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Do out of stock refurbished models generally become available again?

ShiggyMiyamoto

ShiggyMiyamoto

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Mar 29, 2004
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Just outside Boston, MA.
Hey all. After much deliberation etc over which new Mac I want (between a 13" rMBP, 13" MBA, and 15" rMBP) I'd finally decided to save up for this one: http://store.apple.com/us/product/F...-23ghz-quad-core-intel-i7-with-retina-display but it's out of stock at the moment. Given that it was a refurbished model, what are the chances of that same model getting restocked? Is there anyway I could get it when I have the money from elsewhere instead of direct from Apple?
Thanks.

EDIT: I just called Apple's MBP sales dept and they said that their refurb inventory often changes, so there's always a chance that this machine could re-emerge at the same price point.
 
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Barney63

Barney63

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It is a popular model and regularly comes in and out of stock. It will be back soon.

Apple are the only place to do Apple certified refurbs. You can get "open box" MacBooks from places such as Best Buy but they will not be up to the Apple refurb standard and may even still be faulty.


Barney
 
ShiggyMiyamoto

ShiggyMiyamoto

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Mar 29, 2004
619
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Just outside Boston, MA.
Barney63 said:
It is a popular model and regularly comes in and out of stock. It will be back soon.

Apple are the only place to do Apple certified refurbs. You can get "open box" MacBooks from places such as Best Buy but they will not be up to the Apple refurb standard and may even still be faulty.


Barney
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Thanks for your reply! Yeah I'll wait for a restock.
 
Queen of Spades

Queen of Spades

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May 9, 2008
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The Iron Throne
ShiggyMiyamoto said:
Hey all. After much deliberation etc over which new Mac I want (between a 13" rMBP, 13" MBA, and 15" rMBP) I'd finally decided to save up for this one: http://store.apple.com/us/product/F...-23ghz-quad-core-intel-i7-with-retina-display but it's out of stock at the moment. Given that it was a refurbished model, what are the chances of that same model getting restocked? Is there anyway I could get it when I have the money from elsewhere instead of direct from Apple?
Thanks.

EDIT: I just called Apple's MBP sales dept and they said that their refurb inventory often changes, so there's always a chance that this machine could re-emerge at the same price point.
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Sign up to be notified at http://www.refurb.me/us/ - they have an automated system to let you know when the product you want is in stock.
 
celly

celly

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Mar 14, 2012
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Calgary
Sorry Shiggy. It was listed as "out of stock" once my payment cleared for that very unit. Supposed to have it in a few days. :D
 
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