Do I break down or do I refurbish?

**NMatheson** · 06-08-2012, 01:03 PM

Thanks everyone for the great ideas. We receive a large volume of PCs so any cheap and cost effective way to go about it would be a huge help. Im leaning right now towards trying out the method that involves buying a dell xp disk and cheap hard drives. If that doesnt work, I know a seller that deals in xp disks for about 30 bucks a pop.

Craasher - Im in need of 40 to 80 gb sata hard drives. What kind of volume and pricing would you be willing to deal in?

**jaydee1445** · 06-08-2012, 01:31 PM

If they have the COA hologram intact buy or download a oem install disk. A quick search of Ebay completed auction show XP professional sells for as little as $19.95

**ozzy214** · 06-08-2012, 01:40 PM

If you want to sell the best quad core and dont mind shipping to Pa, I would be willing to buy it outright. Need the model numbers of all the quad machines to pick the one I want. I got a bunch of hard drives. I can probably get you like 5 quantity 80 gb ide 25 each. Also have a couple 160 gig ide for like 40 each. And I do have one or 2 sata if interested. Im negotiable on price. And I will wipe/test before sending out.

But get me the list of the quads. I want it as a part's rig to update my gamer/hdtv player/ porn machine..oops did I say that..lmao!!! Dont let the old lady hear me say it..lol.

I also would pay shipping. I could do a Paypal deal. Or check, money order, whatever floats ya boat.

**CLR Solutions** · 06-08-2012, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by jaydee1445

If they have the COA hologram intact buy or download a oem install disk. A quick search of Ebay completed auction show XP professional sells for as little as $19.95

What you are suggesting is illegal. The only way you can reinstall the operating system when all you have is the COA is to call the manufacturer of the computer and buy a recovery disk. Or you can use backup image on a hard drive.
We are a Microsoft registered refurbisher. In order to put an operating system on a computer we had to invest in special imaging hardware and software. All computers we refurb have a new COA affixed and come with all documentation and a hologram oem install disk. It costs $30+ in software per install from our distributor to do it legitimately. These discounted copies of XP/7 are only available to us as a licensed refurbisher.
The only option besides the ones listed above are to buy a new sealed genuine copy of the OS with product key and COA. It is also illegal to take a hard drive with OS installed out of another computer and install it into one without. Under Microsoft's regulations the operating system and license or only valid on the hardware they were originally installed on.