[X4U] buying used macs

[Mark Des Cotes]

My last two Macs were refurbished machines bought directly from  
Apple. Both were still current models at the time of purchase but I  
got them at close to a $800 off the regular price (plus free  
shipping). They had full warranties and I was able to purchase an  
Apple Care plan for both. They even qualified for two special  
promotions Apple was having. At the time they had a promotion going  
on that if you purchased any iMac they would throw in 256MB RAM for  
free. I asked about the refurbished Macs and they guy said the  
promotion was for "any iMac" so I got the free RAM upgrade. They were  
also having a promotion where you received a $159 rebate if you  
purchased a printer at the same time as a Mac. I picked a $179 Epson  
printer from their list which cost me $20.

Mark Des Cotes
Systems Manager/Graphic Designer

Astro Printing Service (Cornwall) Ltd.
3308 Second Street East
Cornwall Ontario Canada  K6H 6J8
T (613) 932-9281 Ext 106,  F (613) 932-1052
www.astroprinting.com




On 8-Jan-07, at 2:48 PM, Randy B.Singer wrote:

> nk said:
>
>> I'm interested in picking up maybe a couple used Minis,
>
>> Any experiences to share?
>
> I've had excellent results purchasing "factory refurbished" Macs  
> from any
> of these three vendors.  One nice thing about purchasing this way, as
> opposed to purchasing a used Mac from a private party, is that you  
> get a
> warranty.:
>
> Apple Store
> <http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/ 
> RSLID?f
> ind=refurbished+mini&btn.x=0&btn.y=0>
>
> SmallDog
> <http://www.smalldog.com/search/do_search.php? 
> restrict=&exclude=&method=and
> &sort=score&words=refurbished>
>
> Mac User Group Store (if you are a member of a MUG)/PowerMax (if you
> aren't)
> http://www.applemugstore.com
> http://www.powermax.com
>
> I've found that sometimes you can call these places, and tell them  
> what
> you want, and they may have it for you even if its not on their Web  
> site.
>
>
>
> Randy B. Singer
>
> Co-Author of:
> The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)
>
> OS X Routine Maintenance
> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
>
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