There is always some risk involved in purchasing a rebuilt piece of electronic equipment, including a Dell refurbished laptop. With that in mind, before making a purchase of a Dell refurbished laptop, it is vital for the consumer to ascertain what type of warranty, if any, is going to be made available to guarantee the Dell refurbished laptop.
Certainly, no one can expect any sort of warranty for a Dell refurbished laptop of the kind available when a new unit is purchased. In the case of new equipment, a standard one-year warranty is the industry norm. However, a three year extended warranty usually is available to cover a new laptop for an additional fee to be paid at the time of purchase.
The generally recognized industry standard warranty on a Dell refurnished laptop unit extends for a thirty-day period of time. Very rarely will there be an opportunity to obtain any sort of extended coverage on a Dell refurbished laptop. Additionally, it is uncommon for the standard warranty on a Dell refurbished laptop unit to extend beyond the thirty-day period.
A standard thirty-day warranty on a Dell refurbished laptop will provide coverage in the form of replacement or repair costs against any defect made by the company or manufacturer that undertook the rebuilding of the refurbished laptop. Most companies involved in Dell refurbished laptops generally offer replacement of the entire refurbished unit during that initial thirty-day period if the defect is in the hardware and is significant enough to require any sort of time-consuming repair.
In the case of a Dell refurbished laptop, there are no express warranties. Everything in regard to warranty coverage must be spelled out specifically and in writing. Therefore, anyone interested in purchasing a Dell refurbished laptop must make certain that any expected warranty coverage be set forth in plain language and in written form at the time of the sale.