I won the lottery (the LG / Samsung lottery, that is)! My story in a nutshell: I originally purchased a rMBP in July, which I returned due to body issues. Since then, I've gone through four other rMBP's--all with LG screens and image retention out of the box. (Call me picky, but for this amount of money, I think I have a right to be.)
When refurbished rMBP's became available in the online store last Friday, I jumped on a 2.6/8/512. A mere few hours later, some refurbished 2.6/16/512's became available. Feeling the 16GB model was a better choice, I purchased this one and will return the other later this week.
After unboxing both machines, I can say they are both in perfect condition and--best of all--have Samsung screens! I literally jumped for joy when "LSN" appeared on the screen. The screens are awesome with no discoloration, bleeding, etc. The bodies are perfect with not a single scratch or scuff. The power cords are in pristine condition, too. Neither of the computers even has a single battery cycle for crying out loud!
If this is representative of all Apple refurb products, I'm extremely impressed. Sure, I miss the fancy box, but with the money I saved by going the refurb route, I now have a 512GB SSD (which I couldn't have afforded otherwise). Plus, I have a Samsung screen! (I continue to wonder if Apple replaced a lot of the screens before listing the rMBP refurbs...)
When refurbished rMBP's became available in the online store last Friday, I jumped on a 2.6/8/512. A mere few hours later, some refurbished 2.6/16/512's became available. Feeling the 16GB model was a better choice, I purchased this one and will return the other later this week.
After unboxing both machines, I can say they are both in perfect condition and--best of all--have Samsung screens! I literally jumped for joy when "LSN" appeared on the screen. The screens are awesome with no discoloration, bleeding, etc. The bodies are perfect with not a single scratch or scuff. The power cords are in pristine condition, too. Neither of the computers even has a single battery cycle for crying out loud!
If this is representative of all Apple refurb products, I'm extremely impressed. Sure, I miss the fancy box, but with the money I saved by going the refurb route, I now have a 512GB SSD (which I couldn't have afforded otherwise). Plus, I have a Samsung screen! (I continue to wonder if Apple replaced a lot of the screens before listing the rMBP refurbs...)