Elizabeth, I am only inferring some of these are closeouts. Epson never states that. But, current models with small discounts are probably true refurbs, while discontinued models with large discounts are more likely to be factory closeouts. G. Guido D. Corona IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx. IBM Research, Phone: (512) 838-9735 Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx Visit my weekly Accessibility WebLog at: http://www-3.ibm.com/able/weblog/corona_weblog.html "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 05/26/2004 03:19 PM Please respond to bksvol-discuss To bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner I did not realize that I had the option of buying a refurbished or a closeout unit. I thought all they had were refurbished units and they wer letting me know what the original unit cost. Thanks for letting me know I can buy a close out unit which was not returned and re-furbished. E. At 03:25 PM 5/26/2004, you wrote: >You are getting a 25% discount with a 90 days warranty for the 3170 refurb. >If you purchase at full price you get a 1 year warranty. >Either way, it's a good decision, provided you know the difference. > >Guido > > >Guido D. Corona >IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx. >IBM Research, >Phone: (512) 838-9735 >Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx > >Visit my weekly Accessibility WebLog at: >http://www-3.ibm.com/able/weblog/corona_weblog.html > > > > >"E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >05/26/2004 02:10 PM >Please respond to >bksvol-discuss > >To >bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >cc >Subject >[bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner > > > > >I notice the Epson 3170 available on their site at closeout is a >refurbished unit. Any comments on buying such a unit? > > >At 01:54 PM 5/26/2004, you wrote: > > >Ah yes, WMD syndrome all over again! > >You may want to monitor periodically the EPSON refurbished / closeout > >page, as they sometimes have some really good deals. Expect more price > >drops by September, as a new wave of of scanners are likely to be > >released by then, and the old ones will be discounted. > > > >G. > > > >G. > > > > > >Guido D. Corona > >IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx. > >IBM Research, > >Phone: (512) 838-9735 > >Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Visit my weekly Accessibility WebLog at: > >http://www-3.ibm.com/able/weblog/corona_weblog.html > > >