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Buying a Refurbished HP Printer – A Dealer’s Perspective
This is a guest post by: Douglass M. Doggett, Sr.
As an authorized dealer for HP and Lenovo, I still have to pay for the equipment that we use in the home and office. Even though I get dealer pricing (it’s really not much lower than non-dealer pricing), I still have to shop for the best deal and look for the very best way to spend our limited resources. Even though I’d been in the business for a while, I had never personally experienced buying a refurbished HP printer until a couple of years ago. My experience began with the box arriving at the office with the help of the FedEx lady. My expectations began to get higher and higher as I examined the neat, clean, and nicely appointed box itself. It was clearly marked as an HP refurbished printer and the factory seal had not been broken; so, I knew it hadn’t been opened by anyone else. When we opened the box, we were pleasantly surprised to find all the parts and components inside and neatly packaged…just like a new printer!
I had a lot of reservations about buying a used computer products. At the time I considered a refurbished and used printer as about the same thing. Little did I realize that the refurbished HP products were real close to new…real close! Most of these refurbished products are just like new and if you didn’t know better, you’d swear they were new.
I now like to describe the refurbished HP printers as new printers that are priced like used HP printers. I must make it clear that these are technically used printers because they were purchased, opened, and later returned for a variety of reasons. Maybe there was a mechanical problem; maybe an order was cancelled; maybe the packaging was marred; or, maybe it didn’t fit in a certain space too well. Whatever the issue, the unit had to be sent back to HP because it could no longer be sold as new. Once returned to HP, these printers are thoroughly tested and if they fail testing, HP determines the cause and replaces any failed components. If a model contains a component with a known failure rate, the component is automatically discarded. At this point, the printers are put through a series of stress tests and given a final inspection, cleaning and repackaging.
Because of the extra attention these HP refurbished printers get, the defect rate is actually lower than the new printers. So, now you see why I’m such a believer and why I’ve chosen to specialize in the market for refurbished HP printers and used computer products. These are products that help our clients stretch their technology dollar and get high-level protection from the HP factory warranty or the distributor’s limited warranty ( in the case of used or off-lease products). As you consider these products, make certain that you work with a manufacturer authorized dealer who has experience in sourcing and delivering refurbished and off-lease products.
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Intel vs. AMD Processors
The war between Intel vs. AMD has been going on for centuries. OK, maybe not centuries but, for as long as I can remember Intel and AMD have been rivals. Not everybody is tech savvy, that's why when the choice comes up, often times people don't know which is better Intel or AMD? Today, we'll be breaking it down from price, to performance. Long ago the line was clear that AMD was a big competitor in terms of speed when they released their Athlon 64 line, showing Intel that GigaHertz wasn't the whole story.
Since then Intel has learned from its mistakes however. Over the years they've gained our trust back, processor by processor. Now Intel's Core i7 line comes with 4 cores and 4 threads (virtual cores). This may seem like nothing compared to AMD's new FX series 8xxx which offers up to 8 actual cores. However looking at some benchmarks we see flaws in AMDs coding. We notice that in brand name games such as Far Cry 2 and Crysis 2 the Phenom and FX series have a 20-30 FPS difference between the Core i7 series. 20 FPS is too much of a big margin to ignore.
The problem I see here is that AMD didn't spend enough time optimizing it's CPU for gamers' needs. It choose to go with synthetic benchmarks, and real world applications. However, this isn't that bad. AMD's performance in servers, and multi-threaded applications is very much up to par with Intel's Core i7. This is a big shock due to the fact that Intel's i7 can cost up to $900 while the FX series only cost up to around $250. Scaling this up in a server environment, or a work environment can mean big improvements and big savings! We can clearly see here who AMD's new target audience was, mid-range gamers and server applications.
So going back to the main question, which is better Intel or AMD? The question has become somewhat meaningless as we see that the companies have branched off so much now that a battle isn't very comparable. In terms of straight performance we can clearly say the i7 series is superior, however are you, the consumer really going to spend up to $900 for a cpu that will probably be outdated in a year? Or would you rather choose a $250 equivalent that you probably won't notice the difference on?
This was a guest post by TechStat.Net. Click here for more information on the best graphic card for the money.
Transformers 3 Review
The Transformers 3 is going to entertain you, and that is what a good movie is supposed to do. It will imprint itself on your mind, and you will recall scenes and portions of this movie for a long time. Going by the full name; Transformers 3: Dark Of the Moon, this is an epic thriller that tries to show the damnation that the world faces as good and evil clash in the search for control over the world.
Transformers 3 review of the plot
The plot is both simple and complex. If you wait just a little for the movie to get under way, then the plot will be easy to understand and you can enjoy the film better. Simply put, the plot is about good against bad, just as what happens in the real world. The Autobots are the good and they join the US war against terror and against the Decepticons who are the bad.
50 years ago on the moon, a very important piece of cybertronian technology (space ship) was lost, and the Decepticons now want to get their hands on it first. After you start getting the feel of the story, from there onwards, the movie is a perfect unfolding of one sizzling action after another. For a sensational 120 minutes running time for the Transformer 3, your eyes will be glued to the screen. Unlike other movies that run for just 90 minutes, which is enough but still leaves much wanting, this one has an extra 30 minutes of thrilling time.
The characters
They are an amazing lot and you must have met most of them before in other pictures but they play their roles well enough. If you are looking for a movie that has the geopolitics of the cold war in it, even in its characterization, then this is just what you really want. Ken Jeong, Frances McDormand, John Turturro, John Malkovich are among the members of the Transformers 3 cast. It is directed by Michael Bay. Expect a lot of action and excitement from the Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon.
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