On 12/6/2013 11:47 PM, Eliezer Croitoru wrote: > The TPM can be an issue but once you install the OS(LINUX) on DISK(maybe > on another machine) it should fly by default. > What is the meaning of "Trusted" by HP\COMPAQ? I do not know yet. > > From what I understand a Refurbished means "Used and was used in a > company\office the last time before being tested in lab". refurbs can also be open box mechandise. retail product returns. at dell outlet, a lot of the systems they sell are production overruns and order cancellations. XYZ Corp ordered 30 of a specific configuration Latitude E7440, then cut back to 20, so Dell has 10 extra. I've bought stuff from Dell Outlet, both the business version and the home version, its been fine. you have to check it a couple times a day for a few weeks if you want a specific configuration (say, a E6420 14", with the FHD screen, the backlit keyboard, a good CPU, and extended battery). -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast