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Erinome
Erinome Posts: 50 Forumite
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After having problem after problem with Windows I've said to OH I would like to purchase a Mac. The only drawback being the price!

I was wondering if anyone here has experience of buying the "re-newed" Macs on amazon? They say they're not apple certified and are only guaranteed for a year, but they do seem to have good reviews.

The other option of course is to save up for a brand new spang-dangled Mac laptop (£1000-ish) but I'm thinking maybe I don't need all the new modern features, as I only really use the computer to do my banking, check my emails, surf the net and use social media etc

Would you trust amazon uk for buying a second hand Mac?
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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    I would sort the Windows problems .
    <<banking, check my emails, surf the net and use social media etc >>


    Are you sure its windows as all that is via a web browser /email client .


    What windows what problems ??
  • mksysb
    mksysb Posts: 354 Forumite
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    I would replace Windows with Linux. No need to spend thousands on a mac when you can get a better experience on your existing laptop for free!!
  • Erinome
    Erinome Posts: 50 Forumite
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    One of our computers is Windows and Linux. You can boot into either. Windows doesn't like this, especially when it does its (time-consuming and infuriating) updates.

    The other one is just a really old laptop (Windows XP), and I can't surf to certain websites, I get an error message come up. Browser's probably out of date.

    I have had a Mac in the past, though (a feeebie given to me) and really liked it :)

    Windows is only needed for certain software that won't run on Linux, otherwise we'd have happily lobbed the thing out the window years ago, lol
  • ohreally
    ohreally Posts: 7,525 Forumite
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    Erinome wrote: »
    I only really use the computer to do my banking, check my emails, surf the net and use social media etc

    Surely you don't need a computer, a tablet would serve your requirements.
    Don’t be a can’t, be a can.
  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 8,913 Forumite
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    Erinome wrote: »
    After having problem after problem with Windows I've said to OH I would like to purchase a Mac. The only drawback being the price!

    I was wondering if anyone here has experience of buying the "re-newed" Macs on amazon? They say they're not apple certified and are only guaranteed for a year, but they do seem to have good reviews.

    The other option of course is to save up for a brand new spang-dangled Mac laptop (£1000-ish) but I'm thinking maybe I don't need all the new modern features, as I only really use the computer to do my banking, check my emails, surf the net and use social media etc

    Would you trust amazon uk for buying a second hand Mac?

    You don't need a Mac for that. What problems are you having with Windows? The majority of them are relatively easy to solve, and failing that you can always reload it.
  • Morbier
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    Why not look for a refurbished Mac on the Apple website? I bought my current laptop as a refurbished item from Apple and it was in excellent condition. Came with all the leads/charger etc.

    Not sure about buying from Amazon, depends who the seller is I suppose.
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  • Erinome
    Erinome Posts: 50 Forumite
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    ohreally wrote: »
    Surely you don't need a computer, a tablet would serve your requirements.

    Sorry, I don't get on with tablets (or smartphones!)
    Morbier wrote: »
    Why not look for a refurbished Mac on the Apple website? I bought my current laptop as a refurbished item from Apple and it was in excellent condition. Came with all the leads/charger etc.

    Not sure about buying from Amazon, depends who the seller is I suppose.

    I didn't know you could get refurbished Macs directly from Apple, thanks :)

    ETA
    I've just had a quick look at the uk website and their refurbished ones seem to start at about £900, so fairly pricey still
  • David_Aston
    David_Aston Posts: 1,160 Forumite
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    I'm hopeless on computers, but the Linux os I downloaded and installed would complete all the requirements you outlined Op.
  • Morbier
    Morbier Posts: 636 Forumite
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    Erinome wrote: »
    I've just had a quick look at the uk website and their refurbished ones seem to start at about £900, so fairly pricey still

    Obviously, it depends on what they have in stock - if you're not in a hurry, keep checking.
    Yes, again Apple's prices aren't cheap, even for refurbished devices. But not as risky (IMO) as buying from an unknown retailer on Amazon.
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  • missile
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    If you are having issues with Windows, solve those.
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