refurb mac book pro

[Rasheem]

How do you guys feel about refurbished Mac Book Pros. essentially they are pretty much new machines just at a lower price? Are they eligible for warranty? what else should i know?

Also the computer would be for my dad. he uses it for alot of boring stuff like excel. I have MS office for mac and he also would be using a program called SAS via bootcamp. What would your recomendation on specs be? Even if it means we have to purchase new.

 

[iW00t]

The crux lies in "pretty much new" machines.

They are returned machines that got cleaned up/repaired, and resold to you yet again at a discount. Yes they come with warranty, no they do not come with the retail box.

 

[ready2switch]

How do you guys feel about refurbished Mac Book Pros. essentially they are pretty much new machines just at a lower price? Are they eligible for warranty? what else should i know?

Many people will recommend a referb for several reasons. Most noticably is a lower price. Another advantage is that they have been through a second, thorough testing session, which new machines will not go through, and any defects fixed. The only down side that I can see is that you can't custom spec your machine (a few have reported "surprise" updates tho), but if you are happy with a stock machine, I can't see anything to stop you.

 

[brandon6684]

I've got a refurb iMac and I couldn't be happier with it.

 

[Rasheem]

ok thanks. Any thoughts on how i might convince my dad to get out of that evil cult of microsoft users? He's already kinda fed up with windows and his laptop is in need of replacement.