Thread: Am i missing out by buying a refurb?
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Staszek
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Old 02-17-2009, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jram View Post
Many called them refurbs, I call them used. How did they become refurbs ? I know I never traded my machine in for another one. Did they run Hot? Did they have minor problems that Apple fixed ? Where did they come from? Why? Many questions to ask yourself. I myself never buy used, but that's me. If your only saving 200$ , I would buy new.
There is a difference between used and refurb, this is not a car. I think you are comparing them to the Certified warranties that say a BMW offers where really they dont do much to the car but extend the warranty.

Refurb is completely different, if there was a problem it is fixed, many times the plastic and glass is replaced, they look brand new and have a new warranty.

I also agree with the other poster, since the refurbishing is done by Apple themselves not the plant in China (and this is only my opinion) the quality control should be as good if not better then when new.
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