This is an additional suggestion for the poster asking about a laptop.
There is a website that offers refurbished brand name computers that offers a one year warranty and all of the software is licensed on the computers.
I am not promoting the website for personal gain, I have never done business with them. But they were recommended to me so I thought I might pass it along.
www.PCexchange.com
They have Dell and HP as well as other popular brands.
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