Ok, so it's refurb'd...

phillipjfry · Jan 10, 2007, 11:42 AM

I was thinking about buying my first iPod since I'm seeing from MW07 that there won't be a new line of iPods to choose from....no biggie. I figured I might take a look at the refurb'd section of apple store and I see the pricing isn't too bad. My question is, ok it's refurbished, what kind of condition should I expect to get it in? Scratched all to hell? Why would someone return an iPod? Has anyone had a bad experience from buying a refurbished iPod from Apple store?

tobefirst · Jan 10, 2007, 11:51 AM

I just got a refurb'd nano from the Apple Store and it came as new, 'cept in a brown box. Looked immaculate. Go for the refurbished. They are worth it.

GreeneGirl7 · Jan 10, 2007, 05:29 PM

Definitely go for it. It comes with the same one year warranty and you'd have every right to complain if it wasn't up to standards.

twomiracles · Jan 11, 2007, 11:29 PM

I just ordered a 2GB refurb and I can't wait 'til it gets here! I did it for the reasons everyone has listed, seems like a great deal to me!

robPOD · Jan 13, 2007, 03:04 AM

Yeah they are a great deal. Go for it

slu · Jan 13, 2007, 03:32 PM

we have a refurb nano, shuffle, powerbook, and airport express...and they are all perfect. i generally buy nothing but refurbs.

Spikey115 · Jan 14, 2007, 12:36 AM

I recently purchased a refurbished 20GB iPod 4G for a great price trought apple.com. I received the unit DOA. It displayed the sad ipod face icon. I called apple, got a replacement within days and the replacement worked like new. Refurbished ipods look and function just like new. No scratches. Oh, and apple customer care is top notch!

vancejohns · Jan 16, 2007, 07:47 AM

I just bought a refurbished 4g 60gig iPod and it's great. It is just like new but supports firewire, which I wanted because I have an iMac G3. They don't always have everything available so you may need to check back until what you want shows up.

Rapmastac1 · Jan 17, 2007, 12:43 AM

Yeah, I got a refurbished Macbook and glad I did too, it looked and worked brand new, and still does almost a year later, I have had no problems with it, and I saved over 200 becuase I got it refurbished!

FadeToBlack · Jan 17, 2007, 01:02 AM

Picked up a refurbished 4th Gen. a month or so ago and it's pretty much just like getting a brand new 4th Gen., except in a brown box. 20GB for $99! I thought that was a great deal.

Quboid · Jan 17, 2007, 01:25 AM

I'm just waiting for the next macbook refurb so i can order it.

FadeToBlack · Jan 17, 2007, 01:44 AM

My first Mac (eMac 1.25) was a refurb. It ran great and was just like new. My friend also got a refurb iBook that was like new. Refurbs are great deals, IMO. A lot of the times, when you get a refurb, you get better than advertised specs. In my case with my eMac, it was advertised to have 256MB RAM/80GB HD and mine had 512MB RAM and a 160GB HD. Can't beat that!

twomiracles · Jan 18, 2007, 10:32 PM

Got my refurb iPod and it works like a charm...looks new to me.

nickster9224 · Jan 18, 2007, 10:45 PM

nice i was looking in the refurbs the other day and there was like nothing there, do they ever get anything else in?

Camui · Jan 18, 2007, 11:20 PM

They seem to update around 3am-4am in the morning.

MeWannaMac · Jan 25, 2007, 11:30 PM

I know loads of people with refurbed iPods and noone has any trouble with them as of yet ....

