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Originally Posted by skyxx
I heard from a friend who's an Apple employee that the ones that people return are marked as "Refurbished". Even though they are brand spanking new after they return it, it's considered a "Refurb" unit.
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Yeah, because they can't sell it as a new product. The computer may have been returned simply because the person changed their mind after they bought it, or maybe some part failed, and Apple gave them a new one. I bought mine as a refurb, and my battery had 15 charge cycles on it. I have no idea why it is a refurb though. I have heard from an Apple tech that the refub ones can be more reliable because whatever part failed has been replaced, and the units are given a full inspection before it's sold again.