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iMac regarding price

05 Mar 2012 22:29:45 PST

I'm considering buying an iMac and there are rumors saying there is going to be a new one coming out sometime this sprin ...

Buy

06 May 2012 07:24:19 PDT

If you continue to wait on tech, you always be waiting and asking the same question. Buy something to suit your needs, ...

go down

24 Mar 2012 23:40:39 PDT

i think the price of the current iMac go down. ...

A refurbished iMac can be a good deal

06 Mar 2012 16:37:46 PST

You get the warranty as a new one, but you can only buy them from the online Apple store. ...

thanks but no thanks

06 Mar 2012 17:42:12 PST

yeah.. not really looking for a refurbished one ...

Refurbished

06 Mar 2012 17:50:04 PST

Refurbished doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. It just means at some point it failed, someone fixed it, and now ...

re:Refurbished

06 Mar 2012 18:30:37 PST

you have a good point but I'm still not convinced.. ...

Up to you

06 Mar 2012 20:03:46 PST

Up to you, but it'd be a good way to save $100 or so, and you do get the same 1 year warranty with Apple refurbs as you ...

you actually sound quite convince on this one lol

06 Mar 2012 21:15:43 PST

I really appreciate your effort and all but I'm really one of those guys that need to get the products that are labeled ...

Again, up to you

07 Mar 2012 06:51:16 PST

Again, up to you, but the info may be useful to someone else who comes along reading this topic.

You can fault A ...

refurbished

07 Mar 2012 16:17:38 PST

thanks for the great info, i think i'm starting to consider getting a refurbished model since my budget won't allow me f ...

I have had three refurbished Apple items,

08 Mar 2012 04:38:45 PST

Two iMac's, still doing well after 4 years and an AppleTV (original) functioning perfectly after 3 years.
All were el ...

ahh

09 Mar 2012 00:02:41 PST

I guess I had it all wrong about the refurbished models.

I'm seriously considering buying a refurbished model to ...

No

09 Mar 2012 06:16:40 PST

No, you don't necessarily have it wrong... There are plenty of companies out there where you wouldn't want to touch one ...

that's what I meant

11 Mar 2012 21:45:57 PDT

thanks for the help, Jimmy. I appreciate it ...

your completely right...

27 Mar 2012 10:16:10 PDT

and even often times, people will realize that it was a purchase they cant afford or it isnt the machine they wanted, so ...

There is ALWAYS

06 Mar 2012 07:47:27 PST

There is ALWAYS another model "just around the corner". The iMac usually gets refreshed 1-2X/year, and the las ...

thinking about just buying the 2011 model

06 Mar 2012 16:36:45 PST

yeah I think I'm not going to wait for the 2012 model.. Thanks for the info though ! ...

What if the new IMAC has Retina Display?

15 May 2012 21:27:49 PDT

That would make the wait worth it. ...

What if the new iMac does not have Retina Display,

16 May 2012 04:37:59 PDT

That would make the wait not worth it.

P ...

Quite frankly

16 May 2012 06:34:23 PDT

Quite frankly, retina displays are vastly overrated. I challenge anyone to walk into a Best Buy, or similar type store, ...

What usually happens is that Apple

06 Mar 2012 04:35:39 PST

allows its stock of the old iMac to run down, just like what is happening with the AppleTV right now.

Once announ ...