I have purchased multiple refurbed Macs over the years and have had excellent luck with them.
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NoiseDesign - Jul 11, 2008 4:33:59 pm PDT #7026 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
sarameg - Jul 11, 2008 4:38:55 pm PDT #7027 of 25501
That's reassuring to hear.
I guess after an inhouse visit to make sure I don't hate the size, I'll probably come home to melt the credit card.
DCJensen - Jul 11, 2008 5:49:06 pm PDT #7028 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
My recent bouts with second hand power books have been good. Not refurb, tho.
Refurbs, otoh, have the benefit of being thoroughly gone over.
NoiseDesign - Jul 11, 2008 5:52:09 pm PDT #7029 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
My iPhone is currently restoring music and video files. I should be up and running on 2.0 as soon as this completes, then I can load some apps on it as well.
sarameg - Jul 11, 2008 5:54:08 pm PDT #7030 of 25501
Yeah, this used one lasted at least 7 years in my hapless possession until it started melting down. And frankly, it is OLD. Can't really upgrade any further, the screen is dead 90% of the time (and I swear to god, tonight's madness began with a spark. Though it may have been a reflection) and now it has freaked out, either over the modem disconnecting or just random freeze and unwillingness to restart a couple times.
Thank god I backed up my mail and pictures last week (everything else, I can live without.)
NoiseDesign - Jul 11, 2008 5:59:53 pm PDT #7031 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I've purchased at least half a dozen, if not closer to a dozen refurbed Mac systems over the years. Desktops, iMacs, iBooks, and Powerbooks. They've always arrived in as new condition with the current OS installed and in as new packaging. They've run for years for me. One of my rental machines is a 17" reconditions Intel iMac and it's worked flawlessly for a year now.
Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 6:06:41 pm PDT #7032 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I bought a refurbed MacBook Pro on Drew's rec, and am blissfully happy with it.
NoiseDesign - Jul 11, 2008 6:14:28 pm PDT #7033 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I'm still waiting for music and videos to restore.
Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 6:17:48 pm PDT #7034 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It was a long restore for me too. Twenty minutes or so.
Connie Neil - Jul 11, 2008 7:59:11 pm PDT #7035 of 25501
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If I install Firefox, do I have to uninstall IE? Windows gets very huffy if it doesn't have IE to hide behind.