Sure, buying a good used PC takes a little more work, but a laptop or desktop from a few years ago can be much cheaper. And it’ll be powerful enough to browse the internet, hop on video calls and edit ...

Tradeoffs of price vs. performance as well as computing capability influence the decision of whether to purchase a new or refurbished computer. What’s involved in refurbishing a computer? Limitations ...

I recently tried to use a Raspberry Pi 5 as a regular desktop PC. The experiment wasn’t a failure—I was able to use a Pi to get most of my work done for a few days. But the device’s performance, and ...

Erik Heinrich wanted to save money on a desktop computer. Last December, he bought a refurbished Dell Optiplex 7010 model for $519.79 at Staples Canada online. He also paid $96.04 for a one-year ...

Every computer needs a central processing unit. Used CPUs are generally a safe purchase. Their architecture makes them resistant to damage from years of use. Nevertheless, you should make sure that a ...

A St. Thomas, Ont.-based educational charity wants to gather 400 used computers in order to donate them to people who need them to help bridge what organizers believe is a growing gap between those ...