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If a lease is what you really need, call up CDW. I don’t know what they offer on individual machines, but when I needed 40 desktops they worked with me.
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<div>Watch the terms, though; you’re likely locking in for 2 years if you don’t want to deal with penalties—I’m not aware of anything for laptops like the phone-a-year deals that some wireless carriers offer.</div>
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On May 30, 2019, at 9:28 PM, Swapnil “Swap” Bhartiya <<a href="mailto:arnieswap@gmail.com">arnieswap@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">It still doesn’t solve my problem. <br class="">
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<p class="">The inventory fluctuates, admittedly. My last machine, an MBA, was purchased from there, but suffered from the stupid keyboard problem, which went out just after Apple Care expired. Eventually, I fixed it, and it sits in the lab awaiting times when
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<p class="">This said, I have two colleagues that found the refurb deals cheaper than their Apple university prices. None of theirs has had a problem.
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<p class="">Refurbs appear quickly. Might help. <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">I don't think they will have 'refurb' products the same day they ship pre-order for the machine I want. Never been a fan of a refurb. I see your point, but it doesn't solve my problem. </div>
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<p class="">For whatever reasons, people return machines. Apple re-manufactures them. They look no different from a retail-packaged machine. The specs are very important to your work, so selections should be made to follow your exact requirements. They cost
about 10% less, sometimes more. If there's something ugly, it's always noted, but I haven't seen an ugly note in years. Although I don't buy Apple any more, others that I've recommended have had very good results.</p>
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<div class="gmail-m_7879441976310088491moz-cite-prefix">On 5/30/19 7:33 PM, <a class="gmail-m_7879441976310088491moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:arnieswap@gmail.com" target="_blank">
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<p class="">I don't know of a program that does that. Apple does offer (via paypal credit), decent deals, especially through their refurb store,
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https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/mac/macbook-pro</a> and I've shopped there before, and recommend it for taking some of the sting out of retail prices. Apple Care is suggested.</p>
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<div class="">Considering my line of work, where I am mostly traveling, I prefer having the most powerful MacBook on the block. Apple just released a new MacBook Pro and I would love to upgrade to it (I upgraded to Vega 20 model in Jan this year). However,
I don't want to go through the hoops of selling old devices. Is there any way I can stay on the latest Apple hardware?<br class="">
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