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It's brand-new in retail packaging. You can't get refurbs consistently so the machine you want may simply only be available brand-new. You can configure your new machine exactly the way you want: refurbs you get what there is and can't upgrade the specs...

Can you buy RAM later for example and upgrade the system by yourself?
Or this will crack the warranty?
 
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