Brian M. Veteran Posted August 13, 2014 Veteran Share Posted August 13, 2014 All refurbished machines have a known problem. Thats the very definition of refurbished. Regardless of whether company claims to fix it or not. If you want piece of mind always buy new. I used to work for gamestop long ago and anything our store sold as refurbished usually got returned again within 2 weeks due to it breaking or some malfunction. Thats why I don't buy refurbish anything. Apple's refurbs are very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Apple's refurbs are very different. How do you figure? Do you not know what refurb means? Whether they fix it or not is irrelevant. The point is at some point in time this product had a problem and had to be returned. Please stop drinking the Apple Juice for a second and think about what I just said. If its refurbed its not new regardless of what they do to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted August 13, 2014 Veteran Share Posted August 13, 2014 How do you figure? Do you not know what refurb means? Whether they fix it or not is irrelevant. The point is at some point in time this product had a problem and had to be returned. Please stop drinking the Apple Juice for a second and think about what I just said. If its refurbed its not new regardless of what they do to it. OK let's not tread the line, there's no need for comments like "drinking the Apple Juice". They're not new machines, however nor do they have "known faults". They would have had "known faults" before they were repaired. They are machines which have been returned due to a fault or because a customer changed their mind within 14 days, had new batteries if the cycle count is > 5, any outer casing parts replaced if they are marked in any way, any faulty parts replaced if it was returned due to a fault, and put through QC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episode Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 All refurbished machines have a known problem. Thats the very definition of refurbished. Regardless of whether company claims to fix it or not. If you want piece of mind always buy new. I used to work for gamestop long ago and anything our store sold as refurbished usually got returned again within 2 weeks due to it breaking or some malfunction. Thats why I don't buy refurbish anything. Gamestop != all Sikh 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 If you just want to try OS X out then run it in a VM or dual-boot it. There are ways of doing so. It's not all it's hyper up to be. Different Strokes for Different Folks.. What works well for you, it might be crap for others. Hence, why he is buying a used one before putting both feet in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 OK let's not tread the line, there's no need for comments like "drinking the Apple Juice". They're not new machines, however nor do they have "known faults". They would have had "known faults" before they were repaired. They are machines which have been returned due to a fault or because a customer changed their mind within 14 days, had new batteries if the cycle count is > 5, any outer casing parts replaced if they are marked in any way, any faulty parts replaced if it was returned due to a fault, and put through QC. All I am saying is there is nothing magical about apple's refurbs vs someone's refurbs. Thats how you are making it out to be. What your saying is the standard refurb procedure that most places uses. However not all the time they fix the correct issue thats what I am saying. They may replace all the parts but the one thats the actual issue. I do computer support and I see this kind of thing all the time with all brands of computers. So whether the company has a 100 point inspection or not stuff still gets missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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