New mac or refurb?
New mac or refurb?
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- raf0
I always buy refurbs, they look, feel, and smell new. The only difference these days is the plain white box.
Refurbs are better tested than the new ones (the one time I got a bad pixel it was a new macbook).
Also, Apple being a fashion company, they only sell the current collection in their main store. If it's a previous model, it could simply be repackaged old stock, not a returned and refurbished item.
Also, many apple products have serial number laser-etched on them. Refurbs get new serial numbers, so those refurbished devices get fresh new casings.
Also, Apple is rumoured to launch something new this week, could be worth a wait since refurb prices tend to go down with current line spec updates.
- I heard that they get new casings too but wasn't sureset