Apple Store: Refurbished and Clearance

[answer348]

I'm having trouble deciding between getting a refurbished 17" MBP, clearance priced 15" MBP, or new iMac. Since there may be an update to the iMac in November, I'd like to wait until then to make a decision. The unknown variable in this plan is how long the more recent refurbished and clearance items will remain in the Apple online store.

Does anyone have a good idea about whether or not I can expect the previously mentioned items to stick around in stock for the next month or two?

 

[answer348]

Does anyone have an idea of the turnover with these?

 

[flopticalcube]

Popular items can clear out in hours. Unpopular items can hang around for days or weeks. I would have thought that the 17" MBP is probably fairly popular.

 

[bushbaby]

Except it costs more and this is not a good economy.

And people are waiting to see the updated 17".

 

[jbrenn]

refirbs will be around a while i would say at least through november. clearance ? by then the new mbps might be refirb.