08-19-2013, 03:50 PM
I would have pointed out that it is still supported by the current version of the OS and rumored to be supported by the next version of the OS (10.9). It was probably sold as refurbs into late 2009, and maybe 2010, and those could have had 3 years of Apple Care. There might be a few out there that are still under Apple Care warranty.
I had one done last Nov/Dec and they sent it out for Depot repair. So I can believe that they don't have the parts in the stores, but that shouldn't mean that they can't repair one.
As for the logic boards, I'm pretty sure that they do component level repair of the defective ones, so the stock used for repairs isn't necessarily brand new, but rather "refurbished", in which case there can be some components that are fairly old, but they should have passed all diagnostic tests.
I had one done last Nov/Dec and they sent it out for Depot repair. So I can believe that they don't have the parts in the stores, but that shouldn't mean that they can't repair one.
As for the logic boards, I'm pretty sure that they do component level repair of the defective ones, so the stock used for repairs isn't necessarily brand new, but rather "refurbished", in which case there can be some components that are fairly old, but they should have passed all diagnostic tests.