Unpacking a refurb MacBook

I got my MacBook Pro this way, and I have to say I was disappointed with the packaging. I was expecting the fancy retail boxes =[ ...The computer was good as new, though.

My brother got a iMac from the UK refurb store a week ago and it came in the original packing with all accessories and discs. the power cable was the european one and not the UK one, he phoned up and they sent him a new one. So i'd suggest you call apple and i'm sure they'll send you out the discs.

Oh, how I wish the box said "Certified Reconditioned _Apple_ Product"--better initials. :-)

"Unpacking a refurb[sic] MacBook" AKA What it would look like if Apple took design cues from HP

"I'm assuming you meant "refurb" which is an abbreviation for "refurbished", not "reburf" which isn't a word."

Nonsense. Reburf is the ghetto mod to Rebirth.

My sister bought a refurbbed MacBook from a brick-and-mortar Apple Store. It came in an original box, but the install discs were missing.

Any of you think that if she called, she could get those discs? I was surprised when we unpacked the box that there were no discs at all in there...

I own a refurb G5 iMac. I still saved the box, and it's been handy as hell as I moved from Michigan to Georgia and I opted to fly and ship my belongings down instead. The iMac made it perfectly safe.

I bought a MacBook Pro four weeks ago now and it came in this same packaging. It was worth the money I saved, though my remote wasn't working when it arrived. Apple sent me a new one that only took one day to get here (from Cali to the Canadian prairies, one day was impressive. If only that's how long the notebooks shipping time was). I was so happy with the cost/product I received, I didn't even blink when the new Duo 2s came out, even though I had been waiting for them. My only regret was not ordering sooner.

I ordered a refurbished MacBook for my daughter, and it arrives in a few days. She won't mind that it doesn't come in a pretty box. Besides, I saved $200, and I was able to score a 1GB stick of RAM at Best Buy.

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