Refurbished Laptops with Linux Lite preinstalled

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Well when it comes to getting what you pay for at that price point holding to a 90 day warranty might be impossible....

When acquiring systems for resale quality and quantity are important if you have to replace a system in the 90 window you will want to be able to get or have the replacement on hand quickly. If you do not build margin into the price point then where is replacement cost factored in.

True and I didn't really take that into consideration on my answer.  Add an additional $30-50 to my guesstimates.

I will tell you that unless you buying the hardware off the back of truck in a back alley somewhere $450 won't get you a high end laptop refurbished period.

The description of "high end" is pretty vague; so each person is going to have something different in mind when answering that.  My guesstimate was based on it being something like an Intel I5 (or older model I7) with integrated graphics or a basic addon card -- not a suped-up gaming system, which would obviously be more.  (Seems my vision of "high end" is more similar to your vision of "mid range".)  With that frame of reference, I actually padded the price estimate beyond what I would actually be willing to pay and set it more to what I think most people would pay.  I could be completely off base on that though since I don't typically look to buy newer used systems.  If I want new, I buy new.

Also, everyone has their own idea of what constitutes a "good deal".  Many people might think it's a great deal to get a used laptop for $700 that would cost $1000 brand new.  For me, the difference has to be greater than that to justify taking a chance on used equipment.

I can only answer what I would pay.  I have no clue what others would pay for same thing.