From time to time I have refurbished computers available for sale and/or rental. These will have been tested, and defects will be noted and they come with 3 months warranty (covering either repair or refund as agreed at the time).

Rental rates are as follows :

  • A security deposit will be taken to cover loss or damage while the computer is in your posession. This deposit will be equal to the purchase price less any upfront rental paid and will be refunded in full, less any unpaid rental or repair bills, on return of the computer in satisfactory condition.
  • The first week’s rental will be $50 (to cover wiping your stuff off the computer on its return) plus 15% of the listed sale price. The second and third weeks will be 15% of the sale price and subsequent weeks will be 10% of the sale price.
  • At any point, the renter may opt to purchase a rented computer. The purchase price will be reduced by the amount of rental already paid.

Dell Inspiron 11 3185 2-in-1 laptop : $200

  • Windows 10 Home 64
  • 8GB RAM
  • 128GB SSD
  • AMD A9-9420e processor with Radeon R5 graphics
  • 3 years old
  • Charger is included
  • Touchscreen

This computer runs pretty well and reports that it has around 4 hours of battery life when it’s fully charged.

There are a few superficial scratches and scuff marks on the outside of the lid and base but otherwise it’s pretty clean.

The digitiser for the touch screen (the touch-sensitive glass across the front of the actual screen) is cracked. The screen itself is fine and the touch panel still works.

A nice little unit, good value at $200.

Toshiba Satellite L840 14″ laptop : $130

  • Windows 10 Home 64
  • 8GB RAM
  • 500GB HDD
  • Intel i5-2450M processor @ 2.50GHz
  • Charger is included

This computer has scrubbed up nicely and it runs ok though IMO it’s a bit slow. For $80 I can replace the hard drive with a 240GB SSD which would give it a very significant speed-up. When fully charged it reports that it has around 2 hours of battery life when it’s fully charged. There is a little wear on some of the keycaps.

Very good value at $130, even better at $210 with the SSD.

HP Pavilion G6-2204AX : $170

  • Windows 11 Home/64 (who said anything older than 3 years isn’t compatible?)
  • AMD A6-4400M CPU @ 2.7GHz
  • 500GB HDD
  • 8GB RAM
  • Charger is included

This is another nice unit. It’s quite clean but it is a big 15.6″ laptop with a nice screen, so it’s not small or light. When at full charge the battery says it has 2 hours of life. It’s a little sluggish but it would get a personality transplant and be a bit of a flyer with a SSD installed ($80 for a 240GB).