At 12:26 -0800 25/3/04, Erick Baze wrote: >After reading all several of the responses on the Referb AlBooks, I >ordered a 17 inch on Monday, they shipped Tuesday, I received it >Wednesday. It was brand new, unopened box. It's great! When I bought >a Referb Ti PowerBook 2 years ago, it was actually refurbished, good >condition, but clearly not new. Now, with the new 17 inch AlBook, I >am a happy camper. Erick - VERY interesting ! A very good deal for you. So indeed it does look as thought they are using the refurbished channel as a route to market at lower price. and can you tell us the cost of this new 17" masquerading as a refurbished one? Compared to the Apple Store price of $ 2 999 ? T.