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Offline chinpokemon

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Buying refurbished computers from Apple?
« on: December 17, 2011, 10:15 am »
My macbook experienced a "water event" and the repair quote from Apple is not economically justifiable for that age/type laptop.

I have found some laptops in their refurbished online store that are about 15% less than buying a new one...has anyone purchased refurbished from the Apple online store, and do you have any good/bad/ugly stories?

Thanks for your feedback.
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Re: Buying refurbished computers from Apple?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 10:22 am »
I've bought quite a bit of refurbished goods from the Apple store and never had a problem.
I would make sure you know what you are getting model wise.  Often they are discontinued models, which is fine if you know that.
Savings are not great but everything I have bought has been indistinguisable from new.
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Re: Buying refurbished computers from Apple?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2011, 11:34 am »
I always recommend getting the refurb laptops from Apple. I have had a number of refurb'd MacBooks and they all have lasted just as long as anything else if not longer.

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Re: Buying refurbished computers from Apple?
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2011, 08:23 am »
Thank you for your responses.  Time to do some online shopping today
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Re: Buying refurbished computers from Apple?
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2011, 09:30 am »
My theory is this. A company's new product was put together by drones on the line. The company's refurb product was put together the same way, and then checked and repaired by someone more skilled than the drones.
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Re: Buying refurbished computers from Apple?
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2011, 09:33 am »
Lu has a refurb desktop, and it's been flawless.  Highly recommend.
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Re: Buying refurbished computers from Apple?
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2011, 12:49 pm »
i got a refurb several years ago and it's still doing great!
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