thanks guys, unfortunately conflicting opinions, which is to be expected anyway.
I did hear (vaguely) about issues, and actually the heat mentioned above sounds familiar, so in the back of my mind I am a bit skeptical. I have no idea however whether some of those issues were "fixed" (and fixable) and I would expect that if that were the case a refurbished unit would come with such fixes.
The MacBook is really where I started from, however it was the size of the screen really that made me look at the MBP. This is not intended for heavy use at all, but hey, if you've got more power we all know we tend to use it.
Anyhow, when I looked at the prices of the new MBP it made no sense for me. But when I noticed this refurbushed unit which costs, in a way, less than the top of the line MB, it seemed a no brainer.
The only concern I guess really is the heat (and/or other issues of those first MBP's).
Now, note that I have just ordered it simply because I need it for a 2 week trip to europe and since I am leaving next Saturday I needed to put in the order today. BUT IF :
(a) enough people appear skeptical and
(b) when I get it I detect the slightest problem
I WILL RETURN it and simply go to the Apple store and get whatever.
I have never before ordered refurbished stuff (or used computers for that matter) just to avoid annoyances, and I have been buying Apple stuff forever, but this time I thought I'd give it a try. It has to be issuesless otherwise I'd rather pay new
So any more comments are more than welcome.
May be those of you who know can point me to the various known issues, so I can test it more carefully. As to the heat, what would be the best way to check that ? just leave it on for a while type of thing ?
thx again.
