I have been pleased with the immaculate appearance and absence of hardware issues of Apple’s refurbished products. I switched to buying certified refurbished products from Apple a couple of years back after bad experiences with Macbooks purchased new from Apple that had issues (although both laptops were repaired for free under ACL, it was still a hassle to book in with an Apple store and then be without the laptop for a week). If you want a particular config but can’t see it on the store, you can use sites like or to track the specific one you’re after. Note that for configurations not available from resellers like JB and Officeworks, buying it certified refurbished from Apple is often the only way to get it at a discount. Stock levels fluctuate, so although Apple restocks their certified refurbished range frequently, individual items are pretty much constantly in and out of stock (especially more popular products, like these M1s are sure to be). They also come in a new box with new accessories. Unlike any other refurbished products I’ve ever come across, the products Apple sells as certified refurbished are totally flawless in appearance, and also inspected and tested more thoroughly than new products – so in practice they’re less likely to have defects.

Seems likely that the M1 MacBook Pro and M1 Mac mini will also be added soon. Apple have recently added the M1 MacBook Air released last November to their Apple Certified Refurbished range, for the usual price of ~15% off RRP.

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