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$52 saved: Refurb iMac i5 or New iMac i3?
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<blockquote data-quote="Phacade" data-source="post: 1203946" data-attributes="member: 191945"><p>So Uncle Sam wasn't as generous as I'd hoped he would be and I didn't get "all that" back this year. No worries, I'm still getting a smokin' iMac! Naturaly I selected the best iMac I can afford, the 21.5" 3.2GHz Intel Core i3, selected my config (which absolutely <u>must</u> include iWork and a full-sized keyboard /w numeric pad) and was <strong>ready to rock</strong>. I</p><p></p><p>...but wait, refurb iMac to the rescue! <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Undecided.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":\" title="Undecided :\" data-shortname=":\" /></p><p></p><p>The <strong>21.5" 3.2GHz Intel Core</strong> i3 I'd selected has the 1TB hard drive & the ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB, but I discovered a <strong>21.5" 3.60GHz Intel Core i5</strong> refurb for about literally $8 more (after tax) than the new i3. Its got the same 1TB hard drive & the ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB, but $8 cheaper and has a faster processor. <u>Almost</u> sounds like a no-brainer.</p><p></p><p>Almost. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately when I add on the requisite iWork ($79) and the full-sized keyboard with numeric pad ($49), am I really ahead? The only difference between the "new" <strong>21.5" 3.2GHz Intel Core i3</strong> iMac and the <strong>21.5" 3.60GHz Intel Core i5</strong> refurbed iMac is the cost of the i3-to-i5 processor upgrade; $180...and I'm paying $128 of that just to get the iWork and must-have full-sized keyboard I'd have otherwise ordered with the i3. </p><p></p><p>Essentially, it comes down $52 (if I upgraded my i3 to an i5 myself). Is it worth saving $52 to get a refurb over a new iMac (particularly when the refurb could have issues or dings)?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phacade, post: 1203946, member: 191945"] So Uncle Sam wasn't as generous as I'd hoped he would be and I didn't get "all that" back this year. No worries, I'm still getting a smokin' iMac! Naturaly I selected the best iMac I can afford, the 21.5" 3.2GHz Intel Core i3, selected my config (which absolutely [U]must[/U] include iWork and a full-sized keyboard /w numeric pad) and was [B]ready to rock[/B]. I ...but wait, refurb iMac to the rescue! :\ The [B]21.5" 3.2GHz Intel Core[/B] i3 I'd selected has the 1TB hard drive & the ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB, but I discovered a [B]21.5" 3.60GHz Intel Core i5[/B] refurb for about literally $8 more (after tax) than the new i3. Its got the same 1TB hard drive & the ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB, but $8 cheaper and has a faster processor. [U]Almost[/U] sounds like a no-brainer. Almost. :P Unfortunately when I add on the requisite iWork ($79) and the full-sized keyboard with numeric pad ($49), am I really ahead? The only difference between the "new" [B]21.5" 3.2GHz Intel Core i3[/B] iMac and the [B]21.5" 3.60GHz Intel Core i5[/B] refurbed iMac is the cost of the i3-to-i5 processor upgrade; $180...and I'm paying $128 of that just to get the iWork and must-have full-sized keyboard I'd have otherwise ordered with the i3. Essentially, it comes down $52 (if I upgraded my i3 to an i5 myself). Is it worth saving $52 to get a refurb over a new iMac (particularly when the refurb could have issues or dings)? [/QUOTE]
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