Apple Now Selling Refurbished 2017 21.5-Inch iMac Models

[MacRumors]

Apple today updated its online store for refurbished products to add the new 21.5-inch iMac models that were initially released in June of 2017.

Today marks the first time the new 2017 iMacs in the 21.5-inch configuration have been available through the refurbished store since their launch at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The new iMacs feature Kaby Lake processors, upgraded displays, faster solid state storage, and discrete graphics.

Apple's refurbished store features only 4K models with Retina display at this time and does not have any refurbished non-Retina 21.5-inch iMac models available for purchase.

At the time of this post, there were eight different refurbished 4K 21.5-inch iMacs available in various configurations, with prices discounted by approximately 15 percent. An entry-level 4K model with 8GB RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and a Radeon Pro 555 is available for $1,099, for example, a $200 discount off of the regular $1,299 starting price.

Apple has a several different configurations available, from low-end to top-of-the-line. As with all refurbished products, stock will fluctuate regularly based on the machines Apple is getting in for repair. The addition of the new 2017 21.5-inch models follows the introduction of refurbished 2017 27-inch iMacs earlier this month.

All of Apple's refurbished products go through a rigorous refurbishment process before being offered for sale, which includes inspection, repairs, cleaning, and repackaging. Refurbished Macs come with a one-year warranty that can be extended with an AppleCare+ purchase. For more info on purchasing a refurbished product from Apple, make sure to check out our guide.

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[unibility]

Apple today updated its online store for refurbished products to add the new 21.5-inch iMac models that were initially released in June of 2017.

Today marks the first time the new 2017 iMacs in the 21.5-inch configuration have been available through the refurbished store since their launch at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The new iMacs feature Kaby Lake processors, upgraded displays, faster solid state storage, and discrete graphics.

Apple's refurbished store features only 4K models with Retina display at this time and does not have any refurbished non-Retina 21.5-inch iMac models available for purchase.

At the time of this post, there were eight different refurbished 4K 21.5-inch iMacs available in various configurations, with prices discounted by approximately 15 percent. An entry-level 4K model with 8GB RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and a Radeon Pro 555 is available for $1,099, for example, a $200 discount off of the regular $1,299 starting price.

Apple has a several different configurations available, from low-end to top-of-the-line. As with all refurbished products, stock will fluctuate regularly based on the machines Apple is getting in for repair. The addition of the new 2017 21.5-inch models follows the introduction of refurbished 2017 27-inch iMacs earlier this month.

All of Apple's refurbished products go through a rigorous refurbishment process before being offered for sale, which includes inspection, repairs, cleaning, and repackaging. Refurbished Macs come with a one-year warranty that can be extended with an AppleCare+ purchase. For more info on purchasing a refurbished product from Apple, make sure to check out our guide.

Article Link: Apple Now Selling Refurbished 2017 21.5-Inch iMac Models

...refurbs seems to be appearing sooner and sooner. much like movies being released straight to blurays.

 

[usarioclave]

makes me wonder if this is some odd supply-chain optimization or Apple discovering that refurb sales don't cannibalize the new model sale.

 

[Skeith]

As much as I love the iMac product line, removing the ability to use the recent models as a monitor for PC is annoying as hell.

And Bootcamp still can't utilize Fusion Drive fully right?

 

[usarioclave]

As much as I love the iMac product line, removing the ability to use the recent models as a monitor for PC is annoying as hell.

And Bootcamp still can't utilize Fusion Drive fully right?

I doubt it, the fusion drive is a mac logical volume, and would need PC-side drivers.

Edit: just read, bootcamp will create the windows partition on the hard drive, so it'll work but w/o the speed.

 

[alien3dx]

dam i just spend on basic imac ..

 

[scrapesleon]

Apple is getting greedy these days every thing on the refurbished list these days no waste

 

[unibility]

Apple is getting greedy these days every thing on the refurbished list these days no waste

Waste not want not.

 

[jecowa]

As much as I love the iMac product line, removing the ability to use the recent models as a monitor for PC is annoying as hell.

My "dream features" for an iMac:

• Target Display Mode
• A taller 16:10 display (This is great for watching 16:9 movies without having the subtitles/media controls covering up the content.)
• 256MB (or more) of L4 Cache (with super fast CPUs and SSDs of today, RAM is becoming the new bottleneck. Larger caches on the CPU help with that problem. The 5th generation Intel CPUs outperformed the 6th generation CPUs in many tests because they included a super-large cache.)
• Great GPU for playing VR content.

