Just bought refurbished MBP 2.6Ghz 200GB for £1,129. Is this a good buy?

[Son of Matrix]

I just bought the below:-

Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.6Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
15.4-inch widescreen display
2GB memory
200GB hard drive (should be 7200rpm)
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB of GDDR3 Memory
Built-in iSight Camera

I got it for £1,129. I really hope it is a good buy. I think this has two BTO, one is to 2.5ghz and the other one is for the hard disk to become 7200rpm.

Anyone remembers price (£) for this MBP before refurbished?
And anyone think I should cancel this order?

Thank you

 

[daneoni]

It would probably have cost you £1699-£1799 or even £1899. There's no question it is a good deal. The 8600 card however might be troublesome and give you headaches in the future

 

[Son of Matrix]

It would probably have cost you £1699-£1799 or even £1899. There's no question it is a good deal. The 8600 card however might be troublesome and give you headaches in the future

hopefully apple has change the graphics card to a newer batch when they refurbish that unit. i mean they should. I feel better purchasing from Apple itself than from other retailers like PC World UK as they might still have the old stocks...

All these are so based on luck...

 

[drummerlondonw3]

hey thats a great deal - however I am sure apple has admitted these cards area at fault so I wouldn't be worried about them. To be honest by the time they go in all accounts you could/would be looking for a new lappy

http://www.appleinsider.com/article...ook_pros_affected_by_faulty_nvidia_chips.html

I have the last gen (see specs) and they truly are amazing machines.

Also I have seen the MBPs et al in person and I have to say keyboard aside(chiclet far superior imho) the design is cleaner on the last gen

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oh and congratulations on your first mac (if your sig is true) you will never look back...just prepare yourself for how expensive it can get