how long till refurb white unibody?

[macsarethebest]

Does anybody have any idea how long it will take for the white unibody mac book to come to the refurb store? I'm thinking about getting a new mac, and that seems the way to go, but I can't wait too long, so...
Thanx, macsarethebest

 

[flopticalcube]

Probably not until well into the new year.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

4-6 weeks is the general minimum, but it varies product to product.

 

[umiwangu]

Does anybody have any idea how long it will take for the white unibody mac book to come to the refurb store? I'm thinking about getting a new mac, and that seems the way to go, but I can't wait too long, so...
Thanx, macsarethebest

The new 13" MBPs took about 2.5 months to appear in refurb.

Seth

 

[cfitz7111]

My guess will be February, it takes awhile to build up an inventory to ship in mass, plus time to actually refurb them. Though I have heard, many are actual returns, that are cleaned up, and reboxed, but cant be sold again as new.

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

Varies with how good the build/component quality is on the first batch

 

[dagamer34]

And they're still generally pretty good computers right? I mean, I've had a 2006 MacBook Pro that I bought refurb and it was going strong for a while, but a fan has crapped out and my drive no longer works (fixing bother together was $150).

I'm guessing I'm just hoping that my 2nd refurb will be better.

 

[clyde2801]

And they're still generally pretty good computers right? I mean, I've had a 2006 MacBook Pro that I bought refurb and it was going strong for a while, but a fan has crapped out and my drive no longer works (fixing bother together was $150).

I'm guessing I'm just hoping that my 2nd refurb will be better.

You may want to consider getting applecare with the savings on the refurbed model.

 

[cfitz7111]

I have had nothing but great luck with refurbs. As I stated earlier, many are buyers remorse returns, that can not be sold as new, so they are cleaned up and reboxed and sold.

 

[umiwangu]

You may want to consider getting applecare with the savings on the refurbed model.

That's exactly what I did with my '06 refurb and it's still doing pretty well. Hopefully the AppleCare will cover the flickering inverter, bulging battery, and cracking palmrest when I get back to the US in Dec. ;-)