The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #43113   Message #628980
Posted By: Peg
16-Jan-02 - 10:57 AM
Thread Name: BS: The new iMac
Subject: RE: BS: The new iMac
I have an iMac and I love it but I caution you all; no matter how tempted you are, DON'T buy a refurbished one! I did last year, thinking it would save me a few hundred bucks. It had problems from the get-go (although they are supposed to be all checked out and repaired when you get them). Finally the hard drive died and the video analog power supply (which was faulty from the get go and probably crahsed the hard drive) had to be replaced. It had to go to the repair shop and the warranty did cover it but it took 3 weeks for me to get it back!

It is now fine, but never again will I do that! A new one costs more but the warranty covers more and you can get a whole new machine if it has problems, often.

I bought it from a company in Vermont which had an excellent reputation...I will probably use them again (they were helpful) but their policy on refurbished machines meant I had to get the faulty machine repaired, when I simply wanted a replacement...

Oh, and since everyone asks: Sage Green.

:)