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Apple Still Sells Refurbished Apple Watch Series 3 Models, But You Shouldn't Buy One
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As @TigerNike23 mentioned, this is a stainless steel model which originally was more expensive. Still this is not a watch that anyone should be buying now, regardless of a slightly different finish or not.
I’m not surprised in the least. My experience with Apple in the last few years and the last month in particular has me firmly convinced this company really doesn’t care about their customers satisfaction. Which is to say, all good things come to an end eventually and Apples customer service and integrity have.
This is stainless steel model which also has Cellular connectivity. Not really apples to apples comparison! The regular series 3 refurb 38mm, when in stock, costs $149 and at that price point, could be justified for instance as sleep tracking only watch etc. Such as stupid and pointless article to begin with!!!
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Are we sure about this?
I tried to buy a refurbished Watch Series 7 from the online Apple Store a couple days ago - ordered it, started processing, etc...2 days later I get an email saying "we can't complete your order because this item is no longer available for purchase".
Kinda POd about it, actually. I wanted that green.
Anyway. Surely they wouldn't actually be selling refurb WS3's but not WS7's.
I tried to buy a refurbished Watch Series 7 from the online Apple Store a couple days ago - ordered it, started processing, etc...2 days later I get an email saying "we can't complete your order because this item is no longer available for purchase".
Kinda POd about it, actually. I wanted that green.
Anyway. Surely they wouldn't actually be selling refurb WS3's but not WS7's.
If my AW3 broke tomorrow, and Apple was selling them for $100? Absolutely I'd replace the 3 with another 3.
But at this price, you'd be insane to not upgrade to something newer.
I had three S7 41mm watches, blue, starlight and SS gold. I decided to trade them all because I wanted to go to the 45mm size. Unfortunately Apple did away with the blue for the S8 and I love that color. I traded the other two for S8's, but I bought a refurbished S7 45mm blue from Apple for $409. Geez, that's not much more than what Apple wants for the S3. I thought $409 was costly but maybe not now.
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For a low, low, low price of $17 ($2 off MSRP)
Yeah, people are ignoring the fact that this was the high-end model that sold for $750 when new. Has cellular and sapphire front crystal. I still wouldn't pay anywhere near $369 for it though. But the sapphire and steel make it tougher than the current aluminum + glass models. So, I could see it if someone really needed the extra durability on a budget.
I understand why people would generally be better off not getting a Series 3, but just because it doesn’t get software updates, doesn’t make it useless. Not everyone has a strange fixation on constantly changing software and whatever the watch did when it was current, it will continue to do. I used a Series 1 until about a month ago and it was fine.
Again, I wouldn’t advise anyone buy these either, but how exactly does it get poor battery life? A little less than a newer model, perhaps, but it’s going to get pretty much the same battery life it was rated for when the Series 3 was the flagship.
The actual flip...
So they are technically still selling the Series 3...
Anyone looking into getting the Series 3 should get this:
So they are technically still selling the Series 3...
Anyone looking into getting the Series 3 should get this:
Apple Watch SE (1st Gen) GPS, 40mm Space Gray Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band - Regular - Walmart.com
Buy Apple Watch SE (1st Gen) GPS, 40mm Space Gray Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band - Regular at Walmart.com
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battery issues will always be the reason I'll never get an Apple Watch again. fool me once...
and yes, the new ones last longer, but barely. recharging a watch every day if you also happen to use it for a gps tracked activity is ridiculous in this day and age. Garmin, coros, others will last a hundred hours or more in GPS mode for the same cost.
an Apple Watch is a lifestyle watch, you're paying for a mini iPhone on your wrist with unecessary gadgets, not battery life, and certainly not if you care about software updates eventually bricking a ~ $600 device that should last much longer than apple will support it.
and yes, the new ones last longer, but barely. recharging a watch every day if you also happen to use it for a gps tracked activity is ridiculous in this day and age. Garmin, coros, others will last a hundred hours or more in GPS mode for the same cost.
an Apple Watch is a lifestyle watch, you're paying for a mini iPhone on your wrist with unecessary gadgets, not battery life, and certainly not if you care about software updates eventually bricking a ~ $600 device that should last much longer than apple will support it.
Windows XP still works too, but you're a fool to connect it to anything. No updates means no security updates, not just features. When exploits are discovered they are published online, it will be public knowledge how to exploit your watch. Maybe you're clever and don't put anything on your watch, but the general public will use it for paying, holding medical information, authentication, and more.
There's a precedent for Apple still releasing fixes for severe exploits like this.
For example, just two weeks before iOS 16 came out, Apple released iOS 12.5.6 to improve the security of devices that couldn't run iOS 13 or higher.
Of course, and people who use those sorts of features probably shouldn't use one if they're worried about it. But that doesn't mean there aren't other people who could still be well-served by it. Besides, outside of special circumstances, I'd be willing to bet that the actual threat posed by a lack of updates, especially on a watch, is far smaller than people make it out to be.
