues that came up?

Badga

 

[gtsukada]

i think the biggest thing you have to watch out for is dead pixels. i figure scratched exteriors people can live with. dead pixels on the other hand can't

 

[UltraWide]

They probably have dead pixels. I bought brand NEW 2 T40's and both had 1 dead pixel each. I am keeping one and returning one. I bet the one I return ends up for sale as refurbished. It's up to you to decide if you can live with imperfections.

 

[eriqesque]

And if it has a dead pixel you can also return the refurb
as you can see not only the refurbs are subject to dead pixels as you got 2 of them.

 

[badga]

rats! the sxga+ is gone already.....sometimes forum feedback can be debilitating! i guess you are right....its up to me to see if any farked pixels are liveable or not...thx guys

 

[jmcoreymv]

I got a refurb one and it was fine except for a dead pixel near the middle of the screen. I returned it and just got a brand new one today. it too has a FVCKIN dead pixel. wtf is with IBMs and the pixel problem?

 

[eriqesque]

It's not just IBM
Unfortuantely it seems ther is a run on dead pixels in LCD's lately especially in notebooks
i have had 3 different desktop LCD and not one dead pixel
2 toshiba notes and dead pixels
3 fujitsu notes and 3 dead pixels and thank GOD 1 IBM T40 and No deadies

 

[OldSpooky]

I think manufacturers are trying to cut costs by using lower grade panels where more dead pixels are acceptable. In IBM's case, the threshold for determining if a Panel is defective is somewhere around 8 pixels.

If consumers are adamant in refusing items with defective pixels, this will send a message to manufacturers.