When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?
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Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?
#2My M1 Macbook Air was the first computer I've bought in a long time that was brand new instead of refurbished. The only reason I bought new this time was because the keyboard on my old laptop kept burning out and I didn't want to keep replacing it.
Most of my electronics were bought as refurbished, and I've never regretted it. It's surprising just how "new' a refurbished item can be at a substantial discount. And not once have I had a issues with refurbished items. (the keyboard issue for my last laptop didn't manifest until after ~6 years of use).
Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?
#3If a large number of the new MBPs start showing up in the refurb store in the very near future... that's probably not a good sign.
Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?
#4If a large number of the new MBPs start showing up in the refurb store in the very near future... that's probably not a good sign.
Usually the first batch are all returns of custom configurations which can't be sold as new - and sometimes there are good deals.
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#5Context: Refurbished Apple machines are essentially new -- but significantly cheaper.
Apple runs them through the manufacturing process again -- including testing and repackaging.
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#6I 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 box that screamed "you bought this at a discount". My recent Macbook Air just has a tiny "refurbished by Apple" note on what is otherwise normal retail packaging.
Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?
#7If a large number of the new MBPs start showing up in the refurb store in the very near future... that's probably not a good sign.
These are "cold feet" returns usually - its a expensive machine and people have second thoughts.
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#8If they went off "ship date" instead of "order date" they'd have more accurate info. Some Mac releases ship immediately upon announcement, others are announced well in advance of first shipments.
Re: When will the new MacBook Pro be refurbished?
#9My M1 Macbook Air was the first computer I've bought in a long time that was brand new instead of refurbished. The only reason I bought new this time was because the keyboard on my old laptop kept burning out and I didn't want to keep replacing it. Most of my electronics were bought as refurbished, and I've never regretted it. It's surprising just how "new' a refurbished item can be at a substantial discount. And not…
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.
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#10It's interesting to me to see that the outlier in time to become refurbished is the Late 2016 MBP (the first version with the Touch Bar).
I would've thought the new design would've meant more broken laptops sooner which (I would think) would mean quicker refurbished laptops.