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When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Weren't the Retina displays for Macbooks released in 2012?

They were. I still have one that I bought when they were released. Well, just a bit after they were released. At WWDC that year, the SF Apple Store sold out of them before I could get there after the announcement.

That first retina MBP ended up lasting me from 2012 until last year when I finally had to replace it. What a great computer.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Same! So much so that I built a website specifically for this: https://www.dealforager.com It's pretty bare bones, but the problem I was trying to fix was that it took me a long time to browse the Amazon Warehouse offers trying to find the best deals. Amazon doesn't make it easy since they don't show the new and used prices side by side if you search directly under the Amazon Warehouse category. There is also no way…

"This site can’t be reached"

Sorry, for some reason I have to put the "www." before the URL and forgot to do that. I edited the comment and I'll look into fixing that.

Edit: saw replies, I'll just say it's Monday morning and leave it at that.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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This website looks awesome, will definitely use it next time I buy! Super small feedback thing, on your support page (https://www.refurb.me/support) you have some HTML sneaking in:

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Covering answers and tips about refurbished Apple products in general. We break down the answers into sub-categories.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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I love getting Apple products refurbished, but I wish people on the internet wouldn't talk about it so much. I just bought a refurbished M1 Macbook Air, and had to settle for less RAM than I would have liked because my preferred configuration went out of stock while I was debating the purchase. The experience is even better now than It used to be. I remember buying an iMac a long time ago and it came in an ugly brown…

I've only ever brought one Apple product and it was a refurbished "blackbook" - really was a no brainer, I got the top of the line model for the price of a base model MacBook with no discernible difference in quality. That laptop lasted close to 10 years with a few battery replacements along the way

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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For a while my yearly OS upgrade strategy was to wait for the XX.2 release, buy a recent model refurb, and then sell the old one once my workflow was migrated. In that situation saving a few hundred dollars on a refurb makes a relatively large difference in net cost. Never had a problem I could attribute to buying refurbs (just some replacements due to the butterfly keyboard problems).

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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I'm skeptical this timeline reflects the current supply chain issues that Apple (and the world) is experiencing. Apple has delayed the friends and family discount on the iPhone 13 and does not allow in-store pick up for the macbook pros (Due to limited supply and in-store staffing).

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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I keep buying stuff from Amazon Warehouse based on the same principle....heavy discount for a "like new" or "very good condition" items, everything so far has been pretty much completely new, or maybe I'd guess someone opened the box once. Either way, Amazon still offers no questions asked 30 day return and 1 year warranty on everything, so it's a no brainer really.

Same! So much so that I built a website specifically for this: https://www.dealforager.com It's pretty bare bones, but the problem I was trying to fix was that it took me a long time to browse the Amazon Warehouse offers trying to find the best deals. Amazon doesn't make it easy since they don't show the new and used prices side by side if you search directly under the Amazon Warehouse category. There is also no way…

dealfor-A-ger, like your username?

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Same! So much so that I built a website specifically for this: https://www.dealforager.com It's pretty bare bones, but the problem I was trying to fix was that it took me a long time to browse the Amazon Warehouse offers trying to find the best deals. Amazon doesn't make it easy since they don't show the new and used prices side by side if you search directly under the Amazon Warehouse category. There is also no way…

"This site can’t be reached"

https://dealforager.com

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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post #36

I'm skeptical this timeline reflects the current supply chain issues that Apple (and the world) is experiencing. Apple has delayed the friends and family discount on the iPhone 13 and does not allow in-store pick up for the macbook pros (Due to limited supply and in-store staffing).

I think there would still be a supply for refurbished products (maybe a bit less this time with the shortages) – as Apple cannot sell open-boxes or returned products as new.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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"This site can’t be reached"

Sorry, for some reason I have to put the "www." before the URL and forgot to do that. I edited the comment and I'll look into fixing that. Edit: saw replies, I'll just say it's Monday morning and leave it at that.

You're missing an "a"
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