refurb upgrades?

[migsev]

simple question here...can you get any upgrades included if you buy a refurbished mac? getting a refurb mbp would save me around $400, which is enough for apple care. i'd want a bigger HD though, and apparently installing it myself would void my warranty, unlike the macbook.

 

[capitanbuzo]

Nope. You get it the way it is. I believe you can go to an Apple store and ask them to upgrade the HDD and they will do it for a price.

 

[eyup]

Doubt it - but if something goes wrong after you've installed say a new hard drive you can easily whip it it out! Who's to know?

 

[migsev]

Nope. You get it the way it is. I believe you can go to an Apple store and ask them to upgrade the HDD and they will do it for a price.

would it cost the same as if i was buying a hard drive for a brand new one? (200gb 7200rpm @ $200?)

what if i buy a hard drive thats 320gb and get them to install it?

 

[ccwilli3]

lots of refurbs come with 'silent' upgrades. Meaning more ram than advertised, bigger hard drives, superdrives instead of combo drives, etc...

 

[migsev]

lots of refurbs come with 'silent' upgrades. Meaning more ram than advertised, bigger hard drives, superdrives instead of combo drives, etc...

is there any way to tell, or is it all luck if you get an upgraded one? haha!

 

[ethernet76]

is there any way to tell, or is it all luck if you get an upgraded one? haha!

Apple sent me an upgraded refurb. I didn't know until I opened the box.

 

[scienide09]

It's pure luck. It's cool if you get the bonus, but don't count on getting one, and don't be pissed if you don't. My refurb didn't come with a bonus, but the computer arrived in awesome condition and was exactly what I ordered, so there was no cause for complaint.

 

[MST]

Well I hope my new refurb'd iMac comes with a few unexpected extras, of course I'm not banking on it, but it would be a very nice surprise indeed