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#21
stopthebus - Posted 9:40 pm PST 01/6/09 (23 Posts)
How do you know that the thing is working correctly. I wouldn't touch a refurbished with a ten-foot pole, not 1 that cost 1 grand (believe me, I KNOW).
#22
atau007 - Posted 11:04 pm PST 01/6/09 (115 Posts)
#21, You can tell it works properly by using it...
#23
sandman - Posted 11:39 pm PST 01/6/09 (431 Posts)
#21, I don't believe you know jack about Apple refurbs. Every refurb I have bought from apple arrived in NEW condition, with full warranty. There was absolutely no way you could tell it from new. Google around, and you will find that as the general consensus. There are a LOT of companies that I would not by a refurb from, but Apple is not one of them.
#24
dburley - Posted 3:53 am PST 01/7/09 (23 Posts)
I don't think this is the version that was nearly $3,000. That was the solid state hard drive version.
I buy all my apple products refurbed whenever possible and have had great luck. I did have an issue once with a cd drive on a refurbed g5 desktop. I dropped it off at a local mac shop and had it was returned in three days with a new drive. Try that with a Dell.
Telstar: they still sell refurbed minis but lately they seem a little hard to come by. Yesterday's apple news was rumored to include a new mini and it looked promising as a few manufacturers have some updated hardware leaked.
I buy all my apple products refurbed whenever possible and have had great luck. I did have an issue once with a cd drive on a refurbed g5 desktop. I dropped it off at a local mac shop and had it was returned in three days with a new drive. Try that with a Dell.
Telstar: they still sell refurbed minis but lately they seem a little hard to come by. Yesterday's apple news was rumored to include a new mini and it looked promising as a few manufacturers have some updated hardware leaked.
#25
njb - Posted 4:51 am PST 01/7/09 (2810 Posts)
wouldn't buy it even a brand new one, but it looks good.
#26
eddot - Posted 5:01 am PST 01/7/09 (296 Posts)
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tiburoncito2000 - Posted 7:34 am PST 01/7/09 (1361 Posts)
#28
radioactivecat - Posted 7:45 am PST 01/7/09 (19 Posts)
"Scroll down some and you'll find $400 pc laptops, brand new ones, with better specs than this refurb. "
But then you're stuck with a PC...
But then you're stuck with a PC...
#29
elmojoe2 - Posted 8:00 am PST 01/7/09 (18 Posts)
wow i didn't know there were still people out there who don't like apple and they've never tried them.
#30
2133 - Posted 10:20 am PST 01/7/09 (798 Posts)
#31
jhkilroy - Posted 10:31 pm PST 01/8/09 (196 Posts)
Yep , got burned at the Apple refurb store.... they sent me a unit with a bad battery... so much for their riggeress testing standards.....
#32
jhkilroy - Posted 10:10 am PST 01/9/09 (196 Posts)
Apple refurb quality is a myth , here is my experience with it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR7_klwf390
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR7_klwf390






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