hey guys, I'm looking at the aluminum 2.0 MacBook, if I buy refurbished will I still get student discounts and the 100 dollars off the printer?
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student looking at refurbished MacBook
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I wouldn't go ebay and here is why.
1st- most people on ebay are reputable but you could get screwed. Sometimes people post things as new when what they really mean is used for a couple of months but cleaned with windex and sealed with tape.
If you figure this out you can of course send it back and ask for money back but its too much work.
2nd- Are they apple authorized resellers? meaning when does your warranty start? Do you have a receipt to prove this to apple if you need to take it in? What if next day SL is announced and you want to return?
The one advantage would be paying no tax. For that there are other online resellers that are most likely outside of your state and thus will not charge you sales tax.
Honestly saving 20 bucks on ebay just seems like a huge mistake to me
Also, Cashback takes 60 days and sometimes has some issues (I got 2x cashback for something one time and no cashback for something another time.)
1st- most people on ebay are reputable but you could get screwed. Sometimes people post things as new when what they really mean is used for a couple of months but cleaned with windex and sealed with tape.
If you figure this out you can of course send it back and ask for money back but its too much work.
2nd- Are they apple authorized resellers? meaning when does your warranty start? Do you have a receipt to prove this to apple if you need to take it in? What if next day SL is announced and you want to return?
The one advantage would be paying no tax. For that there are other online resellers that are most likely outside of your state and thus will not charge you sales tax.
Honestly saving 20 bucks on ebay just seems like a huge mistake to me
Also, Cashback takes 60 days and sometimes has some issues (I got 2x cashback for something one time and no cashback for something another time.)
how much is the student discount exactly? and when the student thing happens this summer will I have to pay for the iPod and printer in store and then mail rebates?
Can you? If not I may be inclined to pick up a macbook sooner, rather than later.
precisely. I still plan on waiting until after WWDC. I'm almost certain they will discontinue the white macbook and lower prices with a small speed bump. Refurbs should go down as well.
Also to consider is the fact that new production macbooks have nicer screens so more time=better chance of getting a good refurb screen.
Quite right. I've been eyeballing the other threads going on about the newer screens, either way it seems like a shot in the dark picking up a refurb with a supposed improved screen. It really can't hurt to wait three weeks, but at the same time its oh so painful, being able to buy one and not doing so.