Apple Refurb Powerbooks?

[btz0013]

Anyone have any experience buying refurbished Apple Powerbooks? Any success or horror stories to share? I'm thinking of investing in a refurb 12" powerbook sometime in the next month or so, mostly for portable digital slide presentations and modest word processing needs.

thanks for any feedback

 

[TJ69]

If you're a student or know a student who hates Apple, you may want to look into the Student Developer Program:

http://developer.apple.com/membership/usa.html
click the HARDWARE PURCHASE PROGRAM STORE (U.S.) link.

 

[crabbyman]

I dont personally have experience with Apple refurbs. but my friend does. He is a producer/engineer and bought his Mac's this way. He has never had a problem with them and they have been generous a few times to upgrade what was actually on the computer.

Me, personally, I am getting my first laptop...which will also be my first Apple...I like the peace of mind of buying new.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: TJ69
If you're a student or know a student who hates Apple, you may want to look into the Student Developer Program:

http://developer.apple.com/membership/usa.html
click the HARDWARE PURCHASE PROGRAM STORE (U.S.) link.

is being a student the only prerequiste to getting this discount?

 

[DarkAmeba]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: TJ69
If you're a student or know a student who hates Apple, you may want to look into the Student Developer Program:

http://developer.apple.com/membership/usa.html
click the HARDWARE PURCHASE PROGRAM STORE (U.S.) link.

is being a student the only prerequiste to getting this discount?

yup... I used it to buy mine. AWESOME discount

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: DarkAmeba

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: TJ69
If you're a student or know a student who hates Apple, you may want to look into the Student Developer Program:

http://developer.apple.com/membership/usa.html
click the HARDWARE PURCHASE PROGRAM STORE (U.S.) link.

is being a student the only prerequiste to getting this discount?

yup... I used it to buy mine. AWESOME discount

why would the discount be more than the educational discount?

 

[DarkAmeba]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: DarkAmeba

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: TJ69
If you're a student or know a student who hates Apple, you may want to look into the Student Developer Program:

http://developer.apple.com/membership/usa.html
click the HARDWARE PURCHASE PROGRAM STORE (U.S.) link.

is being a student the only prerequiste to getting this discount?

yup... I used it to buy mine. AWESOME discount

why would the discount be more than the educational discount?

Its for student developers.. they want people to develop for mac so they give a bigger discount. You don't technically have to be a developer though

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: TJ69
If you're a student or know a student who hates Apple, you may want to look into the Student Developer Program:

http://developer.apple.com/membership/usa.html
click the HARDWARE PURCHASE PROGRAM STORE (U.S.) link.

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[Corporate Thug]

its working fine for me Zim

 

[btz0013]

hmm, very nice indeed!
ty!:thumbsup:

 

[TJ69]

Don't foget tax free holidays are coming up if applicable to your area. I know both GA and NC have theirs end of July / early august. If you have your orders shipped to an address in one of these states and it meets the tax free requirements, you should be able to save another $100 or so.

There's also an iPod rebate:
http://www.apple.com/education/cramandjam/

If you're not going to use the iPod, you can sell it on ebay and use the rebate profits toward your notebook purchase.

 

[btz0013]

also very nice and since i would like an ipod (who wouldn't?), this may be a better deal in the end than the student developer option.
thanks!