If you really want a Mac but have a tight budget you can save a lot of money buying a refurbished MacBook
If you really want a Mac but have a tight budget you can save a lot of money buying a refurbished MacBook. They can be purchased directly from the Apple Store so you get all the security and benefits when buying directly from Apple. You wont have to go through a shady third party reseller and risk loosing your money. This is a good way to find cheap Apple Mac laptops.
What is really a refurbished MacBook?
It is a product Apple got back to the factory for some reason. Maybe a customer had a problem with the computer and got the money back, or there may be other reasons. They repair the product in their factory, check that everything is working as it should. Test and certify them, re - package the product and sell them with a discount. Apple also includes a 1-year warranty with these products.
What are the differences from buying a new product?
You get the product shipped in a brown box, you do not get the same packaging as you get when buying a new product. The accessories are the same though and you get everything you need such as charger, documentation, installation DVDs and everything you get with a new product. Also the batteries in the laptops tend to be new or really good. Sometimes the product can be one of the previous models but that is often no problem. It all depends on what you really need, or want.
How much money can I save with this?
It depends on what you are getting so the amount varies. I can give you a few examples. With a 17-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo you can actually save $700. That is a lot of money you can spend on upgrading the memory or hard-drive in the computer. Or just save it. Or you can save $200 on getting a MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - Aluminum, refurbished.
It is worth thinking about this when you are in the process of getting a new computer, you can actually save a few bucks and still get a good product.
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