[Ipg-smz] Apple Lease

Fri May 31 02:10:53 UTC 2019

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.

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.

Curt

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> On May 30, 2019, at 9:28 PM, Swapnil “Swap” Bhartiya <arnieswap at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/30/19 9:20 PM, 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> 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> 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 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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>>>>>>> 
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>>>>> Swapnil Bhartiya
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>>>>> Freelance Journalist | Science Fiction Writer | Filmmaker
>>>>> Specialises in Open Source & Emerging Technologies
>>>>> Stories published in - TFiR, CIO, InfoWorld, NetworkWorld, Linux.com, LinuxFoundation.org, The New Stack, Linux Pro, ADMIN, CNCF, Cloud Foundry, HPE Insight.
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>>> 
>>> Swapnil Bhartiya
>>> Founder & Editor: www.TFiR.io
>>> Freelance Journalist | Science Fiction Writer | Filmmaker
>>> Specialises in Open Source & Emerging Technologies
>>> Stories published in - TFiR, CIO, InfoWorld, NetworkWorld, Linux.com, LinuxFoundation.org, The New Stack, Linux Pro, ADMIN, CNCF, Cloud Foundry, HPE Insight.
>>> 
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>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnilbhartiya/
>>> https://twitter.com/swapbhartiya/
>>> https://mstdn.io/@Swapnil
>>> https://www.youtube.com/TFiR-TV
>>> 
>>> 
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