苹果电脑深受喜爱(well-loved)。他们具有行业领先的建造质量。用户友好的软件生态系统和几乎广受赞誉的设计。可悲的是，它们还带有一些个人计算行业中最令人眼花缭乱的价格标签。
好消息是，您可以以大幅折扣直接从Apple购买(Apple)Mac 。通常(Often)在 15-20% 范围内。唯一的问题是，有问题的Mac以前曾被其他人拥有。这些“翻新”的Mac(Macs)可能非常诱人，但您应该购买翻新的Mac吗？
新VS。翻新的麦克？(New Vs. Refurbished Mac?)
首先(First)，在本文中，我们指的是 Apple 的内部翻新计划(refurbishment program)。不得由第三方翻新。那么它是怎样工作的？
Apple从各种来源收回使用过的产品。例如，他们为购买新产品的客户提供以旧换新折扣。如果这些Mac(Macs)足以翻新，Apple会将它们纳入该计划。如果没有，它们将被适当地回收。
Apple会清洁、测试和维修或更换他们需要的任何东西。完成后，该产品似乎是新的。它采用新包装盒装，包括其配件，并提供一年保修。是的，在更大的计划中，折扣很小，但从各方面来看，Apple的翻新计划相当彻底。
因此，如果您决定走这条路，要考虑哪些利弊？
优点：同样的钱有更好的规格(Pro: Better Specs for the Same Money)
(Macs)尽管价格相当昂贵，但Mac通常具有相当适中的规格。这意味着您想要的Mac可能不得不让位于价格范围内稍慢的 Mac。
由于Apple在更新(Apple)Mac产品线时经常花时间，因此使用翻新的Mac可能会让您的Mac(Mac one)比您以新价格所能承受的高一级。这可能意味着良好的用户体验和出色的用户体验之间的区别。
在板载存储方面尤其如此。Apple仅收取大量现金用于存储，这意味着您在翻新机型上节省的费用很可能足以让您以相同的价格获得更舒适的空间。
优点：一年保修(Pro: A One-year Warranty)
您使用翻新的Mac(Mac)可获得与使用新 Mac 相同的保修。从保修和支持的角度来看，Apple 对这些电脑一视同仁。
这肯定比其他一些计算机制造商可能做的更短的保修期要好，但这也是一把双刃剑。当我们谈到这个决定的缺点时，我们会说清楚。
优点：它（物理上）干净(Pro: It’s (Physically) Clean)
直接从前任所有者那里购买二手Mac可以为您带来可观的节省，但它也可以将一些您没有邀请的新朋友带回家。是的，从蟑螂到细菌，普通人不会把原始的Mac交给你。
这甚至不是他们的错。通常，Mac不是用户可维修的。(Macs)Apple拥有可以打开Mac并对其进行深度清洁的工具和训练有素的技术人员。仅此一项就使其成为更好的交易。
专业人士：从长远来看，它可能比在其他地方购买二手 Mac 便宜(Pro: It Can Be Cheaper Than Buying a Used Mac Elsewhere in the Long Run)
如果您直接从其前任所有者或（例如）当铺购买二手Mac ，您可能会以比翻新路线更大的折扣获得它。(Mac)但是，如果该Mac需要任何形式的专业维修，您需要支付巨额费用才能让经过认证的维修人员完成工作。
如果您抓住机会并且确实出了问题，通常不值得花费修复它的成本，这意味着您将失去您使用过的Mac和您购买它所花费的钱。
由于翻新的Mac提供一年保修，并且有资格享受可选的AppleCare服务，因此您可以通过单一、可预测的价格获得 Apple 的维修服务，您可以将其纳入拥有成本。从这个角度来看，这很有意义，除非二手交易非常好。
缺点：一年保修(Con: A One-year Warranty)
这是什么？我们不是说这属于“专业”栏目吗？嗯，这是一把双刃剑。翻新的Mac(Macs)可能很旧，特别是因为Apple很少更新它们。
换句话说，虽然保修期一样长，但新产品在磨损方面领先一步，这将我们带到了下一点。
缺点：您通常会使用较旧的设备(Con: You Usually Get An Older Device)
如上所述，多年来， Apple的(Apple)Mac更新速度相当缓慢。这产生了一个有趣的情况，翻新设备可能与当前或以前的型号相同，但绝对旧的。这意味着风扇、铰链、键盘开关等可能会出现严重磨损。
机械硬盘驱动器和固态硬盘(SSDs)也随着老化而出现更多故障，屏幕背光等组件也更有可能随着老化而死亡。这些组件在翻新过程中可能不会被视为问题，但最终可能会在基本价格中包含的一年保修范围之外出现故障。
解决此问题的一种方法是仅购买最近更新过的Mac机型的翻新版本。(Mac)所以你知道制造日期不能在刷新发生之前。
底线：您应该购买翻新的 Mac 吗？(The Bottom Line: Should YOU Buy a Refurbished Mac?)
