Be aware! I bought a new (2018) Mac Mini here supposed to have 1 year Apple warranty but Apple won’t recognize it without proof of purchase from a 3rd party vendor (CDW) not mentioned by Woot! Can’t register online & Apple support tried initially to accept Woot order page screenshot but then came back and said no! Waiting for feedback from Woot now…
Oh F**K THAT! I that’s what kept me from purchasing the 201& macmini. Does why doesn’t apple recognize them as a authorized seller lI thought hmmmm probably not. eBay is the same way with Dyson Dyson won’t go near r
This is overpriced for a non M chip MacBook - that’s why there are still new 2020 models around to be sold, the M1 chip basically made them obsolete. At least it has 16gb RAM but that’s still not worth it.
Agreed; ANY Mac that’s intel based is on borrowed time. Would recommend saving your pennies for an M1/M2 Mac.
Intel is not necessarily obsolete. Apple Silicon is great for plenty use cases, but virtualization is still very much incomplete whereas on Intel it is still fully functional and compatible with many other platforms. Additionally, programs that are still not optimized for Apple Silicon benefit from being run on an Intel devices despite all the gross exaggerations Apple and their marketing team makes.
Now whether or not Intel devices will be supported for much longer by them is a different story…
Really not a bad deal with this model going for $180 more for a refurbished version direct from Apple, but I agree with the sentiment of others: if you don’t have a specific need for Intel, you could save yourself $140 and get a substantially faster M1 MBP refurbished from Apple.
Response from Woot guy in email:
“In exceptional cases where the manufacturer refuses the warranty Woot will honor the warranty for the period specified.”
Not likely to hold up in court but perhaps Woot is good for their word? I’ve never had issues with them going back like 15 years! I guess we’ll see if the need arises. Fortunately Macs tend to be reliable!
You wrote this in the correct thread. I understand your frustrations but this is not used refurbished from Apple. Did you buy the new 2018 on sale now or did you buy a recyclers special and were promised apple factory sealed?