I have to correct something here. I do believe Apple supplies you with some kind of warranty for a refurbished unit, and mountain lion works with many Macs released before 2011. This last piece of misinformation is extremely unhelpful. There are specific max which are no longer supported, but many older one still are. That being said, performance would obviously Be better on a newer Mac. I hope this helps. Yours, Zack.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2012, at 8:36 AM, Sean Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Sean, > > Only disadvantage with buying any computer as a 2nd hand is you do not know > the true state of the hardware and you do not normally get a warrantee with > the unit. Also the later versions of software such as Lion and Mountain Lion > when it is released only works on the later models. > > Lion requires a minimum of 4gb of memory. > Mountain Lion only works with 2011 models and later. > > You have to Relise the Voice Over is only updated when they make OS updates. > Also if you want to run windows, you should have 8gb of ram for the best > experience. > > Sean > On 08/07/2012, at 1:09 AM, Shaun Oliver wrote: > >> Hi all, >> I'm thinking of buying a mac. I have had the opportuity from time to time to >> play with one and I rather like it. >> Can anyone tell me the advantages and disadvantages of buying a refurbished >> mac as opposed to a brand new one? >> I don't have a big budget, so am looking to purchase a refurbished macbook >> pro. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
