[Ipg-smz] Apple Lease

Tom Henderson thenderson at extremelabs.com
Fri May 31 01:12:56 UTC 2019


Consider that on a production line, QA is a process with N steps. A 
refurbished system often has N steps, and more because of a second set 
of eyes that aren't on a rushed production line. Sometimes a single 
component, like an SSD goes dead early. The replacement SSD probably 
comes from better stock, and more eyes and QA/QC steps have been 
applied. I wouldn't reject a manufacturer refurbished product out of 
hand; indeed, they can represent great value with even higher possible 
reliability than those from a retail box. When I was QA/QC management in 
consumer electronics, I recall any number of reasons why I would 
recommend a reman-product or a refurb-product over a "new" one. Why? 
More eyes, more steps, albeit at a poorer profit margin for the maker.

Tom


On 5/30/19 8:22 PM, Swapnil “Swap” Bhartiya wrote:
> If I am going to spend more than $4500, I am not getting a refurbished 
> product.
>
>> On May 30, 2019, at 7:44 PM, Tom Henderson 
>> <thenderson at extremelabs.com <mailto:thenderson at extremelabs.com>> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> On 5/30/19 7:33 PM, arnieswap at gmail.com wrote:
>>> What do you mean by the refurb store? Are these brand new latest 
>>> machines?
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 7:32 PM Tom Henderson 
>>> <thenderson at extremelabs.com <mailto:thenderson at extremelabs.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     I don't know of a program that does that. Apple does offer (via
>>>     paypal credit), decent deals, especially through their refurb
>>>     store, https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/mac/macbook-pro
>>>     and I've shopped there before, and recommend it for taking some
>>>     of the sting out of retail prices. Apple Care is suggested.
>>>
>>>     Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>     On 5/30/19 7:09 PM, arnieswap at gmail.com
>>>     <mailto:arnieswap at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>     Hello All
>>>>
>>>>     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?
>>>>
>>>>     -- 
>>>>
>>>>     Best Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     *Swapnil Bhartiya*
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>>>>
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>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>> *Swapnil Bhartiya*
>>> Founder & Editor: www.TFiR.io <http://www.tfir.io/>
>>> Freelance Journalist | Science Fiction Writer | Filmmaker
>>> Specialises in Open Source & Emerging Technologies
>>> Stories published in - TFiR, CIO, InfoWorld, NetworkWorld, Linux.com 
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>>> <http://LinuxFoundation.org>, The New Stack, Linux Pro, ADMIN, 
>>> CNCF,Cloud Foundry, HPE Insight.
>>>
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