Seven 9s and 10s

How do you feel about buying factory-refurbished electronics?

Rod’s new iMac has me wondering if I should save ~$230 vs new and buy the identical machine to his.

The Apple Certified Refurbished Products FAQ certainly makes me feel confident (and I’d be buying AppleCare in either case).

Your thoughts?

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  1. clapifyoulikeme answered: That’s what Avery got and it’s lovely.
  2. doppelgang3r answered: Do it. If there is one company I would trust with a refurb, it would be your beloved Apple..
  3. tj answered: Ditto what everyone else said. Go for it. It’ll pay for the AppleCare :-)
  4. prolix21 answered: i’ve bought quite a few apple refurbs and have never had an issue with them.
  5. smartasshat answered: 1st gen Nano, 1st Intel Mac Mini & final Blacbook are all refurb & going strong. Refurbs get more testing & checking than new. I like them.
  6. alexalexalexalex answered: Not a single problem with my refurbed mac, a year and a half in.
  7. hellamike answered: My PowerBook G4 is a refurb from Apple. I would do it again. Fresh off the line Macs aren’t inspected like the refurbs are.
  8. doublejack said: Thanks for asking this. I’ve wondered myself, and it sounds like the consensus is THIS IS A BIG FUCKING DEAL. Sorry, faulty meme filter. Anyway, thanks. I’ll probably buy a refurb in the future.
  9. toldorknown answered: Refurb from the original manufacturer is usually pretty solid. No prob with three refurbed Macs and four refurbed ThinkPads from IBM/Lenovo
  10. texburgher answered: OH, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF GAINSAVER? Nevermind this isn’t about me. I’ve always had decent experiences with Apple certified Refurb, actually
  11. essdogg answered: Refurbs are typically perfectly good machines that had, say, a faulty chip that’s been replaced. I’ve bought refurb and will again.
  12. nicky36 answered: It makes me nervous, but I know that is probably stupid.
  13. penllawen answered: Refurbished goods go through more manual checks that “new” ones, so have lower return rates, apparently. My refurbed Macbook was pristine.
  14. socialismandrum answered: I bought a refurbished Macbook two years ago and have never had a problem. Also four or five iPods.
  15. morrowplanet answered: I bought a refurb’ed Powerbook many years ago and it was perfect. As long as it’s certified by Apple I think it’s usually a pretty good deal.
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