Trying to ask JB Hi-Fi to match the OfficeWorks deal for M1, then found a lot of Renewed deals on clearance right now.
See this search link for all renewed MacBook Air.
M1 256GB Space Grey $749
M2 256GB Midnight $899
M2 512GB Space Grey $949
There's also one M2 256GB $1399 which makes me confused, what's the difference between this one and the $949 one?
I'm leaning to the $949 one.
1 year warranty from JB
Fun fact: The $30 off JB perks works on it ;)
eight gigabytes of random access memory is fine
reduced bandwidth on the 256GB SSD on entry level M2 Macs is also fine (only one flash NAND chip).
I was about to say - that 512 model is definitely worth the extra $50.
Fingerprints magnet for this colour is also fine (midnight)
For most people, yeah. For years I ran my M1 with all the adobe apps and got away with it. Wouldn't recommend that if you like having 100 tabs open and all the adobe apps too, the Mac will crawl eventually and you'll want to restart to refresh it. But I did it, did my work on it, for most people it'll be enough.
Looks like the 512mb version is OOS (renewed version at least)
512mb
thats a LOT.
aaahahaha oops
Damn! I should have pulled the trigger before posting it.
that's no 1 ozbargain rule mate
got it a year ago, Just for touch bar, guess this is the final Macbook model that will have it.
Damn bought the 256gb and didn’t know 512 was available
512GB for $50 extra is 100% worth it.
But no stock
M2 OOS
404's for everything aside from the M1 256GB Space Grey :-/
Looks like all OOS now except for the M1.
Previous deal experience means these are almost certainly display units, not refurbished. Several purchasers including myself got laptops thrown loose bouncing around a plain brown box with dirt and scratches on them.
I wonder if you can return it if the condition is not ideal?
Yeah I am still torn as to whether I will try. I can live with the scratches, it is more than I expected but not that bad. I am a bit worried about the keyboard being mashed by kids all day every day as a demo, and there are warranty questions since JB claim 1 year manufacturer warranty but apple registered the warranties as starting when they went on display almost a year ago. Just a bad purchase experience, they really didn't care at all about the product.
I haven't used mine any more than checking the battery health. I need one for a trip in 3 weeks so I am a bit stuck in terms of finding another deal and haven't decided yet if I'll try and return it. Luckily I filmed the unboxing because I could hear the laptop bouncing around in the box.
Yea I bought one just now but a bit scare of the keyboard issue. I hope they will still accept change of mind return even after we open and inspect it. Seems like mixed experience with JB refurb, some received it with original box and some don’t
I was going to dive on the M1 until I read the reviews of broken keyboards. I'd rather spend a little extra and get an Apple refurb, where everything bar the internals/display is replaced.
oh dear if that's the case, I can't imagine how many pairs of hands have been whacking smacking those poor keyboard…..
Awww, that sucks. Still mentions on the Australian site they do it for iOS devices (new case and battery) but that was one of the best things about Apple refurbs - they were basically new anyway (it's rarely the hardware that wears out on a device)
I've yet to wear out the software!
@mskeggs: lol, should have specified the internal bits, storage might go eventually but motherboards and cpus on a Mac are pretty reliable in my experience. Keyboards and batteries a lot less so.
So… these Macbooks are refurbished by JB themselves or by Apple?
There is a previous deal post from a few weeks ago. Certainly a decent percent of these units have been public display units (like mine) and vary significantly in condition. Mine absolutely was not refurbished in any way, it was dirty, covered in dust and fingerprints and thrown loose into a large brown box with a charging cable and plug pack that have pink sticker residue over them.
Bought an M1 from the last deal, it was practically brand new not a mark on it. 3 cycle count. Great deal these renewed ones
Don't have good experience with buying laptops with JB renewed
Thanks for letting us know.
Yeah I hope people getting excited about this know JB refurbs have nothing I common with Apple’s great refurbs.
404
Guessing they are sold out.
Brand new M1 Air is around $1100 so is a renewed one without much warranty worth $750?
I'd rather buy a new one if gonna keep it for 10+ yrs
not worth it in case of M1 imo
I can't look at used laptops (specifically, MacBooks) the same after the repair video by Louis Rossmann where a customer had somehow splooged all over the mainboard, etc.
Exactly, feels like buying a used public toilet back home …
Man how's it oos so fast
Are you still leaning? 😁
![[Refurb] Apple MacBook Air 13" M2 256GB Renewed (Midnight 2022) $899 + Delivery Only @ JB Hi-Fi](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/95/857395.jpg?h=21a7cbd7)
Good price compared to Facebook. Any warranty on it?