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Third party refurbished Macbooks. What to be aware of?
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<blockquote data-quote="MetalA" data-source="post: 1764563" data-attributes="member: 58507"><p>Hi folks and I hope I can post this here.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking at buying a refurbished 2015 edition Macbook Pro because I'm not interested in spending more for fewer ports and a gimmicky touchbar.</p><p></p><p>Apple is no longer selling 2015 macbook pros in its refurb store, and the only way I can get refurbished upgraded ones seem to be third parties.</p><p></p><p>How do these third parties turn a profit on 2015 machines with low battery cycles and extended applecare warranty? When I asked for the origin of the machine, the guy said "I buy and sell them". I mean he can't be buying that for cheap. Not sure what to expect really.</p><p></p><p>Also, one who is not a refurbisher is selling a very lightly used Macbook pro that he bought in the US apple store, he says the HDD was replaced under warranty, 6 battery cycles, not sure whether an US macbook is a bad move for me being in the UK. I know the keyboard is different... anything else? I assume the warranty is international because it's portable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MetalA, post: 1764563, member: 58507"] Hi folks and I hope I can post this here. I'm looking at buying a refurbished 2015 edition Macbook Pro because I'm not interested in spending more for fewer ports and a gimmicky touchbar. Apple is no longer selling 2015 macbook pros in its refurb store, and the only way I can get refurbished upgraded ones seem to be third parties. How do these third parties turn a profit on 2015 machines with low battery cycles and extended applecare warranty? When I asked for the origin of the machine, the guy said "I buy and sell them". I mean he can't be buying that for cheap. Not sure what to expect really. Also, one who is not a refurbisher is selling a very lightly used Macbook pro that he bought in the US apple store, he says the HDD was replaced under warranty, 6 battery cycles, not sure whether an US macbook is a bad move for me being in the UK. I know the keyboard is different... anything else? I assume the warranty is international because it's portable. [/QUOTE]
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