And a few of those don't charge tax, which negates any savings from Apple refurbished.
You can get them new-in-box via eBay, when the run that regular $15 off $75 special/promo. I paid ~$79 for mine last week via eBay.
Me too. This is a glued-together, disposable gadget, a manufacturing "innovation" Apple seems to have perfected of late. There is no way they can move these around multiple times, inspect, refurb, test and ship, and then sell them again for $80. Apple is losing money, their decision of course, but why?
If the battery shows non-negligible signs of deterioration, they’ll replace it.
it should be mentioned that almost EVERY apple refurbished product includes a new battery and a new outer casing.
Apple is basically "refurbishing" the internal chip driving the apple pencil.
I have bought many refurbished Apple products over the years, and I have never been disappointed. The way I look at it, if you were going to buy the item anyways, you might as well save some cash and get a refurbished model.
I purchased Apple refurbished Macs, iPods, ATVs, and Airports to name a few thing.
Out of the box, you would never know that it was refurbished.
Apple need to come out with a version 2 to fix all the flaws. Common complaints are the cheap plastic, need softer tips to reduce tapping noise on display, tendency to roll off the table since it doesn't have flat sides like a real pencil, fragility, no magnetic attachment, short battery life, awkward charging, no shortcut buttons, etc. For the price it should be more premium like the Surface Pen. And, for a refurb it should be at least 40% off.
Don't be fooled by Apple that the refurbished is not new. That $14 savings is nothing really this is just to encourage more people will buy the Pencil. I'm sure those refurbished the box is damaged and not ideal for Apple Store display. Apple has a warranty for their refurbished products too. I doubt it!Is the latency different when it has been refurbished?
Yep. Would be curious as well. On MacBooks they do replace the battery – this and the standard warranty (and even apple care if you choose) makes refurbished items a lot better deals than 3rd party "pre-loved" offerings.
I wonder if there's a way to measure the Pencil's battery performance without taking it apart?
exactly, the funny thing is that they can get some people but they can't get you or me because we are smarter than thatRefurbished with tax = $92.01
Online retailer (no tax in my state and free shipping) = $95
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No, they’d almost certainly be able to catch the battery degradation before it ever met your hands. Heat would degrade the battery to some extent, even within the first year.Will they? So if I buy a refurbished pen, it turns out the previous owner exposed it to heat, and the lithium cells only get about 60% of their rated service life, Apple will replace the pencil several years after I purchase it? (since such issues may not show themselves for the first year)
If they ever release one of these with an on button for occasional users, I'll buy one. I had one for a while, but every time I came to use it, it was drained.
I had a few refurbished Apple products and they all failed at some point. Don't forget some extremely small and complex components have a limited lifetime, especially in such a small package.
Apple and discount do not belong to the same sentence.Haha. Apple really don't understand the meaning of a discount, do they?
No, they’d almost certainly be able to catch the battery degradation before it ever met your hands. Heat would degrade the battery to some extent, even within the first year.
Apple refurbs are made to be as good as new, just typically with less swanky packaging and possibly minor wear and tear on the device. That was the difference for my iMac, which is still going strong after 2.5 years, except for a minor cosmetic issue on top that’s more tangible than visible and its unprinted box.
But I seldom touch the top, so...