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What is Certified Remanufactured Equipment?

Certified Remanufactured equipment is pre-owned product that has had critical software and hardware upgrades made and has been thoroughly tested and retested to meet stringent manufacturers specifications. Certified Remanufactured equipment meets the same quality standards that you would expect from a new product.

Cisco Remanufactured

What are the differences between Remanufactured, Refurbished and Reuse “As-Is”?

Remanufactured:

Highest level of screening, testing and repairing
Shipped with a valid software license and comes with the same warranty as the equivalent new equipment
Fully certified and compliant with manufacturers standards

Learn more about Cisco Remanufactured equipment

Refurbished:

Fully functional but may include down version hardware and/or cosmetic imperfections
Excess used product inventory that has a useful life.

Learn more about the Cisco Refurbished line of business

Reuse / “As-Is”:

Used product sold in "As-Is" condition as an assembled unit with no warranty nor service commitment
No screening, testing or repairing

Why use Certified Remanufactured equipment?

Affordability

Competitively priced in line with market rates

Availability

Meet timelines with immediately available equipment.

Sustainability

Move to the circular economy and minimize environmental impact.

Support

Same support options as new product equivalents

Optimum Performance

Latest proprietary hardware and software upgrades

Warranty

Same warranty terms as new products counterparts

Software

Valid software licensing

Disclaimer: Cisco Refresh (Cisco Certified Remanufactured Equipment) is available in more than 70 countries. Please contact the Cisco Refresh team directly for complete details.