Hi everyone i'm planning to buy two refurbished imac g5s they are the first generation 1.8 ghz 17" screen, and just wanted some experience of refurbished products not buying from apple because they charge about £50 more for the 1.6ghz model with no superdrive. thanks
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Buying 2 Refurbished imac g5s
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I bought a refurb Powerbook and I couldn't be happier. This is probably the best purchase I've ever made. I recommend it.
Half my life is built off refurbished or used items. I have an ibook G4 that was refurbished and the hardware is impeccable (though I had a HD failure and dead battery issue, still worth it). I just recently purchased two refurbed video cards and a refurbed dvd burner from New Egg; all work great, the former flashed to Mac with no problem...
So yeah. Go refurb, just make sure you understand the return policy.
So yeah. Go refurb, just make sure you understand the return policy.
I love refurbs, just make sure they have applecare and try and extend the warranty via Applecare, then at least you'll have peace of mind...Also good choice on the iMac G5's there great!
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http://refurb.cancomuk.com/products/search.htm?category=01.01.09&show=Refurb&i=1&code=54923A&Apple%20iMac%20G5/%201.8GHz%2017%22%20256/80Gb/SuperDrive/56k%20%5BRefurb%5D
Here is the site i'm getting from, they offer a 1 year warrenty which i could extend to 3 years for £99.00, do refurbished macs not have a normal return policy?
Here is the site i'm getting from, they offer a 1 year warrenty which i could extend to 3 years for £99.00, do refurbished macs not have a normal return policy?
disconap said:So yeah. Go refurb, just make sure you understand the return policy.
what is the return poicy?
I've bought refurbished iMacs from both Apple and Cancom and have a positive experience from both. Both were cosmetically perfect and both came in the original boxes, not in brown cartons. The box from Cancom was pretty tatty though. The returns policy is a 28-day period for refunds with Cancom. With the Apple Store I think you only get a 14 day period. Cancom refurbs come with their own 1-year warranty which is not "AppleCare" but covers pretty much the same, from what I know. The 20" Rev B iMac I bought from Cancom had a slight buzzing sound, which turned out to be a defective PSU - they fixed it promptly for me, so overall I've been very happy with the service from them.