I bought a refurbished Macbook

Well ya! I am back to the Mac World after 10 months

I was looking for a sturdy and lightweight, powerful machine on the go. After using all kind of machine: Lenovo T400 (for sale), Dell Latitude E6400, Dell XPS 1530, Dell Adamo, VAIO Z590, VAIO F, Asus G52, etc..... I still miss my MBP early 2009 with removable battery and switching graphics that I had in 2009. It is the winner every laptop that I had by a far margin in term of build quality and screen estate.
Therefore, this time, when I am looking for a final laptop that could serve me for a few years with international warranty & support, since I am going oversea for a while. I decide to go back with Mac.
I want the anti-glare screen, which only available to the 15inch, because I hate to see the reflection from the glossy screen and the extra resolution will help me to be more productive. However, I feel that the anti-glare screen hold to the body much stronger than the glossy screen. I checked these at the Apple store. Does any body here feel the same?
I decide to go with refurbished for a few reasons.
1/ I am a frequent Craiglist buyer and I were looking for the current MBP version for a while (Since May). However, these non-brain Craiglist seller try to sell me their MBP for exactly the price of what apple sells in store .And say I will save on tax, while I could buy from a third party retailer like Macmall for no tax or get a free ipod and then sell it to cover tax.
2/ As a student, I could get some $ off, but I found that 15% off from Apple Refurbished store is much more a better deal.
3/ My budget is $1700 which is below Apple MBP base prices. Total after tax for me is $1730.
4/I heard that Apple refurbished is excellent quality, just like new.
I order the Mac on Tuesday last week and one week later, it arrives today.
My MBP Refurbished comes brand new. I coundn’t find a single scratch, dent, dead pixel. It looks brand new. This is the most worth $300 saving that I could save.
If someone is hesitating on Apple refurbished, just buy it. They look just brand new without the fantasy box in store.

**I wil post some pics later.

Downside:
My mac has 16 cycles. But battery is good for 1000 cycles isn't it?
10.6.3 is installed. I was expecting 10.6.4

 

I'm Sorry

Just kiddin, they're cool. I had a Macbook Pro 13, and loved. But it couldn't game so I sold it. Post pics soon, and have fun with your Mac.

 

Which one did you buy? Was it an i5 MBP? I can't find an i5 MBP for $1730 total with an AG screen.

I'm buying the config listed in my sig on Friday. Because it's a refurb, it's going to come out to $1999 pre-tax and $2120 with tax. When purchased new, it would cost $2350 pre-tax and around $2500 with tax.

 

yeah, it's rare. I have to wait 3 weeks for it.

 

Is it the i5 2.4 with AG?

Mine is really common as it is the highest specced 15" that is sold in Apple stores.

 

Yes it is.

 

Oh btw, I just notice this: on my headphone jack, there is a red lightning next to it. Does it mean anything??

NVM: it was fixed by itself.

 

16 cycles is absolutely nothing, and it's a free update to 10.6.4. How exactly are these downsides?

 

By red light, do you mean red light IN the jack? That's optical audio output for a receiver or digital or digital to analog converter.