no. I have bought more than one and really like them. You also can get applecare for them.
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le nubian - Jan 06, 2012 10:22:56 am PST #19099 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica - Jan 06, 2012 10:27:26 am PST #19100 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I buy all my Apple stuff refurbished, never had a problem.
Jesse - Jan 06, 2012 10:28:07 am PST #19101 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sweet, thanks! Now I can just go ahead and do that, because for whatever reason, $150 is an amount I have to think about, but $130 is totally doable??
le nubian - Jan 06, 2012 10:37:38 am PST #19102 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
DO EEET
Jesse - Jan 06, 2012 10:42:46 am PST #19103 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hee. I have decided to put it off some more, because the current one basically works, but I am glad to have the $20-off option!
Sue - Jan 06, 2012 10:47:37 am PST #19104 of 25501
hip deep in pie
Is there any reason not to get a refurbished iPod from the Apple Store?
Of the three iPods I've owned, the refurbished one is going strong almost 4 years later with no problems at all. The two brand new iPods lasted 2 years at most, and that was with constant babying towards the end.
Steph L. - Jan 06, 2012 10:51:24 am PST #19105 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I bought a refurbished iPod Mini (remember those?) in 2005, and it still works. My iPod Touch is also refurbished, though I got that about a year ago, so I can't hold it up as an example of fantastic longevity -- but it is still going strong with no problems.
megan walker - Jan 06, 2012 11:24:30 am PST #19106 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The two brand new iPods lasted 2 years at most, and that was with constant babying towards the end.
Wow! Two years? I would be pissed.
Consuela - Jan 06, 2012 11:32:04 am PST #19107 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I bought my refurbished iPod in January 2007; it's still going strong five years later. Same for my refurbished Macbook, although it's only 3+ years old, I think.
Jesse - Jan 06, 2012 11:33:27 am PST #19108 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My current one basically works, except the right click button just stopped working, and I can't imagine it's going to be worth fixing in any way, since it's probably 4 years old? But everything else about it works fine, so I'm not in that much of a rush, except that now I've started thinking about New! and Shiny!