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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1635419" data-attributes="member: 56379">Ok…that was a great idea!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I do that from time to time as well.Apple refurbished computers are just like new…they just don't come with the &quot;pretty box&quot; with the nice Apple graphics on them.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; - Cosmetically they look just like new.- Functionally they work just like new.- They come with the exact same 12 months of included Applecare.- They qualify (just like new computers) for extended Applecare (if a buyer chooses to purchase extended Applecare).So unless someone want's the &quot;pretty box&quot;…there's really no need (for example) to pay $1500 for a new computer…if the exact same refurbished version is $1275 (15% less).<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />But of course.&nbsp; If the Portugal Apple Store offers no refurbished computers…then this isn't even an option. Even if a used computer checks out 100% when it is examined (before buying).&nbsp; This of course is no guarantee that something won't happen 2 weeks or 2 months later.&nbsp; So maybe I've just been very lucky buying used computers.&nbsp; Or maybe luck has nothing to do with it.&nbsp; Yes…experience &amp; what to look for does certainly help when buying a used computer.&nbsp; Including using your eye's, your ears, and your nose.&nbsp; Yes…believe it or not…sometimes what a computer smells like can be an indication of good, bad, or neutral!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1635419, member: 56379"] Ok…that was a great idea!:) I do that from time to time as well. Apple refurbished computers are just like new…they just don't come with the "pretty box" with the nice Apple graphics on them.;) - Cosmetically they look just like new. - Functionally they work just like new. - They come with the exact same 12 months of included Applecare. - They qualify (just like new computers) for extended Applecare (if a buyer chooses to purchase extended Applecare). So unless someone want's the "pretty box"…there's really no need (for example) to pay $1500 for a new computer…if the exact same refurbished version is $1275 (15% less).:) But of course. If the Portugal Apple Store offers no refurbished computers…then this isn't even an option. Even if a used computer checks out 100% when it is examined (before buying). This of course is no guarantee that something won't happen 2 weeks or 2 months later. So maybe I've just been very lucky buying used computers. Or maybe luck has nothing to do with it. Yes…experience & what to look for does certainly help when buying a used computer. Including using your eye's, your ears, and your nose. Yes…believe it or not…sometimes what a computer smells like can be an indication of good, bad, or neutral!;) - Nick [/QUOTE]

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