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Hey! The 3.06Ghz iMacs are all gone!!
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whenever someones 3 GHz iMac breaks, then there will be another.
I'd give it a few days.
Looking at Forums, that shouldn't take long.
Stock is always moving around on the refurb page, chances are you will be able to buy one in the next few days, just keep your eyes open. Good luck.
If buying a broken mac that has been refurbished bothers you, then why are you looking at refurbs?
I guess it doesn't bother me. Apple obviously fixes and tests the broken returns. I guess it's more psychological. I would rather have an iMac return than an iMac repair.
I guess it shouldn't make a difference since they are all covered by the same warantee, and there is an Apple store about 15 min from my house.
At this point, the question is should I buy a refirb from the Apple store, or a new one from an online retailer and avoid the taxes. The refirb would be a little cheaper, but in the same ball park.
I guess it shouldn't make a difference since they are all covered by the same warantee, and there is an Apple store about 15 min from my house.
At this point, the question is should I buy a refirb from the Apple store, or a new one from an online retailer and avoid the taxes. The refirb would be a little cheaper, but in the same ball park.
With refurbs:
1. You get the same one-year warranty as new
2. It performs and looks like new
3. The computer carries the same eligibility for Apple Care as new
4. The computer has undergone two sets of rigorous quality control testing
5. It comes in new packaging and includes all manuals and accessories - nothing is missing
6. You get a savings several times that of any coupon or promo code ($150 on a low end; $750 on a high-end).
On point #6, that's up to 30% off (if I'm doing my maths correctly) - you must have a EU-style tax rate if that doesn't make a big diff for you
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1. You get the same one-year warranty as new
2. It performs and looks like new
3. The computer carries the same eligibility for Apple Care as new
4. The computer has undergone two sets of rigorous quality control testing
5. It comes in new packaging and includes all manuals and accessories - nothing is missing
6. You get a savings several times that of any coupon or promo code ($150 on a low end; $750 on a high-end).
On point #6, that's up to 30% off (if I'm doing my maths correctly) - you must have a EU-style tax rate if that doesn't make a big diff for you
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The way it works with the refurb store, if you see it, and want it jump, I've had refurbs disappear as I was logging in my credit card info, he who hesitates is lost
Apple updates their refurbished inventory every Wednesday...that's what one of their reps told me at least.
The title to this thread is misleading. I was under the impression that ALL of Apple inventory for the iMac 3.06Ghz was all gone, you didn't specify refurb in the title.
At any rate refurb inventory does change daily but don't expect the 3.06Ghz model to appear constantly as it depends on what gets returned or fixed. Also check constantly because there are thousands of people buying from the refurb store and you might miss out, good luck.
At any rate refurb inventory does change daily but don't expect the 3.06Ghz model to appear constantly as it depends on what gets returned or fixed. Also check constantly because there are thousands of people buying from the refurb store and you might miss out, good luck.