Hello, guys!
I'm thinking of buying a refurbished Macbook, but i'm kinda concerned with it being a refurbished...
What are the odds that it will have physical scratches and other damages? Is it actually worth it to buy a refurb?
Do you know somebody with a refurbished?
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saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate
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if its a refurb from Apple... it'll be just like new.
if its a refurb from some other person/place ... who knows what you'll get. -
Refurbs from OEMs tend to look like their brand-new counterparts. Not Apple, but I have a refurbished Xbox 360 from Microsoft and a refurbished Elitebook 8570p from HP and both have no damage whatsoever (cosmetic or otherwise). Definitely stick to an OEM-refurbished product, like doh123 mentions, otherwise who knows what you'll get.
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Refurbs from Apple have their unibody shells replaced with new shells, the components inside the machine are refurbished. They may come from and open box return, or a defective model which they fixed. I bought 2 refurbs from Apple, granted that was 4 years ago. But the iMac and Mac Mini I bought were flawless. Not to mention you still get a year of applecare and can buy the 3 year applecare if you so wish.
Refurbished Mac?
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by arsenala, Jun 12, 2013.