Cameron Moll's Blog, page 96

Upgrading the hard drive and memory in a refurbished 13" MacBook Pro

I have a confession to make: I don't like paying full price for Apple hardware. So I buy it refurbished. Almost all of it.

In fact, in the past few years I've purchased a 20" iMac, 13" black MacBook, Mac Mini, Airport, and now a 13" MacBook Pro 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (aluminum unibody) -- all refurbished.

The obvious advantage to buying refurbished over paying full retail is exactly that -- you typically save anywhere from 10% to 30%, and all products are covered by a one-year warranty...