how to buy a refurbished computer
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How to Buy a Refurbished Device
Sarah CadePC Rebuilders & Recyclers
Chicago, IL
About Me About My Refurbishing Company 5 Tips When Buying Refurbished Devices Resources Questions
Sarah Cade
• Director of the Electronic Reuse Conference (ERC) • Member of the R2 Technical Advisory Committee • RIOS™ Board Member • Implemented R2:2013 & RIOS • Trainer for the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) Workshop on International Standards• Invited speaker at conferences all over the world to promote
reuse
President of PC Rebuilders & Recyclers
PC Rebuilders & Recyclers • Founded in 2000 • Chicago, IL USA • 30,000 square foot warehouse• 25 Full time employees• Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher • Refurbish 20,000+ computers per year • Distribute to customers worldwide• www.PCRR.com
BUY REFURBISHED?•They are just well tested equipment.• It’s just like buying a used car. •Consumer vs business grade machines.• It promotes local jobs. • It is more sustainable.
5 Tips When Buying Refurbished Devices
What Software is Included?• Microsoft Software: • MAKE SURE IT IS LEGIT
www.Microsoft.com/Refurbishedpcs• Very affordable.• Most companies use this operating system.• Security Software included?
• Lynx: • Open source option aka free.• Not as well known. Might be hard for training new
users.
What Guarantee? 1. Warranty• How long?• Extended? • What does it cover? • How does it work?
2. Tech Support • Email support? • Phone support? • Restore option?
3. Return Policy
How do they do it?• Who does the refurbishing? • How do they test the units? • What are their standards and
polices? • What process has been used to
ensure the hard drive data has been completely wiped?
• Has the unit been upgraded? • What is their equipment disposal
policy and are they environmentally responsible?
ISO 9001ISO 14001OHSAS 18001
Who are they?• Do some research.• How long have they
been in business? • Do they have a
website? • Who are some of their
customers/sales channels? • Get references for
large projects.
Know what you need.• Don’t OVER BUY• What are the systems going to be used to
do?• Who will be using them?• What is your goal? • Will they do custom orders?
RESOURCES • https://www.microsoft.com/refurbishedpcs/• https://www.microsoft.com/refurbishedpcs/Directory.aspx • https://sustainableelectronics.org/• http://www.rioscertification.org/• http://www.iso.org/• http://www.naidonline.org/• http://www.ereuseconference.com/ • https://www.ifixit.com/
Sarah Cade PC Rebuilders & Recyclers
4734 W. Chicago AveChicago, IL 60651www.PCRR.com
[email protected] 773-545-7575 x 7003
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