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Due to re-direct issues: You need to click "Restored: Like New" then click "More Conditions from other sellers" then scroll down down to Open Box for $346
VIPOUTLET via eBay has Open Box: Excellent: Apple MacBook Air on sale for $389. Shipping is free.
Thanks Community Members slickception for sharing this deal & athen22 for contributing to this deal
Maybe it's been as low as $330 for those garage sale "refurbished/used/heavily beat up" ebay listings, but if one reads the description, these are brand new (w/ damaged box) --- complete with full manufacturer's warranty and Applecare eligible.
Also, to the above poster, I didn't see any links to those places where it's "as low as" $330. That's ok, happens to all of us. The other week I sent an email saying "Please see attachment" and whoopsie, totally forgot the attachment!
Now, if you compared the relative value of an entry-level M1 Air to an entry-level M4 Air (which has gone on sale for ~$750-800 over the holiday season, msrp $1000)...I'd argue for the extra ~$400 (double the price), you're getting a machine with a far superior processor, marginally larger screen, and double the ram. Also, it's not going on 6 years old. (But I'm using a 16gb/1tb M1 Air right now, and it's held up splendidly under daily normal use.)
If you have a strict budget or want to get into the apple ecosystem on the cheap, it'd be hard to beat this for a low-risk entry point. It's a delightful, well-made ultrabook that's extremely inexpensive.
Mine arrived and it's not looking 'Excellent'. It's showing a purchase date of January 10, 2025 so coverage is expired and under battery health it says 'Service Recommended'. It seems like it was turned on at some point - there's a sticker on the box that says it was inspected - and then the battery drained and sat discharged for 13 months or so.
First just google "Apple check serial number warranty" or something like that and you'll get to a page where Apple asks you to enter the serial number (on bottom of your laptop). When I entered mine, it says it didn't have a purchase date, and asked me to enter it, so I entered it and hit "Update" (from your walmart receipt). Then it informs me that I have to talk to an advisor , and I tried to schedule a call back like 6 times (on a sunday) and never got a call back. It may also ask you to send some info backing up your purchase date..
I included screenshot of my walmart purchase, walmart's email says "congrats, your macbook is on the way (with date), and my screenshot showing FedEx droping Mac outside my house.
If you get that screen where apple says it doesn't have a date, make sure you. take a screen shot of it asking you for that info, including the serial number showing.
I finally waited a day and then called Apple on a business day and ask to speak to someone (referring to the case number that apple will generate when you need to talk to the advisor).
If you already included the screenshot above, you may already be good to go. the advisor sent me a "screensharing" thing, but my existing MBP M1 Max was on lockdown mode, so it rejected it, and I asked the advisor to send me an eMail and I replied w/ the screenshots.
He then told me he had to transfer me to someone else, who updated the warranty date
from Mid October, 2026 (was shown when I setup the MBA and logged into my Apple Account). After talking to the second person, she informed me the warranty was updated to "Febuary 7, 2027" -- basically 1 year warranty, and then that info was soon updated when I look on the computer as well, and it also said I had 60 days to add Apple care on top of the 1 year warranty.
Hope it helps.
Guess I'm one of the unlucky ones. Got a pristine silver M1 delivered yesterday. Looked up the SN but was directed to enter the purchase date, then to support page, where I was instructed to upload receipt and schedule call. They called back right away and put me on hold for several minutes then advisor told me they couldn't update date for this SN, and to go to Walmart for that since it was open box. I didn't have time or energy to push back. Left them negative feedback lol
Any suggestions here? I guess I could keep it and hope nothing goes wrong, or just return it
If anyone has a Macbook from this deal, and the Apple warranty check tool shows "Purchase date unavailable" AND the it does _not_ show that there is an _expired_ warranty, all you need to do is go through the system setup, add your AppleID, and generally within a few minutes, Apple will automatically attach a new one-year warranty to the computer.
I did this yesterday for an open box Macbook Air M1 from Walmart/VIPOutlet, and I have a new one-year warranty that was added within a few minutes of me adding my Apple ID.
If anyone has a Macbook from this deal, and the Apple warranty check tool shows "Purchase date unavailable" AND the it does _not_ show that there is an _expired_ warranty, all you need to do is go through the system setup, add your AppleID, and generally within a few minutes, Apple will automatically attach a new one-year warranty to the computer.
