Valve was one of the last to jump on the bandwagon of refurbished technology with the Steam Deck, a portable console that is undoubtedly the most popular in its category and which we can now buy second-hand with full technical support from the Valve team. , a with the same guarantees What should we have when buying a new one?

I think the latter is the most important thing to consider when buying refurbished equipment, the support and warranty offered by the dealer as well as who is selling the product to us. In this case, we buy the console from the original manufacturer and seller, and in addition gives us the same conditions which we would have when buying a new unit, so it is of course a very interesting option and that worth keeping in mind.

On the other hand, if we were to buy the console from a third party and he gave it to us much less warranty and less favorable terms the situation would change radically, because in the end we have to remember that we are making an important investment and that it is not worth compromising and risking buying a product with a potentially shorter life in order to save between 10% and 25% of its selling price.

I just summed up in a few lines what I think about the refurbished technology, albeit with some additional nuances. In most cases it seems like a very interesting option, in fact it was one of the best purchases I’ve made in my life Refurbished GeForce GTX 980 Ti from Amazon for just over 300 euros, when a new one cost almost double.

I like refurbished technology, but there are times when I prefer to leave it out and spend a little more to buy a new product. The Steam Deck would be exactly one of those cases as I am very picky about possible signs of use and in this case I believe I would be unlucky enough to get a unit with one of those scratches you never forget. PUSH.

The same thing happens to me with other products such as laptops and tablets, although I do not close myself off to refurbished smartphones, as long as I have information in advance about the signs of use that I will have to “digest”. Personally, My favorite refurbished technology is PC components. And you, what do you think? Read in the comments.