 

[mikecorp]

I think they should lover prices of SSD, You pay premium price for thunderbolts and yet nobody can use them, unless you pay bug $ for them. I bought only one time refurbished I'mac. It came with a big hair between the lcd and front glass. I fixed it. Also one year warranty is justified to save money? I have 6 year upgrade policy as I do not like mini steps.

 

[Bonte]

Waiting more than two months now for a BTO iMac, had to order it in a Mediamarkt chain instead of directly at Apple because of the payment options. Sucks.

 

[JosephAW]

I'm waiting for the refer 17" MBP

 

[jlseattle]

I see 2 i7 processors with the 5400 rpm fusion drive. So sad that's a configuration you can choose.

 

[MacHumors]

15% is peanuts. Should be at least 90% off.

 

[RumorSeeker]

If they have refurbished models this soon it indicates there are a considerable amount of defective units which have required "refurbishing."

 

[Anarchy99]

If they have refurbished models this soon it indicates there are a considerable amount of defective units which have required "refurbishing."

More likely many returns to refurbish

 

[fourthtunz]

My "dream features" for an iMac:

• Target Display Mode
• A taller 16:10 display (This is great for watching 16:9 movies without having the subtitles/media controls covering up the content.)
• 256MB (or more) of L4 Cache (with super fast CPUs and SSDs of today, RAM is becoming the new bottleneck. Larger caches on the CPU help with that problem. The 5th generation Intel CPUs outperformed the 6th generation CPUs in many tests because they included a super-large cache.)
• Great GPU for playing VR content.

and a 32" screen!

 

[DocMultimedia]

Based on previous years, two to three months is how long it takes for refurbed units to show up (except when demand greater than supply), so the timing is not unusual. I actually got a refurb Apple Watch (2nd gen) about a month after they went on sale. That was superb, since I'd planned to buy it new later that week.

I got a refurbed 27in iMac last week and love the 5k screen.

 

[burgman]

Based on previous years, two to three months is how long it takes for refurbed units to show up (except when demand greater than supply), so the timing is not unusual. I actually got a refurb Apple Watch (2nd gen) about a month after they went on sale. That was superb, since I'd planned to buy it new later that week.

I got a refurbed 27in iMac last week and love the 5k screen.

Come on, stay with the downer theme common here,

 

[tgwaste]

I should never see the number '5400' on any Apple product. Its truly the most insulting thing they do.

 

[tipoo]

I should never see the number '5400' on any Apple product. Its truly the most insulting thing they do.

The HDD-only ones also don't come with the socket for a blade SSD, if someone was thinking to make an aftermarket fusion drive. Do NOT buy the HDD only one, that's probably why it hit the refurbs when people realized it was a horrible experience no matter the RAM and CPU.


There hasn't been an OSX since Snow Leopard that felt comfortable on a rust drive, and probably never will be again, it likes its low IO latency. Fusion Drive at /least/, but the 21.5"s only come with the 32GB one.

 

[Trusteft]

Although the reduction is a joke, it is still nice. Too bad there is no official store here.

 

[freeuser]

I don't get it, why harddisks? All iMacs should have a SSD with 256Gb at the minimum;
Fusiondrive is old tech.

 

[fairuz]

I don't get it, why harddisks? All iMacs should have a SSD with 256Gb at the minimum;
Fusiondrive is old tech.

Haha, they replaced my mom's old defective iMac with a new 5K one... with a 5200 RPM HDD. That's hilarious. So she has this awesome machine that still sucks to use because everything is slow to open (macOS is really slow on HDDs now for some reason, worse than other OSs are). I'd replace the disk for her if I could open it.
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I think they should lover prices of SSD, You pay premium price for thunderbolts and yet nobody can use them, unless you pay bug $ for them. I bought only one time refurbished I'mac. It came with a big hair between the lcd and front glass. I fixed it. Also one year warranty is justified to save money? I have 6 year upgrade policy as I do not like mini steps.

Apple uses high-end PCI-based SSDs, not the cheap SATA junk, so they're actually not bad deals.