{"id":254940,"date":"2026-05-26T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itscope.com\/?p=254940"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:31:25","slug":"refurbished-it-is-evolving-more-performance-not-just-lower-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itscope.com\/en\/refurbished-it-is-evolving-more-performance-not-just-lower-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Refurbished IT is evolving: more performance, not just lower prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

Refurbished IT is no lon\u00adger sold pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly on pri\u00adce alo\u00adne. Today, com\u00adpa\u00adnies are pay\u00ading clo\u00adser atten\u00adti\u00adon to the per\u00adfor\u00admance they get for their bud\u00adget and are incre\u00adasing\u00adly choo\u00adsing sus\u00adtainable devices with up-to-date spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. Current mar\u00adket deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adments across Europe cle\u00adar\u00adly reflect this shift.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Customers are investing more strategically in high-performance devices<\/h3><\/div>

According to indus\u00adtry maga\u00adzi\u00adne ChannelObserver, citing figu\u00adres from mar\u00adket rese\u00adarch firm Context, the European mar\u00adket for refur\u00adbis\u00adhed PCs remain\u00aded lar\u00adge\u00adly sta\u00adble in terms of unit sales during the first quar\u00adter of 2026. At the same time, reve\u00adnue increased by ten per\u00adcent year over year. The reason is a shift toward more powerful and the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre higher-priced devices. Customers are incre\u00adasing\u00adly choo\u00adsing refur\u00adbis\u00adhed note\u00adbooks with modern spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. Systems with at least 16 GB of RAM now account for near\u00adly 70 per\u00adcent of sales.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Why transparency is becoming increasingly important in the refurbished market<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Especially in the day-to-day busi\u00adness of sys\u00adtem inte\u00adgra\u00adtors, refur\u00adbis\u00adhed devices need to be asses\u00adsed trans\u00adpar\u00adent\u00adly and com\u00adpared relia\u00adbly. That is why ITscope reli\u00ades on clear cri\u00adte\u00adria for lis\u00adted sup\u00adpli\u00aders in the Refurbished Portal \u2014 inclu\u00adding stan\u00addar\u00addi\u00adzed gra\u00adding, mea\u00adning a con\u00adsis\u00adtent descrip\u00adti\u00adon of each device\u2019s con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon. Product lis\u00adtings across the plat\u00adform also fol\u00adlow a uni\u00adform struc\u00adtu\u00adre. Prices, avai\u00adla\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, pro\u00adduct infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, and data\u00adsheets can all be com\u00adpared directly.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the sel\u00adec\u00adtion available in the ITscope Refurbished Portal con\u00adti\u00adnues to grow through addi\u00adtio\u00adnal sup\u00adpli\u00aders. Alongside estab\u00adlished refur\u00adbis\u00adhing spe\u00adcia\u00adlists, new pro\u00advi\u00adders are con\u00adstant\u00adly joi\u00adning the plat\u00adform, inclu\u00adding com\u00adpa\u00adnies such as circulee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A detail\u00aded con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon descrip\u00adti\u00adon is dis\u00adplay\u00aded when hove\u00adring over the \u201cRefurbished\u201d tag.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Sustainability is driving demand \u2014 but the market remains cautious<\/h3><\/div>

Sustainability now plays a lar\u00adger role in IT pro\u00adcu\u00adre\u00adment for many com\u00adpa\u00adnies. Longer pro\u00adduct life cycles, less elec\u00adtro\u00adnic was\u00adte, and a more con\u00adscious use of resour\u00adces are incre\u00adasing\u00adly influen\u00adcing purcha\u00adsing decis\u00adi\u00adons. Even so, many pro\u00advi\u00adders belie\u00adve the German IT chan\u00adnel is still not ful\u00adly lever\u00adaging the market\u2019s poten\u00adti\u00adal. \u201cIn Scandinavia, refur\u00adbis\u00adhed IT is much more estab\u00adlished in the B2B envi\u00adron\u00adment. System inte\u00adgra\u00adtors actively bring up the topic with their cus\u00adto\u00admers,\u201d says Thomas Nielsen of Foxway A\/S. \u201cIn Germany, we are see\u00ading strong inte\u00adrest from cus\u00adto\u00admers, but the chan\u00adnel its\u00adelf is still approa\u00adching the topic rather cautiously.\u201d<\/p>\n

One reason for this is that many sys\u00adtem inte\u00adgra\u00adtors work clo\u00adse\u00adly with manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders and pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly sell new hard\u00adware. At the same time, end cus\u00adto\u00admers are show\u00ading gro\u00adwing inte\u00adrest in more sus\u00adtainable pro\u00adcu\u00adre\u00adment and lon\u00adger pro\u00adduct life cycles. This is exact\u00adly whe\u00adre refur\u00adbis\u00adhed IT can help resel\u00adlers offer eco\u00adno\u00admic\u00adal and more sus\u00adtainable alter\u00adna\u00adti\u00adves \u2014 espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly when qua\u00adli\u00adty, trans\u00adpa\u00adren\u00adcy, and avai\u00adla\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty are right.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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