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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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Post by fouc »

andrei_says_ wrote: post #17

Louis Rossman has two videos discussing (and showing the boards of) refurbished Apple laptops. I imagine the quality varies depending on the third party who does the refurbishing. The videos contain some colorful language. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XaGHcBZjmWA https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YhpDs3AJOyI

I would expect computers from the Apple refurbished store are indistinguishable from brand new the vast majority of the time.

Third-party refurbishers would be a different ball game altogether.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by fouc »

pembrook wrote: post #52

Regarding refurbs, I’ve been buying refurbished gear for years without issue, however recently have had 2 bad experiences that make me question whether it’s worth it. The first was a an official refurb 2018 MacBook Pro which ended up having a burnt out touchbar and battery issues a year later. The second was an official Amazon refurb kindle, which never reached even half the battery life of a new model. This is of co…

> The first was a an official refurb 2018 MacBook Pro which ended up having a burnt out touchbar and battery issues a year later.

Why do you consider this to be a bad experience when it was clearly still under warranty and they replaced your topcase for free - brand new touchbar & battery & keyboard?

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by fouc »

chrisBob wrote: post #6

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 bought a white macbook in 2006 from the apple refurbished store, no packaging differences from brand new.

I bought a 13" rMBP in 2016 from the apple refurbished store, no packaging differences from brand new.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by siva7 »

Jasper_ wrote: post #15
outside1234 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These are "cold feet" returns usually - its a expensive machine and people have second thoughts.

You know, I wonder if you could buy a new computer, return it for a refund, and then buy the same configuration back from the refurbished store a month later at a discount.

I wonder if someone could build an apple store app for this

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by adolph »

On average, the discount you can expect is 15% from the Apple store. So expect to see the refurb price for a refurbished 14-inch starting from $1,699 and the 16-inch from $2,125.

I'm a refurb-first shopper/buyer and something I've noticed about Apple's refurbs is that they often maintain their from-new discount as if products released later (sometimes with lower price tags than the returb) don't exist.

Reviewing the store today, it looks like they are doing a somewhat better job of price models for refurbs but maintain a silly discount for things. Example: refurb XS at $550, "save $340." Claiming $340 is fictitious--a new 11 is $500. Maybe XS to 11 is not an apple-orange comparison but the price competitiveness of a new older model phone speaks to refurbs as not always being bargains.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by hajile »

chrisBob wrote: post #6

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…

That’s more a function of supply. 16gb M1 Air is almost special order. Mine from Apple had a couple month wait time.

A lot of walk-in places only seem to sell 8gb models with salespeople (falsely) claiming that 8gb is as good as 16 or 32gb on an x86 machine.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by robertoandred »

Toutouxc wrote: post #63
robertoandred wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any proof those are laptops Apple sold as refurbished? Rossman has been caught lying about a bunch of stuff in the past.

> has been caught lying about a bunch of stuff Would you mind linking to some of those? He's not my cup of coffee, but I always saw him as a fair guy.

He got caught using counterfeit parts.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by smoldesu »

robertoandred wrote: post #77
Toutouxc wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> has been caught lying about a bunch of stuff Would you mind linking to some of those? He's not my cup of coffee, but I always saw him as a fair guy.

He got caught using counterfeit parts.

He's openly admitted to that, since for the most part Apple will not sell him the official OEM components.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by ksec »

robertoandred wrote: post #77
Toutouxc wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> has been caught lying about a bunch of stuff Would you mind linking to some of those? He's not my cup of coffee, but I always saw him as a fair guy.

He got caught using counterfeit parts.

1. How is he suppose to get official parts?

2. He is using parts made by the same company that made exactly the same chips. Is that Counterfeit?

3. He is using parts he scrapped from other Apple Computer when those parts are not available.

Unless it is outside those three options, I dont see how it is Counterfeit.

Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?

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Post by samstave »

I had a macbook pro which was under the recall for the 15" recall...

This fucking machine caught FIRE while in my bed as I fell asleep.

Apple had the machine for TWO MONTHS in the flagship San Francisco Store.

After TWO MONTHS they told me that I could not have the machine replaced (it was under RECALL for battery incinerations) -- IT INCINERATED and caught fire. IN MY BED.

After spending TWO MONTHS at the flagship apple store they said they couldnt replace the machine because at "some point" the liquid sensors were set off... and they wouldnt replace it.

So a machine that was under recall for specifically a battery explosion/fire incident, which actually caught fire was denied the recall because a liquid trigger had been set off was denied.

it took Apple, TWO FUCKING MONTHS to come to this conclusion.

Fuck you Tim Apple

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