Which macbook? New or refurb?

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Ok, so I have the max of £700 to spend on a macbook.

This will get me a brand new 2.1ghz machine with a combo drive...

OR

Refurbished MacBook 2,2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - White
13.3 inch (diagonal), (1280 x 800 resolution), Glossy TFT Widescreen 1GB (two 512MB) 667Mhz DDR2 SDRAM 120GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive 8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory Built-in Airport Extreme Wi-Fi (802.11n) Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

For £639... however its a refurb...


Any help anyone??
 
Get a refurb. They look brand new, and just come in a brown box instead of the Apple one.

It would be silly not to get one.
 
For £713 you could get the latest mid-range MacBook.

Obviously, you'd have to use Higher Education discount, but it's not half bad if you could get someone you know (who's a student) to buy it for you.

FYI: The base model (the one you mentioned) is £601 with HE discount, to put it in perspective.
 
To answer the next few questions;

No they don't ask for proof.
If they do you can just hang up and retry.
You get 3 years warranty as standard, so don't pay the £58.
PayPal me money at this address

;)
 
I think nearly everyone on this forum has blagged it at some point or another.

I'm probably the worst for this, but I'm trying to stop now.. honest!
 
EVH said:
Yes, all HE purchases come with the 3 year parts and labour warranty.

The money only extends the phone support to 3 years (from 1)
Click to expand...

Ahh :) I shouldnt have bothered then really, oh well it's handy to have.
 
It does bump resale somewhat, and it is good for a first-time user (who wants to call Apple).

If you'd have paid the full whack (£279 iirc) then you'd be gutted, but the HE deal is pretty good considering.
 
Yea it was the way the guy put it across on the phone, mis sold i feel. Not a first time apple user by any stretch but first time i'd looked into extended what nots :) It'll be kept through the whole period so gives me a bit of extra peace of mind :)
 
Ok, I'm heading out to buy one now...

Should I get the 2.1ghz or the 2.4ghz?

It wont be used for fancy apps etc. I take it I can just link a external DVD burner to it if necessary?

Thanks, any help much appreciated!
 
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