With those problems and if Apple agrees to free replacement, I would replace no matter what they gave me.
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With those problems and if Apple agrees to free replacement, I would replace no matter what they gave me.
What if I get a refurbished iPad for my New iPad? But I have warranty until the end of this year And if I will have problem with a replacemrnt ipad I can bring back.
I think you worry too much about this. Even though a new iPad is preferred over refurbished, there’s almost no chance they’ll give you new as others here have mentioned. And refurbished are pretty good too if you treat it well.
So just go ahead and exchange. Nothing will get better, and you can start enjoying your replaced iPad without the previous problems.
The original warranty will still be in place. If the replacement needs service in the warranty period, Apple will offer warranty service if applicable. I think in addition to the original warranty the service device will have 90 days warranty by itself- whatever warranty runs longer will cover the device.
Indeed. I think the OP is overthinking this. OP, you either get a replacement device or you don't. If your device is 6 months old, there is the possibility you could get a newer device, production date-wise.
My experience has been that unless you get a replacement near the time of product launch, you are likely to get a refurb. My understanding is that it will not extend the warrantee under normal circumstances. My husband’s iPhone 7 refused to charge. We had Apple Care. They replaced the phone. Apple Care was good through May 2019. Yesterday’s iPhone replacement did not extend the warrantee beyond the Apple Care termination date.
Without AC, iPhones have a one year warrantee. If your device failed at the 10 month point and Apple replaced it, I woukd be very surprised if the warrantee on the new device, would be more than 2 months.
Without AC, iPhones have a one year warrantee. If your device failed at the 10 month point and Apple replaced it, I woukd be very surprised if the warrantee on the new device, would be more than 2 months.
That was also my experience with my Apple TV. It wouldn’t function at the 10 month mark, and with the original warranty Apple replaced it with a refurbished. However, the warranty continued as from the original with only 2 months left on the refurbished.
Ok, I will replace it. Thank you very much guys for your help, I appreciate it.
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How did you know that it was a refurb apple tv?
I thought it was the remainder of your device warranty, applecare+ (if you have it), or 90 days. Whatever is longer.
I’m pretty sure because of the plain brown box. I should check the serial number (I think really the model number) to confirm.
I think you’re right and probably misremembered. It was to the end of the original warranty or at 90 days, whichever occurred later.
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All Refurbished iPads come with new aluminum cases and new batteries - they are, for all intents and purposes, brand new units.
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Warranty replacement units use the balance of existing warranty or 90 days, whichever is longer. But if you buy a Refurb online from Apple, it has the same 1 year warranty.
Not necessarily.
EDIT: NVM. Posted a link to the video already mentioned above.
Its not just online, The same one year warranty applies ‘in store’ for white box replacements.
For example, if you buy a device very shortly after it is released, Apple just doesn't have any refurbished devices yet. Takes about two or three months. So for a very short time, you will get a new device. Which likely comes from a "refurbished" box.
Anyway, if your device is six months old, then whatever refurbished device you get will be in better condition than your six month old device.
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You have the exact same warranty as you had before. Say you bought an iPad on February 1st. You have warranty until February 1st next year (or maybe January 31st, not sure). If your replacement breaks before that, it is under warranty. If it breaks later, it's not under warranty, just like your original iPad wouldn't have been under warranty. (But I think all replacements have three months warranty, so in my example, if your iPad broke on January 28th, and for some reason it took until February 5th to get a replacement, that replacement would be under warranty until May 5th. )
I think Apple almost always give refurbished device. My iPhone 5 replacement had serial number with F...
If available then naturally they’d prioritise refurbished devices. That’s normal. At this late in the cycle they have plenty of refurbished hardware. As mentioned before, if you need a replacement within a few days/ weeks from launch then the chances of getting a new device is higher.
I've never had a replacement device with an "F" prefix, and I've had replacement iPads and iPhones going back to iPad 2 and iPhone 4