24" refurb aluminum iMac at Apple store: $1349 ! (online only)

[HowEver]

http://store.apple.com/ca/product/FA878LL/A

Refurbished iMac 24-inch 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
24-inch glossy widescreen display
1GB memory
320GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
Built-in iSight Camera

The new 24" 2.8 Ghz is $1899. This is the previous model but the price is fantastic.

Add RAM from non-Apple sources.



Edit: added "online only" to thread title.

[ItemFinder]

Refurbs are never a good buy and especially at this price.

[k4zz4m]

pretty decent. but i rather pay $600 for a cheapo mac. It's not like people game on mac anyways.

[newkid]

Refurbs are never a good buy and especially at this price.

a refurb that is quality tested by apple, offered with the same warranty as a new unit, and at $500 less than retail is not a good buy??

maybe if we're talking factorydirect i'd be weary of spending $1500 with them but these refurbs from apple are top-notch...

[craeyon]

Refurbs are never a good buy and especially at this price.

This post is blowing massive intergalactic chunks of fail.

I have a Macbook Pro (refurb) still running, an HP 24 inch monitor which is also still running, and my iPod touch which is also refurbished and still running.

Also, Apple provides full 1 yr manufacturer warranty just like they provide it with their regular products. So unless you wanna pay the extra $500 or $600 for a better piece of cardboard packaging then go for it son.

I would rather correct you than make fun of you just because I am nice.

kthxbye.

[HowEver]

Refurbs are never a good buy and especially at this price.

Here is a clue: Apple refurbs are as good or better than new products, unless you mind a brown box. They are basically tested thoroughly twice as many ways as new, have completely new outer cases and have the same solid one year warranty.

[Sansul]

Looks like a great deal. The 24 inch uses S-ISP I think or something, but not TN, and the screen is just breath taking.

But for me I think this is just way to big. I compared the TN and the S-ISP panels side by side at Best Buy, and I could not spot a single difference, and both were gorgeous.

The 20 inch TN version with exact same specs is 1099$.

I think I am going to hold out for September for the new releases, I am hoping for a brand new Imac design (Sunflower please oh god bring is back!)

[BlueMax]

DROOOOoooolllLllLLL!!

Best part about Apple refurbs is the occasional FREE upgrade surprises!
Extra RAM, speed, HDD, etc... for free!

[don_lee103]

Refurbs are never a good buy and especially at this price.

Apple is very good with their certified products. I have bought refurbished MBP 2 years ago and it was like brand new in condition.

[MrDisco]

Refurbs are never a good buy

that's just plain wrong (as it relates to Apple)

[sehomoho]

good deal, unlikely to see design updates on the imac for a while, at best a modest speed bump.

all-new laptops in sept though.

[hotweiss]

WOW, 2 year old technology for $1400... but you get no viruses on Mac's, right?

[devil2k]

a refurb that is quality tested by apple, offered with the same warranty as a new unit, and at $500 less than retail is not a good buy??

maybe if we're talking factorydirect i'd be weary of spending $1500 with them but these refurbs from apple are top-notch...

I don't have any doubt for the quality of Apple's refurbs. Here's the problem. $500 less is good, but isn't that great when the regular is already overpriced. When Apple was an Apple (not a PC), I could justify spending that much. Right now we all know Apple is just a PC, so I can't justify spending so much more for what it really is. For $1350 you could have a Q6600 + 8800GT + 24" LCD. MacOS is just a modified BSD anyways, no point of paying all that money for it.

I do like that Apple monitor though...it's nice.

[gmark2000]

I do like that Apple monitor though...it's nice.

Just in case you didn't realize, the monitor is the computer with iMacs.

[sehomoho]

odds that this thread devolves into 2 pages of fanboys/bashers....
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