[Ipg-smz] Apple Lease

Fri May 31 01:28:41 UTC 2019

It still doesn’t solve my problem. 

> On May 30, 2019, at 9:26 PM, Tom Henderson <thenderson at extremelabs.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 nothing works better than macOS in a test situation. 
> 
> This said, I have two colleagues that found the refurb deals cheaper than their Apple university prices. None of theirs has had a problem. 
> 
> Refurbs appear quickly. Might help. 
> 
> Tom
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> 
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> On 5/30/19 9:20 PM, arnieswap at gmail.com <mailto:arnieswap at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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. 
>> 
>> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 7:45 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.
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>> Tom
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>> On 5/30/19 7:33 PM, arnieswap at gmail.com <mailto: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 <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
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>>> 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?
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>> Specialises in Open Source & Emerging Technologies
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