MTech Builds / Refurbished PCs
Refurbished desktops and laptops, gone through by hand.
Off-lease business machines, taken apart, cleaned, re-pasted, given a new SSD and a fresh Windows install, then tested before they are offered. One or two at a time, listed with their exact specifications rather than a vague description of a class of computer.
- 1-2 at a time
- Each machine is rebuilt individually, so stock turns over
- New SSD
- Fresh Windows 11 install, updates and drivers applied
- 90 days
- Same warranty as everything else on the bench
The checklist
What every refurbished machine goes through.
Nothing here is wiped down and relisted. Each machine is taken apart, brought back to spec and tested before it is offered, which is why there are only one or two in stock at a time.
- Full teardown and clean, with the dust out of the heatsinks and fans, not just wiped off the case.
- New thermal paste, and a new cooler where the original is worn or noisy.
- New SSD, with a fresh Windows 11 install, updates and drivers applied.
- Every port, USB, audio jack, network connection and display output tested.
- Laptop batteries checked for health; anything under 80% is replaced or disclosed before you buy.
- A load test before it leaves, with the machine's exact specs and anything replaced written on the sheet.
Buying one
Two messages, then it is yours.
There is no cart here, because there is rarely more than one of any machine. Tell me what it needs to do and the machines that fit come back with their specs and prices.
- 01
Say what it has to do
Office work, school, a till, light gaming: the job decides which of the machines on the shelf fits.
- 02
Specs and price
You get the exact CPU, memory, storage, graphics and anything replaced, with the price, before committing.
- 03
See it running
Locally, look at it going before you buy and collect in Flemington or meet up nearby. Further out, it ships tracked and insured.
Questions
Refurbished machines, answered.
What refurbished means here, what specifications the machines have, whether one can game, and how to see it running first.
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