There is nothing wrong with refurbished goods

shenfrey · Nov 27, 2012, 01:13 PM

I thought i would make a quick post stating my thoughts on refurbished phones because lately iv seen alot of complaints about people having faulty products and refusing to replace because they dont want a refurbished product.

I have been the owner of 2 refurbished products, a Time Capsule and an Ipad and I can honestly tell you theres nothing to worry about. They perform exactly same and is nigh on impossible to tell they have been refurbished.

Also - and this is my most important point - refurbished phones are probably more stable then brand new models as refurbished ones go through lengthy testing before and after they get patched up. Your almost guaranteed to get a 'perfect' product with a refurb.

Thats just my 2 cents on this : )

mscriv · Nov 27, 2012, 01:18 PM

My wife and I have had our refurb iPhone's for almost two years at this point. They have been great and came in excellent condition.

puma1552 · Nov 27, 2012, 01:21 PM

True, there's nothing wrong with refurbs, but it does kind of suck to bring in a device that craps out at 1 month and get a rebuilt replacement instead of a new one.

As for buying refurb stuff from Apple, nothing wrong there either but IMO the price of the refurb is so close to the price of a new one you may as well just get the new one, which will help with resale value if you have the original box, etc.

Orange Crane · Nov 27, 2012, 01:21 PM

Got a refurb MacBook pro once. It had problems. A week after receiving it they wanted me to send it to service to find out what the cause of the problems was. I disagreed that this was the correct course of action so they sent me a new one to replace it. I'd still buy a refurb item but wouldn't say that "there is nothing wrong" with all refurbs. Something can always go wrong.

WestonHarvey1 · Nov 27, 2012, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by shenfrey

I thought i would make a quick post stating my thoughts on refurbished phones because lately iv seen alot of complaints about people having faulty products and refusing to replace because they dont want a refurbished product.

I have been the owner of 2 refurbished products, a Time Capsule and an Ipad and I can honestly tell you theres nothing to worry about. They perform exactly same and is nigh on impossible to tell they have been refurbished.

Also - and this is my most important point - refurbished phones are probably more stable then brand new models as refurbished ones go through lengthy testing before and after they get patched up. Your almost guaranteed to get a 'perfect' product with a refurb.

Thats just my 2 cents on this : )

I had a refurb iPad 1 which was perfect. My wife submerged her iPhone 4 out of warranty and they sold us a low cost refurb, and it is still perfect to this day.

When you consider what Apple does to the refurbs - new casings, new batteries - you really can't go wrong. If the internals are sound, they tend to stay that way.

ChrisMan287 · Nov 27, 2012, 02:24 PM

Refurbs are usually good as new. I've got a refurb'd external HD and it works just fine.

Nov 27, 2012, 01:13 PM	#1
shenfrey macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2010	There is nothing wrong with refurbished goods I thought i would make a quick post stating my thoughts on refurbished phones because lately iv seen alot of complaints about people having faulty products and refusing to replace because they dont want a refurbished product. I have been the owner of 2 refurbished products, a Time Capsule and an Ipad and I can honestly tell you theres nothing to worry about. They perform exactly same and is nigh on impossible to tell they have been refurbished. Also - and this is my most important point - refurbished phones are probably more stable then brand new models as refurbished ones go through lengthy testing before and after they get patched up. Your almost guaranteed to get a 'perfect' product with a refurb. Thats just my 2 cents on this : ) __________________ 27" Imac, 12GB ram (2009), Macbook Pro Late 2012 Time Capsule (2009 1TB) Apple TV (2012), IPhone 5, iPad (4th Gen)
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mscriv macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas	My wife and I have had our refurb iPhone's for almost two years at this point. They have been great and came in excellent condition. __________________ I'm a professional therapist. If I deem our forum interaction to be professional in nature then I will bill you. Prompt payment is expected.
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ChrisMan287 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NY.	Refurbs are usually good as new. I've got a refurb'd external HD and it works just fine. __________________ 15" PowerBook G4, 1.67GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HD ; 16GB iPad2.
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Nov 27, 2012, 01:21 PM	#3
puma1552 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2008	True, there's nothing wrong with refurbs, but it does kind of suck to bring in a device that craps out at 1 month and get a rebuilt replacement instead of a new one. As for buying refurb stuff from Apple, nothing wrong there either but IMO the price of the refurb is so close to the price of a new one you may as well just get the new one, which will help with resale value if you have the original box, etc.
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Nov 27, 2012, 01:21 PM	#4
Orange Crane macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Got a refurb MacBook pro once. It had problems. A week after receiving it they wanted me to send it to service to find out what the cause of the problems was. I disagreed that this was the correct course of action so they sent me a new one to replace it. I'd still buy a refurb item but wouldn't say that "there is nothing wrong" with all refurbs. Something can always go wrong.
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