最后，你需要权衡一下这些机器获得的小幅折扣是否值得赌在苹果(Apple)的制造质量上。如果Apple遗漏的任何组件处于故障边缘，那么您要么希望它在一年保修期内出现故障，要么为AppleCare支付额外的现金。
如果您不(weren’t )打算在新Mac上获得(Mac)Apple Care，那么这将抵消成本效益。但是，如果您无论如何要获得 iCare，购买翻新型号仍然代表着相同的整体节省。因此，我们全心全意地建议在这种情况下购买翻新的Mac以及 Apple 的延长保修期。
另一方面，如果您只计划使用随附的一年保修，则翻新型号所节省的小额费用并不能弥补某些组件在中期内出现故障的风险增加。
另一个值得考虑的因素是Apple以旧换新计划。如果您有符合条件的旧Apple产品，与翻新(Apple)Mac(Macs)通常提供的小额折扣相比，您可以在新Mac上获得更大的折扣。由于您不能用您的设备进行翻新，因此这可能是更好的整体交易。
所以总的来说，翻新是相对安全的购买。这比在其他地方购买二手Mac更好，如果您的预算取决于他们获得的小额折扣，则应认真考虑。如果您不打算获得Apple Care，或者只能使用规格稍低的机器，那么购买您能负担得起的最好的新Mac通常要好得多。(Mac)
Should You Buy a Refurbished Mac: Pros & Cons
Apple computers are well-loved. They sport industry-leading built quality. A user-friendly software ecosystem and virtually universally-praised design. Sadly, they also come with some of the most eye-watering price tags in the personal computing industry.
The good news is that you can buy a Mac directly from Apple at a significant discount. Often in the 15-20% range. The only niggle is that the Mac in question has been owned by someone else before. These “refurbished” Macs can be very tempting, but should you buy a refurbished Mac?
New Vs. Refurbished Mac?
First off, in this article, we are referring to Apple’s in-house refurbishment program. Not refurbishment by a third party. So how does it work?
Apple takes back used products from various sources. For example, they offer trade-in discounts for customers who are buying new products. If those Macs are good enough to refurbish, Apple takes them into the program. If not, they are properly recycled.
Apple cleans, tests and repairs or replaces whatever they need to. Once done, the product appears to be new. It’s boxed up in new packaging, includes its accessories, and comes with a one-year warranty. Yes, the discount is pretty small in the greater scheme of things, but by all accounts, Apple’s refurbishment program is pretty thorough.
So if you decide to go down this road, what are the pros and cons to consider?
Pro: Better Specs for the Same Money
Macs generally have quite modest specifications, despite being pretty expensive. This means that the Mac you want may have to give way to a slightly slower one that falls into your price range.
Since Apple often takes their time when it comes to updating their Mac lines, going with a refurbished Mac may get you a Mac one tier higher than you could afford at new prices. That can mean the difference between an OK user experience and an excellent one.
