iPad Refurbished or New iPad?

[Charles PDX]

I've been considering the refurb myself. I looked at Craigslist for a while yesterday in hopes of saving a couple of bucks, but the vast majority of ads are posted by people suffering from delusion, or the lingering effects of 'Reality Distortion Field Disorder'. If anyone in Portland, OR wants to reasonably sell theirs, I'm in the market

The new iPad looks really nice, but not much of an upgrade for my needs either. If they had used the same cameras they use for the iPhone (instead of the useless ones they put in the iPod Touch), I might have had a different opinion. I'm not much for video chatting anyway.

 

[ajneuman]

I've been considering the refurb myself. I looked at Craigslist for a while yesterday in hopes of saving a couple of bucks, but the vast majority of ads are posted by people suffering from delusion, or the lingering effects of 'Reality Distortion Field Disorder'. If anyone in Portland, OR wants to reasonably sell theirs, I'm in the market

The new iPad looks really nice, but not much of an upgrade for my needs either. If they had used the same cameras they use for the iPhone (instead of the useless ones they put in the iPod Touch), I might have had a different opinion. I'm not much for video chatting anyway.

I'm seeing the same thing! Silly Portland Hipsters!

 

[Charles PDX]

I'm seeing the same thing! Silly Portland Hipsters!

Haha. Maybe I can trade a fixed gear bike or some adult kickball league gear for one.

 

[ajneuman]

Ha! I bet that would work.

 

[Charles PDX]

Success! I found a brand new 16gb pad still shrink-wrapped for $300. The seller even delivered it! Still kinda wondering if I should have held out for 32gb, but I guess I'm in front of the computer enough to swap out the storage hogs (videos) as needed.

So there's your benchmark, I guess. Don't pay more than $300 for a used iPad. Hell, don't pay more than that for a new one

 

[ajneuman]

Success! I found a brand new 16gb pad still shrink-wrapped for $300. The seller even delivered it! Still kinda wondering if I should have held out for 32gb, but I guess I'm in front of the computer enough to swap out the storage hogs (videos) as needed.

So there's your benchmark, I guess. Don't pay more than $300 for a used iPad. Hell, don't pay more than that for a new one

Nice! I may have to check out cl this morning.

 

[Bob Coxner]

In the US they have announced deeper discounts for refurbished iPads. The 16gb wifi only model sells for $349.

Exactly! I'm considering buying a used one for even cheaper from Amazon to avoid taxes and to be even cheaper then a refurbished, but I might hold off just to get the full warranty.

At the moment I'm looking at $580 (tax included) for a refurbished iPad 64GB Wi-Fi only... which isn't too bad. All I'm really worried about is finding an iPad with no distinct usage marks... ESPECIALLY no marks on the screen and very little on the back.

Amazon doesn't sell units refurbished by Apple itself. For that matter, Amazon doesn't sell new iPads. The only ones you find there are 3rd party sellers.

Beware and AVOID refurbished Apple products from 3rd parties. Only the ones from Apple carry the same warranty as new and who knows what a 3rd party does (if anything) to call a unit "refurbished"? Buying direct from Apple you can feel confident.

I bought a refurbished iPad 1 from Apple. It looked new when I got it and has worked perfectly.