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Buy The Refurbished Macbooks!!!!
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Boca Raton, Florida
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I dropped my old Powerbook a couple of weeks ago   so I had to buy a new computer. I had read in the past that people who bought the refurbs from the Apple store got perfect notebooks and sometimes got a bonus (better specs than listed and ordered)
Seeing as this was kind of an unexpected expense, I figured I would give the refurbs a look just to try and save a few bucks. I ordered a stock 2.4GHz, 15in. Glossy, 160GB and 2GB ram Macbook Pro. The price was $2099.00. (retail $2499.00)
I was expecting some sort of flaw as a trade off for the discount (I'm not a lucky person, if it will happen, it will happen to me lol) but to my surprise, I received a flawless Macbook Pro, no dead pixels, no scratches or case warpage and 4GB's OF RAM AND A 200GB HARD DRIVE.
I will purchase refurbs from now on a recommend them to anyone else. They are absolutely no different than a brand new computer. I went to the Apple store and customized a MBP to the specs that I received and the price was $3399.00 
Just felt like sharing that lol
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: hamburg, germany
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Congratulations on your new device!
I bought a white refurbished MacBook a year back. It works excellent. I'll see if I can get a refurbished MacBook Pro sometime soon.
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Jose
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Particularly weird since Apple doesn't offer a 200GB drive, even for their CTO models. Seems like this Mac had been 'customized' by its previous owner prior to being returned...
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
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The 200GB drive is 7200RPM.
Apple just lists the base models and ships whatever they have in inventory. Upgrades aren't common, but they're not infrequent.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by mfbernstein 
Particularly weird since Apple doesn't offer a 200GB drive, even for their CTO models. Seems like this Mac had been 'customized' by its previous owner prior to being returned...
but there is a 200GB drive option when you customize on the website..........
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Jose
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Originally Posted by Allenzi35
but there is a 200GB drive option when you customize on the website..........
Err... yes, sorry. I can't read today. I blame whoever made the 250GB option appear above the 200GB option on the CTO page.
I didn't realize, however, that one could get lucky and receive a refurbished CTO machine. Double congrats. to the OP. No need upgrade that MBP for a while, I'll wager.
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