Retina 5K iMac Models Now Available From Apple's Online Refurbished Store

[Supertaff]

Will buy a 5k iMac as soon as one is available on the UK refurb store with a spec similar to below.

i7
512GB SSD Min
16GB Ram (though if price good enough would get 8GB one, then upgrade myself)
Upgraded gfx Card

Also price needs to be > £2,000, but that's for VAT purposes as I will buy through my own ltd company.

Just trying to sell my current 27' 2010 model to be ready for it.

I bought my last iMac and also a 17' Mac Book Pro from the refurb store, both with excellent discounts.

A number of my friends have also bought from the refurb store and got machines with better specs than those advertised.

For those of you who are saying there is something wrong with them, I disagree, they are either returns, failures that have been fixed or ones that have been swapped out of stores.

The only difference you see is the fact they come in plain white boxes and not Apple branded ones.

 

[santaliqueur]

Seriously, you'd get a better deal on a new model through B&H. I don't get it.

B&H $2379
Apple $2119

Maybe that's why you "don't get it", because you're wrong.

 

[Xiroteus]

Personally refurbished items need to have a much greater markdown then this. I am not buying a two thousand dollar computer if my budget is that tight so I likely would just get a new one.

 

[senseless]

B&H $2379
Apple $2119

Maybe that's why you "don't get it", because you're wrong.

In most states, sales tax will push the refurb within $100 of typical (tax-free) mail-order discount price. The best refurb deals will be for the higher end models because these are rarely discounted. Use tax is an issue for a business subject to sales and use audit, but I don't think consumers are overly worried about that.

 

[odedia]

B&H $2379
Apple $2119

Maybe that's why you "don't get it", because you're wrong.

2119 plus 8% tax = 2290$.
B&H - 2379$ no tax outside New York, with additional discounts and promotions most of the time (free AppleCare for 3 years, free Parallels worth 80$ etc. etc. etc).

and of course you're getting a NEW machine and not something that was returned because god knows what.

I don't understand the tone of the remark though. Did I offend you by pointing out a potential better deal on the web?

 

[ilikewhey]

i'm not risking with a apple refub again. last macbook pro i bought refurb there was definitely something wrong with the logic board, thank god for the greatness of applecare coverage, after 3 years of still having problems, apple decided to just replace it with another unit all together. ofcourse this is just my experience,

 

[diipii]

Probably a price cut by subterfuge due to low sales.

 

[Apple Maniac]

the refurb Apple computers, are commonly mounted with a logic board repaired under warranty. This is not always bad. The only important thing with all Apple, iMac, Macbook pro / retina, Macbook Air, Mac mini, Mac Pro computers ... is to perform proper maintenance for them.

No Apple Care contract, and the first day without warranty, do a maintenance operation, changing thermal pastes and cleaning heatsink`s, and fans.

Install any application, to accelerate the fan and temperature control. And then, even if your Mac is refurb, it will not matter, because it will last long running ok.

 

[AreanFSL]

Personally refurbished items need to have a much greater markdown then this. I am not buying a two thousand dollar computer if my budget is that tight so I likely would just get a new one.

I agree with this guy. They need bigger markdowns.