I understand all of this, but the people who ask me for laptop recommendations don't want to hear it. Refurbs are a good point that I had forgotten about. Ofte

I understand all of this, but the people who ask me for laptop recommendations don't want to hear it. Refurbs are a good point that I had forgotten about. Often, though, only higher-end machines are available (for the same price as a new low-end machine) and the base-level models don't come down in price much.