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Should I buy a Pre-owned system??
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: May 2001
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I was looking forward to buy a G5 system. I found a good deal at Powermax.com. It is a G5 2.0 Ghz Dual for $1999. It is fine to buy a refurb from Powermax. Any experiences??? Thanks
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iMac Intel Core Duo 2.0 Ghz 20", 1.5 GB RAM, 250GB
iMac G5 2.0 Ghz 17", 512 MB RAM, 160GB
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does it come with any warranty or any kind of replacement assurance? I would be much more reluctant if it was a laptop, but see how long you have until you can return it if need be and whether they will charge a restocking fee.
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i traded in a 15" i had and purchased a 17in refurb from them and had no problems at all. my g-friend recently bought a refurb ibook and they threw in a bunch of goodies as well. you won't get the most you could on trade-ins and it'll take a while to get your money, which they are up front about, but i would recomend them. and no sales tax in OR. refurb units still carry the same factory warranty and Applecare options so nothin to worry about.
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(Last edited by j-rocca; Nov 19, 2004 at 04:17 AM.
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Dedicated MacNNer
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j-rocca thanks for the info. I'll keep my fingers crossed and buy from them. I see that they have good customer service. Since I do not need to trade-in I can go ahead. Will post again on the results.
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iMac Intel Core Duo 2.0 Ghz 20", 1.5 GB RAM, 250GB
iMac G5 2.0 Ghz 17", 512 MB RAM, 160GB
iPod Video 5G 60GB White
Mighty Mouse sucks - "Bought the Logitech 518 Gaming mouse"
USB 2.0 Hard Drive Sucked - "Bought a Firewire Hard Disk"
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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Just don't buy anything used from them...most of their prices for used hardware are ridiculously high, even in the "Blowouts" section.
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Dedicated MacNNer
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could you suggest some good places to buy refurbished then? Apple store was carrying a Dual 2ghz for $1999. But it sold out in 10 minutes flat. My luck... 
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iMac Intel Core Duo 2.0 Ghz 20", 1.5 GB RAM, 250GB
iMac G5 2.0 Ghz 17", 512 MB RAM, 160GB
iPod Video 5G 60GB White
Mighty Mouse sucks - "Bought the Logitech 518 Gaming mouse"
USB 2.0 Hard Drive Sucked - "Bought a Firewire Hard Disk"
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Refurbs are fine. By used, I meant older hardware that they probably obtained as trade-ins, and marked up substantially.
Edit: Smalldog.com is a great place for both new and refurbed Macs. I've used them for a couple of years now.
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Senior User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: God's Country, The South
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Originally posted by Macola:
Refurbs are fine. By used, I meant older hardware that they probably obtained as trade-ins, and marked up substantially.
Edit: Smalldog.com is a great place for both new and refurbed Macs. I've used them for a couple of years now.
Apple has the Dual 2.0 G5 (refurb) back on their web site this morning - 11-20-04 8:30 AM EST.
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