On Aug 20, 2010, at 2:59 AM, LuKreme wrote: > On 19-Aug-2010, at 19:54, objectwerks inc wrote: >> >> >> On Aug 19, 2010, at 7:32 PM, list boy wrote: >> >>> Correction, Mini = $589 >>> >>> I guess someone up high heard my bellyaching, and promptly released a batch >>> of >>> late-09 refurbs today. >>> >> >> I never bought a PPC mini but have bought 3 intel minis (each a different >> gen), 2 of which were refurbs. Best deal out there when they are available. >> My original (1.6 Core Duo) I took to Japan and we gave it to my MIL, who >> had never used the internet before. Now she cannot live without it. Very >> amazing to see what it has done for her. > > I thought about doing that yesterday (buying a refurb) but the new mini is a > much nicer machine that the previous model. I couldn't see spending ~550 to > 'save' $150 and gimp the computer.
Yeah, when I bought mine, they were refurbs of the currently shipping new versions IIRC. Or maybe one gen behind on the second one I bought but where the difference was almost nothing. If I were to buy another, I would probably wait until refurbs of the new mini start showing up. _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