This is especially true when it comes to onboard storage. Apple charges a significant amount of cash for storage alone, which means the savings you get on a refurbished model may very well be enough to net you a more comfortable amount of space at the same price.
Pro: A One-year Warranty
You get the same warranty with a refurbished Mac that you do with a new one. Apple treats these computers the same from a warranty and support perspective.
This is certainly better than getting a shorter warranty as some other computer manufacturers might have done, but it’s also a double-edged sword. As we’ll make clear when we get to the cons of this decision.
Pro: It’s (Physically) Clean
Buying a used Mac directly from the previous owner can net you serious savings, but it can also bring some new friends home that you didn’t invite. Yep, from roaches to germs, the average person is not going to hand over a pristine Mac to you.
It’s not even their fault. Macs are, in general, not user-serviceable. Apple has the tools and trained technicians that can open up that Mac and give it a deep clean. This alone makes it a better deal.
Pro: It Can Be Cheaper Than Buying a Used Mac Elsewhere in the Long Run
If you buy a used Mac directly from its previous owner or (for example) a pawn shop, you will probably get it at a much bigger discount than the refurbished route. However, if that Mac needs any sort of professional repair, you’re looking at a huge bill to get the work done by a certified repair person.
If you take the chance and something does go wrong, it’s often not worth the cost of fixing it, which means you’ll be without both your used Mac and the money you spent to purchase it.
Since a refurbished Mac comes with a one-year warranty and is eligible for optional AppleCare, you have a way to access Apple’s repair services for a single, predictable price which you can work into the cost of ownership. From that point of view, it makes a lot of sense, unless the used deal is incredibly good.
Con: A One-year Warranty
What’s this? Didn’t we just say that this belongs in the “pro” column? Well, this is a double-edged sword. Refurbished Macs can be quite old, especially since Apple so infrequently updates them.
In other words, although the warranties are the same length, the new product has a head start in terms of wear and tear, which brings us to the next point.
Con: You Usually Get An Older Device
As mentioned above, Apple has been rather slow with Mac refreshes over the years. This creates an interesting situation where a refurbished device might be the same model as the current or previous model but is rather old in absolute terms. This means fans, hinges, keyboard switches and the like could have experienced significant wear and tear.
Mechanical hard drives and SSDs also have more failures as they age and components such as screen backlights also become more likely to die with age. Those components may not be deemed a problem during the refurbishment process but could end up failing just outside of the one-year warranty that’s included in the base price.
One way to get around this is to only buy refurbished versions of Mac models that have received a recent refresh. So you know the manufacture date can’t be from before the refresh happened.
The Bottom Line: Should YOU Buy a Refurbished Mac?
In the end, you need to weigh up whether the small discount these machines get is worth the gamble on Apple’s build quality. If any component that Apple missed is on the brink of failure, then you either have to hope it fails during the one-year warranty or shell out the extra cash for AppleCare.
If you weren’t going to get Apple Care with a new Mac, then this wipes out the cost-benefit. However, if you were going to get iCare anyway, buying a refurbished model still represents the same saving overall. So we’d wholeheartedly recommend getting a refurbished Mac along with Apple’s extended warranty under that condition.
On the other hand, if you only plan on going with the included one-year warranty, the small saving you get with a refurbished model doesn’t make up for the increased risk that some components will fail within the medium term.
Another factor worth considering is the Apple trade-in program. If you have an eligible older Apple product, you can get a much bigger discount on a new Mac, compared to the small discount refurbished Macs usually offer. Since you can’t trade in your device for a refurb, this is probably the better overall deal.
So on balance, a refurb is relatively safe to buy. It’s a better deal than buying a used Mac elsewhere and should be seriously considered if your budget depends on the small discount they get. If you aren’t going to get Apple Care or can get by with a slightly lower spec machine, it’s generally much better to buy the best new Mac you can afford.
