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    Quality of refurbished Apple products

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by AlexMcIver, Jul 1, 2006.

  1. AlexMcIver

    AlexMcIver Notebook Consultant

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    I was looking on the UK Apple site's refurbished section and I saw the 15 inch Macbook Pro for 31% off retail price. This was a big enough saving to put the notebook within my budget. Has anyone bought from the Apple refurbished store? If so what can you say about the quality of the laptops? Were they as good as new? Any noticable cosmetic damage?
     
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  2. Count Chocula

    Count Chocula Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm posting from a refurbished 15.4 inch Macbook Pro. I can say without a doubt, it was the best purchase I've ever made. The machine looks brand new and it doesn't have any defects, scratches, or marks. I made sure of that to since I tend to be a perfectionist when it comes to cleanliness and aesthetics.

    I was lucky that they sent me a Macbook Pro with twice the memory promised and an ATA 100 gig 7200 rpm hardrive for no extra cost.

    I'm a first time mac user and I'm still amazed with Mac OS even after weeks of ownership.

    Edit: If you'd like, I would be willing to post some pictures for you.
     
    Count Chocula, Jul 1, 2006
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  3. ArmanSLR

    ArmanSLR Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd like to see some pictures, how much did you pay? Can you put some specs, out I may be able to get a MBP isntead of Macbook :D
     
    ArmanSLR, Jul 1, 2006
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  4. Count Chocula

    Count Chocula Notebook Enthusiast

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    I paid $1,599.

    Machine Name: MacBook Pro 15"
    Machine Model: MacBookPro1,1
    CPU Type: Intel Core Duo
    Number Of Cores: 2
    CPU Speed: 1.83 GHz
    L2 Cache (shared): 2 MB
    Memory: 1 GB (2 512 mb sticks)
    Bus Speed: 667 MHz

    ATA 100 gig hardrive running at 7200 rpm
    ATI Radeon X1600 with 128 mb of VRam
     
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    Count Chocula Notebook Enthusiast

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  6. ArmanSLR

    ArmanSLR Notebook Evangelist

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    not a bad deal, but to much money for me :D Hope you enjoy your MBP!
    ~Arman
     
    ArmanSLR, Jul 1, 2006
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