(Updated) A bad experience turned into an alright ...

(Updated) A bad experience turned into an alright one. I bought a ThinkPad T440p laptop of which the screen suddenly and completely malfunctioned after 2.5 months, seemingly due to an internal crack. Since we'd had it for such a short time with light usage and no mishaps, we concluded it s not our fault: after all, it s been owned for 5-7 years prior to this, gone through much wear and tear and should ve been more thoroughly checked. So I submitted an RMA form and received a response saying that it was beyond the 45-day warranty period. Then I wrote a review here and received a response from the owner who told me over email that it could be returned for an 80% refund, which we agreed to. Customer care is bound to be reasonable from a 5-star company. Hence updating and shortening this review.

Initially decided to buy this, my 2nd refurb, because my HP from Refurb.io was great (still is after a year) but in the future I'll probably buy a low-end new laptop: many nice ones with good specs in the $400-500 range. If you do buy from here, make sure you ask for 1-year warranty. It costs only $20 but I didn t find it when I was making my purchase.