Refurbished macs
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- BabySnakes0
Anyone know a trusted third party supplier (or website) that would carry older model Mac Book Pros with the disc drive? (looking for one for my Grandfather)
Thanks!
- what size floppy you after?fadein11
- damn, i don't even think that you can purchase a reliable refurb with a disc drive any more. maybe a refurb with an external super-drive attachment?lvl_13
- 5inch floppy so my grandpa can listen to his music...ya seems an extreral drive is the only choice...only $80 these fuckersBabySnakes
- My friend's company: https://www.rdklinc.…
Or you can try https://eshop.macsal…evilpeacock
- frost2150
Should I stick with Apple's refurbished section or would you guys recommend buying it from any other place? Looking for a macbook 13"
- good luck finding one, they discontinued those awhile backmonospaced
- My friend's company might have what you need: https://www.rdklinc.…evilpeacock
- Daithi0
I know it's an avalanche of positive here but I may as well add my experience --
I got a MB air just before xmas and it's working great, no trouble at all.
That was the first time I'd bought refurb and I will do it every time I think.NB It pays to watch the page for the product you are considering for a few weeks as there isn't total consistency in terms of the deals. I had to wait a week before the one I was looking for came around.
- New items come out about half midnight am in UK/Ireland, often are gone in the morning.raf
- Nathan_Adams0
Years ago I ran on a refurbished Mac Pro. Never had a single issue with it, although it was a little slow (my boss at the time got it so we could do video, but then skimped out and got the minimum possible RAM, thereby negating whatever advantage would have be gained getting a Mac Pro...)
- JOSF0
On macbook pro refurb now, 2 years not a single problem.
bought from apple store refurb section.
- PaulM740
always
- raf0
http://store.apple.com/us/browse…
Replace "us" with your country shortcode.
- OSFA0
OK, but do you all get them from apple? links people!
- it's the Refurbished Mac section on the Store site (bottom left)monospaced
- hektor9110
i always get refurbished had them for years never a problem.
- instrmntl0
i always get refreshed/refurbished macs. never had a problem.
- dconstrukt0
funny i had similar experiences... my current macbook pro is from july 2008.... still running, but has a new logic board, 3rd battery, new fan... new dvd drive.... all these fucking things had issues in 3 years.
my previous 2 were refurbs.... and never had ANY issues.
next one might be a refub (i want a 500 gig ssd!!!)
- You do realize Apple packs slow, overpriced 3G SSD into macbooks when they're ready for 2x faster 6G?raf
- sheet mang... had no idea! so what do u suggest?dconstrukt
- depends, you work per hour. get some slow fucking HD instead. lol.akrok
- 500 gb ssd will be pricy. 120GB are not so bad in price at the moment. check macsales.comakrok
- Stugoo0
Some solid points regarding the refurb quality control. This is my first actual apple product (besides like gen2 ipod 6 years ago) I used to work on the line builiding desktops, towers and laptops (summer holidays) and know fine well about the 'level' of quality that is adhered to.
With that being said, the reason I ask is completley in line with the cost of apple products.
Cheers again for the feedback I'm going to put the order for one in today.
- raf0
Apple operates in fashion industry mode: seasonal trends, iPod colours and collections, fashion gala shows with press and flashes, etc.
Just as in fashion industry, you can buy current collection stuff right away or discounted three months later.I must have bought about 10 refurbished items over the years. Only one of them, a MB Pro had signs of use. Not that there was anything wrong with it though, it just didn't look factory new.
All other equipment looked and smelled 100% new.My next MacBook will be a refurb, if you ask. Oh, and don't buy Apple Care from Apple, you can get it cheaper on Amazon (beware eBay though).
- omg-1
best way to get a good product cheaper than market
- fourth0
what miguex said...
but I bought my macbook pro new right when they came out because it would've been another few months before the refurb quad cores hit the refurb store :/
- Miguex0
No offense Stuggo, but whenever I hear people wondering about refurbished stuff with fear, makes me a bit uncomfortable..
In my experience, the 2 times I bought a brand new apple product it came with defects, first one the hinge of my wallstreet g3 wouldn't close properly all the way, it stayed open on one side and it was annoying, SPECIALLY since I pay the full price.
The Second one was with one of the first powerbooks, it came with 2 dead pixels, Again it sucks and apple's policy is not do do anything unless you have like 7 pixels.
I have bought everything I can refurbished since then, from projectors to dslr cameras. I always check if I can find a refurbished version from the manufacturer before I buy new, and it's not even about the price anymore, it's about feeling more secure that what I buy will work better than what is expected from a brand new product.
In my opinion, a brand new product comes from factory to you, un-opened. A refurbished product has an extra level of quality control, and it has been corrected TO MATCH BRAND NEW PRODUCT QUALITY STANDARDS, but its charged less because it's not factory sealed.
Refurbished products, should in all cases, be elegible for manufacturer's warranty, so there's really NOTHING to fear about.
I would be more concerned about buying factory sealed...
- quite true.
Apple has warranty for refurbished items, as far as i rememberk_temp - amenmonospaced
- quite true.
- vaxorcist0
I see computers like cars, anyone who pays sticker price is either really, really needing brand new model, or they're getting ripped off...
I've used refurb computers and cameras (nikon D7000, saved $200) for years, no issues yet..... I spend the extra on things like RAM and bigger monitors and SSD hard drives, things that multiply my productivity more than a slightly shinier case....
- set0
Utterly reliable and trustworthy in my experience. Do it.
- moniker0
If you can swing it, pay the extra for an SSD because you can't put one in on your own afterwards.
Well you can but you need a suction cup and special hex screwdrivers etc.
- i_monk0
I have a refurbished MBP at home. It's dying now but I've had it since 2007, running almost nonstop. I've had to replace the battery and charger once, and there's a short line of pixels on the screen that seem wonky (but not dead), otherwise it's been great for what I needed.