How to Get Apple Products Cheap

http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2011/11/30/why-you-should-consider-a-refurbished-apple-product-this-holiday-season/

People who don't care for Apple products will harp on the company's famously proprietary practices and comparatively high prices in relation to what they like — and that's fine. But the people who love Apple products accept these perceived drawbacks as necessary for the company to continue its high standards of quality control. That's why Ron Schenone (who, for the record, has a great deal of experience with Windows machines as well as those running iOS and OS X) has no qualms about recommending Apple-certified refurbished units as being as good as new — just cheaper. Here, he shares his experiences with refurbished Apple products; he's gone through the trouble so you can determine if "going refurb" is the right path for you.

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