Amie
Mac Convert for Life
I was browsing Apple.com and ended up at their online store under "Refurbished Products." I'm looking for a desktop computer for my parents. They've never really had their own computer (I've let them use mine, and they use public computers at libraries and such, but that's about it), and I'm trying to get them a Mac in order to save them from all the headaches and problems of the Windows world. They don't really know a lot about computers, so I'd rather see them get something user friendly that they won't likely have any technical problems with (i.e., a Mac). They won't be spending an insane amount of time on it--mostly just for Internet once in a while and for keeping business records, etc.--so they don't want to pay an obscene amount of money.
Sorry for rambling here. There *is* a point to this post: I was wondering if anyone here has ever bought any of Apple's refurbished products and what your experience was? Also: What exactly is a "refurbished product"? Does it just mean that's used and has had previous owners, etc.? How can I find out just *how* used it is? I don't want to buy something that's been badly tinkered with.
There's an iMac G5 17-inch 1.8GHz Combo Drive for $849 that I'm thinking about buying them. Or am I just setting myself up for complications by purchasing refurbished products?
Sorry for rambling here. There *is* a point to this post: I was wondering if anyone here has ever bought any of Apple's refurbished products and what your experience was? Also: What exactly is a "refurbished product"? Does it just mean that's used and has had previous owners, etc.? How can I find out just *how* used it is? I don't want to buy something that's been badly tinkered with.
There's an iMac G5 17-inch 1.8GHz Combo Drive for $849 that I'm thinking about buying them. Or am I just setting myself up for complications by purchasing refurbished products?