I did this yesterday for an open box Macbook Air M1 from Walmart/VIPOutlet, and I have a new one-year warranty that was added within a few minutes of me adding my Apple ID.
Can you specify the exact steps? I have the same issue but when I entered the purchase date it connected me to talk to an advisor, who asked for the SN and put me on hold for a long time before telling me this was not valid for a warranty (apparently sold in 2024, though it has only 1 power cycle and never set up)
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Can you specify the exact steps? I have the same issue but when I entered the purchase date it connected me to talk to an advisor, who asked for the SN and put me on hold for a long time before telling me this was not valid for a warranty (apparently sold in 2024, though it has only 1 power cycle and never set up)
1) go through the MacOS setup until the regular desktop comes up
2) log into iCloud in the Settings page with your standard Apple account
3) Within a few minutes, check the MacBook's AppleCare and Warranty screen within general settings, and it should be updated
Usually that's it. This has worked for me in the past for Apple computers, Apple Watches, and iPads that were already a few series/model years behind but just never registered with an Apple account.
Again, this only works if the Apple item has never had a warranty assigned to it. No need to enter in a purchase date or calls with Apple.
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Also, to the above poster, I didn't see any links to those places where it's "as low as" $330. That's ok, happens to all of us. The other week I sent an email saying "Please see attachment" and whoopsie, totally forgot the attachment!
Now, if you compared the relative value of an entry-level M1 Air to an entry-level M4 Air (which has gone on sale for ~$750-800 over the holiday season, msrp $1000)...I'd argue for the extra ~$400 (double the price), you're getting a machine with a far superior processor, marginally larger screen, and double the ram. Also, it's not going on 6 years old. (But I'm using a 16gb/1tb M1 Air right now, and it's held up splendidly under daily normal use.)
If you have a strict budget or want to get into the apple ecosystem on the cheap, it'd be hard to beat this for a low-risk entry point. It's a delightful, well-made ultrabook that's extremely inexpensive.
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now the gold one also says m1, 2020 so was it actaully built in 2020 as well or is it just the 2020 version?
On the box, it states 2025 apple logo which is why I think it was really built in 2025
now the gold one also says m1, 2020 so was it actaully built in 2020 as well or is it just the 2020 version?
On the box, it states 2025 apple logo which is why I think it was really built in 2025
silver is M... do you know when that was built?
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silver is M... do you know when that was built?
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now the gold one also says m1, 2020 so was it actaully built in 2020 as well or is it just the 2020 version?
On the box, it states 2025 apple logo which is why I think it was really built in 2025
I included screenshot of my walmart purchase, walmart's email says "congrats, your macbook is on the way (with date), and my screenshot showing FedEx droping Mac outside my house.
If you get that screen where apple says it doesn't have a date, make sure you. take a screen shot of it asking you for that info, including the serial number showing.
I finally waited a day and then called Apple on a business day and ask to speak to someone (referring to the case number that apple will generate when you need to talk to the advisor).
If you already included the screenshot above, you may already be good to go. the advisor sent me a "screensharing" thing, but my existing MBP M1 Max was on lockdown mode, so it rejected it, and I asked the advisor to send me an eMail and I replied w/ the screenshots.
He then told me he had to transfer me to someone else, who updated the warranty date
from Mid October, 2026 (was shown when I setup the MBA and logged into my Apple Account). After talking to the second person, she informed me the warranty was updated to "Febuary 7, 2027" -- basically 1 year warranty, and then that info was soon updated when I look on the computer as well, and it also said I had 60 days to add Apple care on top of the 1 year warranty.
Hope it helps.
Any suggestions here? I guess I could keep it and hope nothing goes wrong, or just return it
I did this yesterday for an open box Macbook Air M1 from Walmart/VIPOutlet, and I have a new one-year warranty that was added within a few minutes of me adding my Apple ID.
I did this yesterday for an open box Macbook Air M1 from Walmart/VIPOutlet, and I have a new one-year warranty that was added within a few minutes of me adding my Apple ID.
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2) log into iCloud in the Settings page with your standard Apple account
3) Within a few minutes, check the MacBook's AppleCare and Warranty screen within general settings, and it should be updated
Usually that's it. This has worked for me in the past for Apple computers, Apple Watches, and iPads that were already a few series/model years behind but just never registered with an Apple account.
Again, this only works if the Apple item has never had a warranty assigned to it. No need to enter in a purchase date or calls with Apple.
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