F-U to Update on New (almost) Mac in the house.

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Onamuji wrote:
Maybe use its age and lack of warranty as leverage to knock a hundred bucks off of the other MBP...

Alas the other one is on sale elswhere. This one was the only "open box" priced that low ($300 off new). The others at Best Buy were only around $100-200 off new.

FYI, here is their "Open Box" description. Nowhere does it say "used for 3 years and then returned."

"Open-Box

Customers return opened products for a variety of reasons — a gift was the wrong color or model, or the TV or appliance was too big to fit. Other open-box products previously served as in-store displays. Each open-box product has been tested or inspected to verify it's in proper working order, its physical appearance was validated, and most of them include all parts and accessories (exceptions are noted as part of the product's condition). The full manufacturer's warranty for an open-box product is the same as buying a factory-sealed product, and Best Buy's Return & Exchange Promise also applies.

Note: A small number of open-box products were returned due to a defect and submitted for repair. Once the repair was completed, the product was tested to ensure full operation and restored to original manufacturer settings. The condition assigned to a product may reflect repair."

My receipt has the line "open item discount."