"Renting" an Air for a few days.

I hope your grad school has a mandatory ethics course.

 

So apple would have to lose money because of your impatience?

 

Are we to assume that the damage to your current machine was incurred on the job, based on your words "corporate war"? If so, then I would expect the company to pay for repairs or a new one.

 

Okay

But you're asking us for advice specifically how to cheat a company, so you're going to get ethics tips whether you like it or not.

 

Did apple really drop their restocking fee? You're saying I can use a brand new macbook pro 15" retina for a week, then return it, and lose $0?

(In case anyone was wondering, it's just a question)

 

Uh huh

So you're planning on buying a MBA without any plans to keep it longer than a few days?

That correct?

How does that reflect this?

"We fundamentally believe you will be thrilled with the products you purchase from the Apple Store. That’s because we go out of our way to ensure that they’re designed and built to be just what you need. We understand, however, that sometimes a product may not be what you expected it to be. In that unlikely event, we invite you to review the following terms related to returning a product."

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/open/salespolicies

Just buy your damn 11" MBA and return it. All you do is make it harder on people with legitimate reasons to return products.

Thanks for gaming the system!

 

Huh?

Quit changing the subject. First you didn't want an ethics lesson, now you're trying to give Apple one?

But if you come on here in a week asking how to return a damaged 11" MBA that you bought but didn't intend to keep, don't be surprised at the laughter.

 

You should get a full refund yes.

But I'm guessing the 8GB upgrade is a fairly common upgrade... you may find it ships before it's estimated date, so you might not wait any extra time at all.

I'm guessing you're not pushed for money either... but in the case of the refund of the 11", it may take a few days to get it back onto your card (if you paid via card). I'm not sure if they'd refund such a large amount of money through cash even if that was the original payment option.

 

I'm am sorry to say this.... actually on a second thought i am not.

I hope you wont be able to return the "rented" air and karma will catch up with your immoral acts. Thanx to people like you companies like apple might change their policy making it impossible for people with legit reasons to bring back their computers.

Dont rent the laptop but be patient and get your new one.

 

My bad if you thought I was trying to be insightful or telling you to be careful.

I'm totally rooting for you to break and not be able to return it.

 

Okay

You're quite clever. Best of luck with that.

 

Putting the moral side of things to one side for a moment - isn't this just too much hassle? If you're anything like me, getting a new machine sparks a frenzied period of updating, software installing, accessorising and customising before I consider the machine "usable" for my needs.

To go through all that, including the buying and returning process, as well as potential cash-flow issues, just seems like a lot of work for a machine I'd only keep a few days before I get ANOTHER new one. Personally, I'd just try and manage without, or, if you haven't already, get yourself an iPad. They're great for filling in for all the usual essential day-to-day stuff, and would still be useful and enjoyable even after your new computer arrives.

 

Devil's advocations. Apple wants the customer to have a daily-driver experience and has a generous margin to absorb customer dissatisfaction. Moogle for all the returns whenever a new product is released. I am a business customer but my specialist has verbally encouraged returns for five years.

 

That comment was hilarious, but to the OP's question, yeah you can do that, although I'm not sure how long it takes a refund to process. Another option may be checking out Best Buy's available options and pricing so that you can get what you want right away.

 

hahah Don't listen to the haters man, do what you like.
I wasn't sure of what size computer I wanted, but I knew I was going to get it online from the refurb store.
I tried the 13" MBP, 15" MBP, 15"rMBP, 13" MBA, 11" MBA, all bought and returned over a course of a couple of months to figure out exactly what computer I wanted. The policy is there for a reason, its not breaking the law or any ethics in buying one to return it.

 

Greatest Thread Ever

OK. I'll see your moral code and raise you one. Why not have one of your employees buy an MBA (with money you supply), give it to you, then return it in two weeks. Then have another of your employees buy another computer, give it to you, and return it in two weeks.

Repeat this process by cycling through your employees, getting a new computer every two weeks and paying nothing.

You're following Apple's rules, paying your employees a living wage, getting the computing power you need, and meeting all of your self-imposed moral and ethical obligations. Everybody wins.

I, myself, find the above practice obvious fraud, but it meets your moral requirements, so why not do it?

 

And no one asked you to come here for advice instead of reading the policies on Apple's website.

When you ask for people's opinion, you're stuck with the opinion they give you.

 

You might have to take notes on a piece of paper for a week? Oh the horror..