I have long been an advocate of Apple's refurbs. My 15" MacBookPro is a refurb that I bought for several hundred (if not more) off the new price.
You can buy a previous generation machine as a refurb and save a substantial amount of coin in the process. Only difference with a refurb from a new is the packaging. A refurb comes in a plain cardboard box rather than retail packaging. Other than that, everything is exactly the same as a new machine. Same accessories, inserts, cables, etc. And refurbs are treated as new equipment, so they have the same warranty and are eligible for AppleCare as well. As both my MBP and 20" iMac are only CoreDuo processors, I will probably be looking to buy replacements in the next year or so. Those will be refurbs when the time comes, too. MacDan Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2011, at 9:44 AM, "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > I paid about $700 for a refurb Macbook by watching the website for a couple > of weeks. It's indistinguishable from a new one. > I wouldn't want to pay much more than that for a PC since I don't use it in a > business or do > much of anything besides email and searches. > Right now I'm checking on the web to see which computers besides Compaqs have > card > readers. The old Compaqs card reader has been great for downloading pictures > from the > camera. > Thanks, > Gerry > '83 300D > '83 240D > > > From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> >> Did you price a Dell Precision? The 4600 which replaced my 4300 STARTS at >> $1700. A $500 laptop is consumer grade, it will not relate quality-wise to >> your Mac in any substantial way. The cheapest Mac now starts at $1200 you >> should use that as your guide. >> >> -Curt >> >> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 19:44:29 -0400 >> From: "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer reliability >> Message-ID: <E76B735634ED4DA198A26538CC6F9A19@PC466116028214> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=response >> >> HP shows an HP ProBook 4530s Notebook PC for $539 which is listed >> under "small business solutions", and 4 docking stations that range from >> $85 to $137. I suppose that laptop would work with any of them. >> Having an external on-off switch would be an advantage. >> Thanks, >> Gerry >> '83 300D >> '83 240D >> >> From: "Ed Booher" <edboo...@gmail.com> >>> Gerry, >>> If you are looking for a desktop replacement laptop I also recommend >>> one of the "professional" level HP laptops. They have an available >>> option of docking stations that allow you to plug monitor, keyboard, >>> USB stuff, etc in then drop laptop directly in. Don't even need to >>> open, dock has power button. From laptop to desktop in less than five >>> seconds. >>> >>> EdB >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3872 - Release Date: 09/02/11 > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
