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This Acceptable condition Amazon Renewed pre-owned product has been inspected, tested, and refurbished as necessary to be fully functional and meets the following quality standards:
- Screen: When present, may have a small number of shallow scratches that are invisible when the screen is turned on.
- Body: Light scratches, clearly visible when holding the product 12 inches away, and perceptible to touch.
- Battery: When included, batteries have a capacity that exceeds 80% of the original battery life.
- Accessories: Generic or original equipment manufacturer accessories and packaging provided.
- Guarantee: 90-day Amazon Renewed Guarantee (or within 1-year of receipt of a Renewed Automotive product).
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And from what they say "acceptable condition" stands for -- knowing the counterfeits and low quality Amazon is known for with "new" merchandise -- I don't have high hopes for the machine to meet even that "acceptable" criteria. And this is an abused garage sale find that's probably a spit n' shine refurb (usually with more spit than shine).
All to say simply: this isn't a slick deal. This is effectively ewaste. In 2015, 16gb ram + 512gb ssds were considered baseline. You cannot upgrade or replace any component in this machine. Which is a shame, because the CPU is perfectly fine.
The only way this machine is a "deal" is if you have exceptionally minimal requirements, super small budget (and if that's the case, why a mac?), and high risk tolerance given the relative poor condition + short warranty. How do the kids say it: "the juice isn't worth the squeeze"?
There was a sale on SD recently for M1 Macbook Air with 16gb ram + 1tb ssd, with a 1 year "All States" warranty -- for $500. Which is arguably a far better deal.
They came as used/opened/clearly broken. They were "sure we'll give you a refund....AFTER you send us a picture of it." Um, ok? If I simply didn't LIKE it, you wouldn't need a photo.
Then they did the same shenanigans with the returns, but with a UPS store. There's a UPS dropoff point (for prepaid labels) about 10 mins from me. The UPS Store? 45 minutes away, in an unsavory section of town I'd never be caught going to, and they keep banker's hours. Which is impossible to do when you have a full time job.
I had to escalate that TWICE to get a pre-paid label. FOR THEIR MISTAKE. What's your time and hassle worth?
(Once in the past, they wanted me to take it to one of these Kolds department stores....never been to one. And no wonder, it was over 90 minutes away -- one way. They wouldn't budge on that one, so I took the $5.50 item and threw it out. I'd burn more on fuel and time than that bauble would ever be worth. There's a reason Amazon why I didn't renew Prime. Take a guess.)
And from what they say "acceptable condition" stands for -- knowing the counterfeits and low quality Amazon is known for with "new" merchandise -- I don't have high hopes for the machine to meet even that "acceptable" criteria. And this is an abused garage sale find that's probably a spit n' shine refurb (usually with more spit than shine).
All to say simply: this isn't a slick deal. This is effectively ewaste. In 2015, 16gb ram + 512gb ssds were considered baseline. You cannot upgrade or replace any component in this machine. Which is a shame, because the CPU is perfectly fine.
The only way this machine is a "deal" is if you have exceptionally minimal requirements, super small budget (and if that's the case, why a mac?), and high risk tolerance given the relative poor condition + short warranty. How do the kids say it: "the juice isn't worth the squeeze"?
There was a sale on SD recently for M1 Macbook Air with 16gb ram + 1tb ssd, with a 1 year "All States" warranty -- for $500. Which is arguably a far better deal.
"To think that constantly getting downvoted on every thread would make you stop, but you don't. In the other thread you just referred to, you were also calling it a bad deal, and now you are suggesting that deal over this one. Stop trolling on every thread.
I will tell you exactly why this deal is quite good, if not downright slick. First of all, a similar deal on a better condition was $100 more a short while ago, and it was a very popular frontpage deal: https://slickdeals.net/f/18466465-refurbished-a-grade-macbook-air-m1-399?src=SDSearc
So, reflecting on those, this is much cheaper and hence better.
Also, not everyone requires 16GB RAM to use a laptop for basic functions. This is a $300 laptop; keep your expectations real. This processor, display, speakers, keyboard, and build quality still outperforms a lot of Intel and Ryzen laptops at this price."
And marking your own comment as 'helpful' is very petty.
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