http://tinyurl.com/2ghfc3

Looking at getting that one for Christmas and selling my other two laptops to offset the cost.. I can't find much of anything to beat that price even on eBay... Anybody know of anything any cheaper? That seems to be a great deal unless there's something I'm missing..

11/27/2007 8:47:22 AM

looks good. Apple refurbs are a good deal. you get the same warranty and extended coverage as with a new computer, but $300 less in this case

11/27/2007 9:28:39 AM

if you want a mac, i guess thats a steal if you dont mind "refurbished" (couple of my friends bought refurbised ipods and they look as good as new, n with the warranty i would not worry much)

but you looking for any laptop, you should get a better config on other brands for that price range, check thinkpad/fujitsu/sony viao

11/27/2007 1:54:43 PM

if he was looking for "any laptop" he wouldn't be even considering a macbook pro.

11/27/2007 1:56:14 PM

^
explain

11/27/2007 1:56:50 PM

I don't think I can possibly dumb it down any further.

11/27/2007 2:00:05 PM

Yeah, I've heard/read good things about apple's refurb stuff so I think I'm gonna try to go for this. I've been wanting one for a few months and I don't think I'm going to find much better of a deal and since the new leopard just came out there shouldn't be any significant OS upgrades for a little while

11/27/2007 2:04:47 PM

^^
sorry for not living up to ur expectations

~peace~

11/27/2007 2:16:06 PM

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"if he was looking for "any laptop" he wouldn't be even considering a macbook pro."

the point here being, people who are looking for a Mac are generally looking for a Mac. People don't often just say "hmm, i need a laptop, should I get an apple, dell or toshiba?"

If ScHpEnXeL wanted a Windows machine, he would have asked which is best between Lenovo, HP, Dell, etc. He obviously wants a Mac, so his choice is limited to Apple.

11/27/2007 2:17:58 PM

but now you could have windows on a mac and MAC OS on "any laptop"

n no more powerpc but u have d same intel architecture



[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 2:30 PM. Reason : .]

11/27/2007 2:30:02 PM

jesus. is "the" and "and" that hard to type?

[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 2:56 PM. Reason : .]

11/27/2007 2:55:35 PM

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"n no more powerpc but u have d same intel architecture"

wtf?

11/27/2007 3:25:32 PM

^

Quote :

"Partially because of a failure to produce laptop-ready G5 chips, Apple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel. A virtual machine program called Rosetta allows PowerPC programs to run on Intel machines. "

- wiki

nullhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Macintosh#1998_to_the_present:_New_beginnings

^^

sorry about 'n' and 'd' - too much sms and chatting

11/27/2007 3:36:13 PM

Just because you can run Windows on a Mac doesn't mean you can run OS X on a Windows machine. It's possible but not easy and requires extra work for drivers (sound, ethernet, etc.).

Two of the guys I work with have both tried it and were able to install leopard on Dell machines (one desktop and one laptop) but neither were able to get all the driver/hardware working correctly and definitely not what I would consider a usable machine on a daily basis.

Desktop - no networking or sound
Laptop - graphics card was limited, only used one core (of core 2 duo), no sound control (volume or mute).

So - like stated before - anyone that is asking about a Mac purchase isn't really interested in the PC side anymore.

That being said - i would definitely go after a refurbished Mac. Same warranty, option to buy Apple Care and same support. Besides, if any of the parts fail in a new Mac they are going to be replaced with refurbished parts anyway.

[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 5:03 PM. Reason : ?]

11/27/2007 5:02:54 PM

that is a most excellent price for a macbook pro

i got mine for $2400 when they first came out

apple refurb stuff is as good as new, the only difference between it and new stuff is that it's cheaper.

11/27/2007 5:30:02 PM

^^

got it installed with all drivers working on my thinkpad t60

anyways, my point was that, if i were to buy a laptop, i would even look at mac pro because i could easily install windows on it or just work with mac os. I guess, i wasnt thinking the other way around.

11/27/2007 8:15:12 PM

i own three refurb macs... always a great way to go

11/28/2007 8:02:13 AM

I cam across the same laptop for $750 on craigslist, people really wanted to get rid of it.

11/28/2007 10:16:31 AM

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"but now you could have windows on a mac and MAC OS on "any laptop" n no more powerpc but u have d same intel architecture "

Usually I would call you a dumbass, but PCworld did tests and tested out all the laptops to see which one ran Windows the fastest, and the macbook won.


http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136649-page,3-c,notebooks/article.html

11/28/2007 10:19:23 AM

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"I cam across the same laptop for $750 on craigslist, people really wanted to get rid of it."

if you're serious and think it wasn't a scam then you're a moron.

11/28/2007 10:26:53 AM

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"got it installed with all drivers working on my thinkpad t60 "

I call bullshit. I've seen several such installs, and even attempted it on my own T60 and it runs like shit, is unstable, and the drivers are shitty hacks.

11/28/2007 10:40:14 AM

Yeah, I'm about to try that on a spare laptop at work cause I'm bored... but only because I've never used Leopard and am curious about it

11/28/2007 10:49:03 AM

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""I cam across the same laptop for $750 on craigslist, people really wanted to get rid of it." if you're serious and think it wasn't a scam then you're a moron. 11/28/2007 10:26:53 AM"

Well it's here, and it works. SO I guess I'm a moron.

11/28/2007 4:20:25 PM

sorry I got my computers mixed up, the macbook pro I got from craigslist was 1150

11/28/2007 4:22:43 PM

Yeah I'm trying to get one on there for around $1200 and talking to a few ppl... some have already became obvious scams, one or two are still potential candidates. $750 was a bit low though

11/28/2007 5:23:48 PM

buying 2nd hand laptops?

11/28/2007 6:07:49 PM

my girlfriend bought the 17" core 2 duo MBP refurbished, with a corporate discount and i think it was like $1800. doesn't appear to be a problem anymore, but 6 months ago, you had to check every morning at like 5 AM cause they'd only get a few into stock and they'd sell out in minutes.

11/28/2007 7:47:24 PM