# Anyone have experience w/ refurbished Macs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-w-refurbished-macs/595892 "2011-09-11T01:00:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-w-refurbished-macs/595892/41 "2011-09-23T13:30:29Z")
Thanks for the input. Yes, I do work for a company, but JM Inc consists of JM all by his lonesome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-w-refurbished-macs/595892/42 "2011-09-23T15:13:04Z")
I recently bought a refurb Macbook Pro from Best Buy. There was nothing at all to indicate it wasn’t a brand new machine. On the initial startup, it went through the registration and orientation process. I believe the box had been opened for some reason and then sealed again right away. As to warranty, I had to replace a power cable that failed after about 3 months. The Apple store checked the warranty status of the machine and handed over a new cord. No comments as to the fact I hadn’t purchased it at the Apple store. Refurb resulted in $150 off sticker price. I’m happy with the way things went. ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-w-refurbished-macs/595892/43 "2011-09-23T17:21:28Z")
**TheBori** , I used to feel the same way that you did until I married into a mac family. Since then I will only buy macs for laptops, although I still prefer PCs for desktops. The thing I love about macs is that they last. I’m currently writing this post from a 6 year old macbook pro that’s running perfectly. The only thing it can’t do is play very intensive new games like Portal 2, but I’m rocking Starcraft 2 and a few other recently published games. Contrast that with my 5 year old PC which is now a word/internet machine and runs out of battery within a half hour, even though I’ve replaced the power chord and the battery. My husband and I recently acquired a free 4 year old macbook pro that had been treated rather poorly by its computer-ignorant user. It seemed dead, but we took it into Apple care, got $1k worth of repairs for free (spent $20 to replace a fan) and now it runs perfectly and plays Portal 2. We’re probably going to get at least $1k for it, even in this economy. Since I’ve had such a good experience with long-lasting macs, I’d highly recommend a refurbished. It’s what I’m going to get when I get a new laptop. My 17 inch is fine, just bigger than I’d prefer, and I’d like a longer battery life. ---
**Author:** ![Orionizer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orionizer/32/4442_2.png) [@Orionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orionizer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-w-refurbished-macs/595892/44 "2011-09-23T18:45:28Z")
What about scratches, blemishes, etc? Do they replace any cosmetically damaged parts before selling as a refurb? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-w-refurbished-macs/595892.md?page=2)