(Update)
Thanks for all the advice and opinions below!
Now I'm considering whether to buy from my friend or not.
(Might have 2 business trips around October, so might not be able to wait till the 2018 new models being released.)
Also, I guess there won't be a huge improvement with the 2018 models for NMB.
Details are below, here is the simple sum up.
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New one
(about three and half months warranty remain because of no receipt. But I can still buy Apple Care.)
2017 New MacBook 12"
i5 CPU
8G Ram
512G SSD
Price: $1,170
*Comparison:
Apple Refurb one is around $1,425 in my country.
New one is about $1,680.
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I'd love to know what you think about the price, if it is a good deal, I'll just buy this one from my friend.
Thanks again!
-----Original post-----
Hello, community,
Once I asked for some buying advice couple weeks ago, and now I got 2 choices for the New MacBook 2017 with i5/8G/512G specs.
A. One is an all-new machine (but left in the room for a couple months.)
B. Another one is the Apple refurbished one.
A. is about $235 cheaper than B. but only has 4 months warranty left (since being purchased for a while ago), so I was wondering, is the 8 months warranty worth the $235?
Should I buy A. and go for AppleCare, or just go for the refurbished one?
Any advice or opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for all the advice and opinions below!
Now I'm considering whether to buy from my friend or not.
(Might have 2 business trips around October, so might not be able to wait till the 2018 new models being released.)
Also, I guess there won't be a huge improvement with the 2018 models for NMB.
Details are below, here is the simple sum up.
--
New one
(about three and half months warranty remain because of no receipt. But I can still buy Apple Care.)
2017 New MacBook 12"
i5 CPU
8G Ram
512G SSD
Price: $1,170
*Comparison:
Apple Refurb one is around $1,425 in my country.
New one is about $1,680.
--
I'd love to know what you think about the price, if it is a good deal, I'll just buy this one from my friend.
Thanks again!
-----Original post-----
Hello, community,
Once I asked for some buying advice couple weeks ago, and now I got 2 choices for the New MacBook 2017 with i5/8G/512G specs.
A. One is an all-new machine (but left in the room for a couple months.)
B. Another one is the Apple refurbished one.
A. is about $235 cheaper than B. but only has 4 months warranty left (since being purchased for a while ago), so I was wondering, is the 8 months warranty worth the $235?
Should I buy A. and go for AppleCare, or just go for the refurbished one?
Any advice or opinions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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