Jan 10, 2007, 11:42 AM	#1
phillipjfry macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Peace in Plainfield	Ok, so it's refurb'd... I was thinking about buying my first iPod since I'm seeing from MW07 that there won't be a new line of iPods to choose from....no biggie. I figured I might take a look at the refurb'd section of apple store and I see the pricing isn't too bad. My question is, ok it's refurbished, what kind of condition should I expect to get it in? Scratched all to hell? Why would someone return an iPod? Has anyone had a bad experience from buying a refurbished iPod from Apple store? __________________ Asus G73JW-A1, Think Different! Black iPhone 4 32GB; Black new iPad
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Jan 10, 2007, 05:29 PM	#3
GreeneGirl7 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oxford, England	Definitely go for it. It comes with the same one year warranty and you'd have every right to complain if it wasn't up to standards. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * iBook G4, 10.4.8, 60GB, 768MB * White 80GB iPod Video
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Jan 11, 2007, 11:29 PM	#4
twomiracles macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2006	I just ordered a 2GB refurb and I can't wait 'til it gets here! I did it for the reasons everyone has listed, seems like a great deal to me! __________________ I make pretty blogs ~15" 2.4GHz MacBook Pro, 4GB RAM, matte screen, I'm in LOVE! ~2GB Nano
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Jan 13, 2007, 03:32 PM	#6
slu macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buffalo	we have a refurb nano, shuffle, powerbook, and airport express...and they are all perfect. i generally buy nothing but refurbs. __________________ Macbook 2.4 C2D / Nexus 4 / iPod classic 160 GB / iPad 2 / AppleTV2&3
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Jan 16, 2007, 07:47 AM	#8
vancejohns macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2006	ReFurb 4g 60g I just bought a refurbished 4g 60gig iPod and it's great. It is just like new but supports firewire, which I wanted because I have an iMac G3. They don't always have everything available so you may need to check back until what you want shows up.
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Jan 10, 2007, 11:51 AM	#2
tobefirst macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO	I just got a refurb'd nano from the Apple Store and it came as new, 'cept in a brown box. Looked immaculate. Go for the refurbished. They are worth it.
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Jan 13, 2007, 03:04 AM	#5
robPOD Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	Yeah they are a great deal. Go for it
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Jan 14, 2007, 12:36 AM	#7
Spikey115 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2006	I recently purchased a refurbished 20GB iPod 4G for a great price trought apple.com. I received the unit DOA. It displayed the sad ipod face icon. I called apple, got a replacement within days and the replacement worked like new. Refurbished ipods look and function just like new. No scratches. Oh, and apple customer care is top notch!
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Jan 17, 2007, 12:43 AM	#9
Rapmastac1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the Depths of the SLC!	Yeah, I got a refurbished Macbook and glad I did too, it looked and worked brand new, and still does almost a year later, I have had no problems with it, and I saved over 200 becuase I got it refurbished! __________________ 2007 20" Alu iMac, 160GB iPod Classic, 16GB iPod Nano (6th Gen), 64GB iPad (Wifi Only) - tethered to HTC HD2.
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Jan 17, 2007, 01:02 AM	#10
FadeToBlack macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Accoville, WV	Picked up a refurbished 4th Gen. a month or so ago and it's pretty much just like getting a brand new 4th Gen., except in a brown box. 20GB for $99! I thought that was a great deal.
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Jan 17, 2007, 01:25 AM	#11
Quboid macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: everywhere	I'm just waiting for the next macbook refurb so i can order it. __________________ "My anger far outweighs my guilt"
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Jan 17, 2007, 01:44 AM	#12
FadeToBlack macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Accoville, WV	My first Mac (eMac 1.25) was a refurb. It ran great and was just like new. My friend also got a refurb iBook that was like new. Refurbs are great deals, IMO. A lot of the times, when you get a refurb, you get better than advertised specs. In my case with my eMac, it was advertised to have 256MB RAM/80GB HD and mine had 512MB RAM and a 160GB HD. Can't beat that!
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Jan 18, 2007, 10:32 PM	#13
twomiracles macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2006	Got my refurb iPod and it works like a charm...looks new to me. __________________ I make pretty blogs ~15" 2.4GHz MacBook Pro, 4GB RAM, matte screen, I'm in LOVE! ~2GB Nano
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Jan 18, 2007, 10:45 PM	#14
nickster9224 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 35 Miles From Chicago, Illinois	nice i was looking in the refurbs the other day and there was like nothing there, do they ever get anything else in?
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Jan 18, 2007, 11:20 PM	#15
Camui macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Texas	They seem to update around 3am-4am in the morning.
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Jan 25, 2007, 11:30 PM	#16
MeWannaMac macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007	I know loads of people with refurbed iPods and noone has any trouble with them as of yet ....
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