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Do refurbs come with OSX?

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ruggerjvd

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Sep 11, 2007
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Hi
am looking to pick up a refurb moddle from apple, but in the description of what you get, it doesn't mention an operating system.

If I have to buy the OS separately, it sorta negates the cost advantage of the refurb.

I don't see how Apple can not include OS discs with the refurbs. Makes no sense, and is cheapskate tactics to boot.
 
If I remember correctly you not only get the current operating system included but an upgrade to Snow for only $9.95 if you buy from the Apple Refurb site.
 
No refurbs are so cheap because Apple puts Vista on them, and its locked so no service packs can be installed. And it comes pre-loaded like a Dell with loads of bloatware.
 
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I've bought a computer with no OS before... saved a packet.

Though I could never see Apple selling a computer without OS
 
ag55 said:
No refurbs are so cheap because Apple puts Vista on them, and its locked so no service packs can be installed. And it comes pre-loaded like a Dell with loads of bloatware.
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LMFAO, wicked cheap guy!
 
dangerfish said:
What!?
Seriously!?
Why would they sell a computer without an OS?
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Well, that's what I thought. Looking at the description of the refurb package, there is NO mention of an OS. If you read a parallel description of a new machine, it clearly states Leopard is installed.

I wouldn't put this sort of sneaky thing past Apple, caveat emptor.
 
ruggerjvd said:
Well, that's what I thought. Looking at the description of the refurb package, there is NO mention of an OS. If you read a parallel description of a new machine, it clearly states Leopard is installed.

I wouldn't put this sort of sneaky thing past Apple, caveat emptor.
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But it does say it comes with the Install/restore DVDs.
 
ruggerjvd said:
Well, that's what I thought. Looking at the description of the refurb package, there is NO mention of an OS. If you read a parallel description of a new machine, it clearly states Leopard is installed.

I wouldn't put this sort of sneaky thing past Apple, caveat emptor.
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I wouldn't say there's NO mention of the OS. I just pulled up a random refurb macbook page and here's the screenshot of it. Look on the right side, it clearly states the OS version.
 

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Even before the "Included Sofware" heading, there is a feature on the "up-to-date program for your refurbished Mac"?

What would be the point of this if it didn't come with an OS, as there would be nothing to get up-to-date?
 
OK, it's possible I missed it.

My comment regarding apple has to do with some of the hurdles they put you through for warranty issues (eg. my recent rigamarole to having my ipod replaced under warranty), not willing to provide information on updates and then screwing over the people who recently purchased, which happened to me NUMEROUS times over the years.

Call me a jaded fan. That's the main reason I have put off a major upgrade of my setup for 9 years. It's their business model and works for them, but I wonder if the chicanery is part of the reason they only have 5% of the market?

p.s. I'm also a stockholder.
 
ruggerjvd said:
OK, it's possible I missed it.

My comment regarding apple has to do with some of the hurdles they put you through for warranty issues (eg. my recent rigamarole to having my ipod replaced under warranty), not willing to provide information on updates and then screwing over the people who recently purchased, which happened to me NUMEROUS times over the years.

Call me a jaded fan. That's the main reason I have put off a major upgrade of my setup for 9 years. It's their business model and works for them, but I wonder if the chicanery is part of the reason they only have 5% of the market?

p.s. I'm also a stockholder.
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Oh god, screwing owners by not announcing product releases? Don't buy around conferences and you are fine. The computer you purchased before [insert product here] was announced is no less functional. As a matter of fact, you weighed the pro's and con's of that purchase in your head before deciding to pull the trigger and buy so at the time the system did everything you need but since suddenly a new system is announced yours is less useful? Ha.
 
As a rule you get the same contents as the ORIGINAL box contained, just in a plain box. This means that if the computer was originally sold or stocked before an OS update, then the box will only contain the original disks.

I bought an iBook refurb instore after Tiger had been released, but the contents of the box only had the original Panther install disks. There was no free upgrade to Tiger, either. You need to check or ask Apple to see whether upgrades apply to your purchase if buying just before or after an OS version update.
 
ruggerjvd said:
not willing to provide information on updates and then screwing over the people who recently purchased, which happened to me NUMEROUS times over the years.
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It's called "Apple wants to actually sell the computers that they currently have so they don't tell you that, hey, we have a new computer that is better than the one we're selling right now, but we're not selling it yet, so you'd better keep buying the old (current) model."

They have policies in place that allow people to return computers if they want a new one. There is no "getting screwed". Tech changes, deal with it.
 
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