Physical Appearance of Apple Refurbs

[applekid]

I wouldn't mind buying some Apple refurbished products, but I wonder how the physical appearance of refurbished products are, especially for the PowerBook, iBook, and iPod.

So, any input for the appearance quality of Apple refurbs?

 

[mullet]

I recently purchased a refurb PowerMac G5 and Mac Mini and both came out out of the box looking brand spankin' new. They even had that new Apple computer smell. I hope that helps with your question even though they are different cpus than you specified.

Mullet

 

[pdpfilms]

I recently purchased a refurb PowerMac G5 and Mac Mini and both came out out of the box looking brand spankin' new. They even had that new Apple computer smell. I hope that helps with your question even though they are different cpus than you specified.

Mullet

I also purchased a refurb imac and PM G5, both appeared perfect. I also recently returned a 4g ipod for repair, and the shipped me what i assume was a refurb, and it also appeared and functioned perfectly.

 

[im_to_hyper]

I have to play the bad guy here. I sent my iPod mini in for repair back in da June and then sold the refurb I got. Apparently the guy has been having some battery issues where now it gets only 30 min battery life.

 

[bousozoku]

My PowerBook was a refurb and was absolutely great visually. If it was substantially different from a new one, I couldn't tell. I chose it specifically because it had been through a repair when there were still questions about the reliability. I've had no problems, either.