Apple refurb for laptops worth it vs new?

[Vanillalite]

Are you really gonna be saving that much money and are they reliable?

 

[Stike]

I bought a refurb MBP on May 2012 and it's still going strong. If you buy refurb directly from Apple, you get the full warranty and they look basically like new. I had no problems with it.

 

[Belker]

SOme years ago a friend bought a refurbished Macbook direct from Apple and recommended it. I bought an original iPad refurbished a year after release without issue.

I always check the refurbished section of the Apple shop if there's something I need.

 

[Deleted member 14089]

If you're buying directly from Apple it's worth it. You can even buy Applecare to extend your warranty to 3 years.
I bought a 2011 17 inch and it had the infamous GPU failure problem, which became a widely known problem and Apple made a repair program lasting one year.
My laptop got repaired 1,5 years ago and it's still working. My experience is that they've been reliable work machines until now.

 

[offshore]

I've only ever bought Mac refurbs: my current MBA refurb is nearly 5 years old and still going strong. lol.

But buy direct from the Apple refurb store and not anywhere else.

 

[Deleted member 2226]

Yep. You're at the whims of available stock, but you're basically getting a new machine for cheaper, and can add AppleCare if you're really concerned about it.

 

[Reverse Giraffe]

Yes, I would definitely recommend getting a refurb.. You can also get a student discount on top of the better price if thats applicable.

 

[mf.luder]

Refurb all the way.

 

[Awesome Animals]

What is the cost difference and what is the newest one you can get? They're refurbished program is fantastic, and refurbished items in general are undamaged returns. I don't think you'll experience any displeasure going the refurb route

 

[StopMakingSense]

The Apple refurb store is fantastic.

 

[just_myles]

I would only do with an apple product. Anything else you can forget about it.

 

[Christor]

If you buy a refurb, do it straight from Apple. It's basically buying a new product at a lower price. Recommended

 

[blast0rama]

Couldn't recommend the refurb store more. We have 2 2015 refurb MacBook Airs, zero issues.