Out of interest, does anyone know if there are refurb ipad 4s or minis out there yet either as replacements or those sold as refurb? How long does it generally take for the first refurbs to get out there after a new generation is released?
When the wifi antenna died on my pristine black 64 GB LTE mini in less than 2 months AppleCare replaced it with a refurbished unit. They claim everything that can be touched was replaced. I wonder what that means for the lifespan of the moveable parts (jacks and buttons). When they replaced my wife's Touch due to a broken home button the one she was given had a crooked home button. She didn't notice it in the store and the 60 mile drive wasn't worth it for another exchange. Now it is unique
How do you know it was a refurb you got?
And when Apple give refurbs new s/n s do they include in it the week it was originally manufactured or the week it was refurbished?
Put the serial number in this website:
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
The production date or location is not embedded in the serial number of a refurb. For example here is the info on the iPad mini I was given:
Serial number: DKVK301HF19L
Name: iPad
ModelCode: ipad
Group1: iPad
Group2: Mini
Generation: 1
Machine Model: iPad2,7
Screen size: 7.9 inch
Screen resolution: 1024x768 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 64GB
Memory - flavour: xx
Factory: DK (Refurbished)
Whereas here is the info on my original iPad:
Model introduced: 2012
Serial number: F4KJN3K5F19L
Production year: 2012
Production week: 45 (November)
Name: iPad
ModelCode: ipad
Group1: iPad
Group2: Mini
Generation: 1
Machine Model: iPad2,7
Screen size: 7.9 inch
Screen resolution: 1024x768 pixels
Colour: Black
Capacity: 64GB
Memory - flavour: xx
Factory: F4 (China, Shanghai - Pegatron-Protek)
The serial number of your replacement says production week 3 (January 2013). It just claims that DK means refurb.
Out of interest, does anyone know if there are refurb ipad 4s or minis out there yet either as replacements or those sold as refurb? How long does it generally take for the first refurbs to get out there after a new generation is released?
The serial number of your replacement says production week 3 (January 2013). It just claims that DK means refurb.
It will be the date it was refurbished.
All refurbished devices have a new outer casing (including all buttons) and a new battery .