Buying a ibook from Apple refurb store? [Archive]

Gavin

15-07-2004, 07:14

I'm looking to buy an ibook from the Apple refurb store for my girlfriends birthday next month. Couple of questions - how difficult is it to get one? I was there at 10 bang on yesterday and despite it showing up and me clicking add to order, it got me nowhere except back to the apple home page - which presumably means I missed out. Is this more of a lottery? What's the chances of me bagging one?

Also, I've read the if's and but's on the Apple site, but if I did manage to get one, are they in reality, new? Or look new at least, don't think she'd be overly impressed if it looked second hand, seeing as it is a present....

abboph

15-07-2004, 07:34

I've logged on previously at exactly 10am & seen very little, then gone back at 10.30 to find more stuff, so I'm not sure if everything is put up straight away.

Anyway, enough of that.....I bought a 12" iBook from the refurb store about 2 months ago for £520. It looked brand new when it arrived, the only sign of wear & tear I could find was a little bit of usage around the ethernet port.

Faythur

15-07-2004, 07:54

My daughter bought one just last week - a 15" G4 at around £1K?

Anyway turned out to be an ex display and really was 'as new' - received next day [free] delivery as well (which is nice in N Ireland) :)

She is well chuffed!

Gavin

15-07-2004, 08:36

I've logged on previously at exactly 10am & seen very little, then gone back at 10.30 to find more stuff, so I'm not sure if everything is put up straight away.

Anyway, enough of that.....I bought a 12" iBook from the refurb store about 2 months ago for £520. It looked brand new when it arrived, the only sign of wear & tear I could find was a little bit of usage around the ethernet port.

I'm after (or rather, she is, a 12" ibook) - does it come in the proper packaging etc, or is it just a brown box? Needs to look good, as it is a present :D

Gavin

15-07-2004, 20:20

Also, will the older G4 ibooks take a Airport Extreme card? Are they easy to fit?

home_bas

15-07-2004, 20:41

All G4 iBooks take Airport Extreme. :)

(I have the first gen)

Gavin

15-07-2004, 21:13

All G4 iBooks take Airport Extreme. :)

(I have the first gen)

Excellent :clap: Thanks for replying :thumbs:

Faythur

16-07-2004, 00:09

I'm after (or rather, she is, a 12" ibook) - does it come in the proper packaging etc, or is it just a brown box? Needs to look good, as it is a present :D

My daughter's came just in a largish brown box - no original packaging

AWaite

16-07-2004, 02:10

Mine seemed brand new. Again, brown box - but still well packaged inside.

Gavin

16-07-2004, 18:38

Oh well, no point paying over £100 (PC world have same spec on offer) just for the packaging :D

Gavin

27-07-2004, 08:35

All G4 iBooks take Airport Extreme. :)

(I have the first gen)

I've just read on another site that the 800mhz ibooks will only take Airport, not Airport Extreme - is this correct? Apple don't seem to sell the normal Airport cards anymore either :cry:

dylanhopkins

27-07-2004, 08:43

I've just read on another site that the 800mhz ibooks will only take Airport, not Airport Extreme - is this correct? Apple don't seem to sell the normal Airport cards anymore either :cry:

I think all the G4 ibooks take airport extreme but the G3 ones only take the normal airport card. I got my card off of ebay and I think there are some for sell on there at the moment.

Gavin

27-07-2004, 08:58

Ahh OK cool, maybe I misread the site....wouldn't want any nasty 11mbps slowing down my nice 54mbps :D