Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night
Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night
Apple refurbs are the ticket. You won't get the same unboxing experience you do with a brand-new Apple product, but who gives a shit about the box?
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Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night
Steve Jobs did and you have to admit, he did turn packaging into a thing.
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Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night
gnat wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:27 amIf you go to the web store and scroll all the way to the bottom there is a tiny link in the list of site nav links for the refurb store.32wildbilly wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:54 am So tell me more about refurbs. Are they reliable? What is the meaning of refurb? Does it mean a cleaning a check and a new battery or is there more? Or just tell me to go myself. GOD I'm getting lazy.
Refurbs are a combination of returned hardware due to either replacement under warranty and trade ins. This will actually be my first refurb so my opinion is TBD, but they are supposed to clean it, test it, and then replace any parts that have cosmetic issues or aren't functioning. They even give you all new packaging and cables. It is supposed to be indistinguishable from new. Like a new machine it comes with a full 1yr warranty and you can purchase the same AppleCare plan too.
In this case I'm getting a roughly $4k build for a bit over $3200.
My company's contracted Mac technician also swears that the refurbs include "new old stock" - as in; outdated product that wasn't sold as new on the floor and was returned to company. Makes sense though I can't say I've ever experienced this firsthand.
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Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night
Sidebar: the outer (shipping) box on the new Macbook Air ejects the inner box toward you when you open the flaps.
No grips about Apple making packaging actually suck less - but I have yet to see a box worth an extra couple hundred bucks, so I'm generally content with the cardboard refurb packaging.
I haven't bought a brand-new (non-refurbished) Apple product since I bought a Performa 636 when I got to SDSU and realized the department I was joining was 100% PC-free, so this whole white, fancy box thing is a new one on me.
No grips about Apple making packaging actually suck less - but I have yet to see a box worth an extra couple hundred bucks, so I'm generally content with the cardboard refurb packaging.
I haven't bought a brand-new (non-refurbished) Apple product since I bought a Performa 636 when I got to SDSU and realized the department I was joining was 100% PC-free, so this whole white, fancy box thing is a new one on me.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night
I just gave some money to Best Buy in exchange for The One Dongle To Rule Them All...one USB-C, three USB 3, two 4K (allegedly) HDMI, ethernet, audio, and two CF reader slots.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.
Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night
Exactly this - 40 gigs of stuff on a thumb drive, with no full-size USB port to stick it into.
Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.
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Wow it uses 2 USB-C? Reminds me of my first Macbook Pro... I can't even remember if that was what they were called back then. 17" 2005 edition. I needed to get a special USB-A to USB-B Micro cable that used two USB-A's to plug into the computer so I could power up an external hard drive. Fun times.
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Re: Ok...so I think I killed my laptop last night
Does an iPad even recognize a thumb drive? How would you access it?
Damn. I remember when I upgraded my monochrome monitor on my 8088 to CGA. I thought I was the shit and then my dad put an EGA on his 286.