Refurbished tech proves its mettle as the ultimate fallback

bizcommunity | 06.02.2026 16:37
For years, new equipment was seen as the safe choice, while refurbished equipment was treated as a compromise. That assumption was always fragile. The last few years have shown that when supply chains come under pressure, refurbished technology often outperforms new hardware. In a market defined by chip shortages, long lead times and volatile pricing, refurbished has emerged not as a fallback, but as the quiet constant.