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Kept in Service

Notes on machines kept in service, from the first power-on to the second owner

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Renewed machines

Second-user and ex-corporate computers: how they are graded, what to inspect before paying, what a battery and a warranty are worth, and what a renewed machine can be asked to do.

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A home office desk in late afternoon light, a four-year-old desktop tower with its side panel removed, a can of compressed air and a screwdriver resting on a cloth beside it, a grey test image open on the monitor above.

Plate RN-001 A home office desk in late afternoon light, a four-year-old desktop tower with its side panel removed, a can of compressed air and a screwdriver resting on a cloth beside it, a grey test image open on the monitor above.

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  1. A home office desk in late afternoon light, a four-year-old desktop tower with its side panel removed, a can of compressed air and a screwdriver resting on a cloth beside it, a grey test image open on the monitor above.
    RN-001

    What a Renewed Desktop Can Honestly Do

    A renewed machine with one previous owner can carry image-heavy work, but the panel and the graphics output set the real limit. What to check before paying.

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