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Macwarehouse reconditioned pb17"?
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Hi,
I placed an order with these guys for a reconditioned PB 17".
Any feedback on their reliability, and what reconditioned means, exactly, in this case (the PB can't be that old)?
Robert
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Maybe you should've asked this BEFORE buying? 
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Join Date: May 2003
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Originally posted by slimmy:
Hi,
I placed an order with these guys for a reconditioned PB 17".
Any feedback on their reliability, and what reconditioned means, exactly, in this case (the PB can't be that old)?
Robert
Don't know about MacWarehouse specifically...
Reconditioned is (in my experience) just another word for refurbished.
It's most likely a machine that someone bought and returned for some reason... the machine gets sent back to Apple to be assured of "like new" condition, and resold at a discount.
Check with MacWarehouse, but usually these machines include the same 1 year warranty as new Apple product.
The only thing wrong w/ refurbs is that you usually can't return them unless they're defective, and you run the risk of a few dead pixels or some such that might not get covered under warranty.
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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This is just a personal opinion but I would NEVER purchase anything from Mac Warehouse again! EVER. PERIOD. I could list the myriad of problems experienced but I would spend the rest of the day writing. Just be wary and check the small print that they provide. Be VERY carefull!
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I don't know about this specifically, but you do have to be careful about refurbished/reconditioned/etc etc machines, since some of them have just been cleaned up a bit by the company selling them, and not by Apple. Which means that you don't get Apple's warranty.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Originally posted by Icruise:
I don't know about this specifically, but you do have to be careful about refurbished/reconditioned/etc etc machines, since some of them have just been cleaned up a bit by the company selling them, and not by Apple. Which means that you don't get Apple's warranty.
That's why I advised him to as them 
Personally I would've checked the warranty situation before ordering....
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I think you do get the warranty guys, at least the balance fo the original 1-yr. from the day it was originally sold.
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