Comments on: Buyer's Guide: MacBook OK to buy; iPhone only if you need it

By: l nyc

l nyc — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:46:28 +0000

I never had a problem returning a Apple product for a refund from several online retailers

macmall for example , Apple policy is pretty good 2 weeks,

the retailers some times have their own extra set of rules

but most are reasonable, I mean after all we all pretty much have an idea when a new Apple product is coming up ..iPhone in June?? would be nuts to order one now( or before June) and bitch about it later… But still people do

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:27:04 +0000

Apple allows two weeks to return a computer, or to receive a refund when a new product is launched. You simply pay a restocking fee, since the product can not be sold as new.

By: John, Frisco, Texas

John, Frisco, Texas — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:02:26 +0000

Where does APPLE TV stand? I know it is one of their poorest launches, but I have three throughout the house and it serves my kids their kid shows on a barely acceptable basis.

By: David Emery, Reston VA

David Emery, Reston VA — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:47:33 +0000

This is kinda important, because what happens when Apple releases production Version N+1, they also drop the price on Version N. Apple provides no real price protection either to consumers or to resellers.

I once mail-ordered a computer and a week later Apple upgraded it. Since it was my shiny new toy, I had taken it out of the box and set it up, so I couldn't return it unopened for a refund. I whined to the mail order vendor and they said "We can't help you, Apple gives -us- no back-rebates." But after some more polite whining, they did give me a store credit for some of the difference, saying "We want to keep you as a customer." And that worked, I've ordered many times from them since…

By: AA, Kokomo IN

AA, Kokomo IN — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:46:53 +0000

The headline ignores the asterisk in MacRumors' iPhone recommendation and makes it seem like casually buying an iPhone is just NOT OK. I think a much better summary of the summary would be something like this:

MacRumors advice: OK to buy a MacBook now; wait to get an iPhone

"There's been evidence that the iPhone could see a major revision with 3G technology as early as June of 2008. So unless you know you don't need 3G or need an iPhone right now, we recommend waiting."