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Apple Offers Refurbished iPad Mini and 4th-Generation iPad for First Time

Apple has listed the 4th-generation iPad and the iPad mini on its Refurbished store for the first time. There is an extremely limited selection currently, but discounts are $30-$40 on the mini, and $50 on 4th-generation iPad models.

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Availability is subject to rapid change and interested purchasers should not wait too long to buy. Apple's refurbished units include the same one-year warranty as standard products, as well as a brand new battery and outer shell.

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Top Rated Comments

iAppl3Fan Avatar
176 months ago
Wow. Discounts are pathetic.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
176 months ago
$30? Why bother? Apple is going to have to do much better than this with all the new Android tablets coming out.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Squilly Avatar
176 months ago
I'd rather pay the extra 6% to get a new one. Not buying till Retina anyways.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Klae17 Avatar
176 months ago
There's your sub-$300 iPads.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
zioxide Avatar
176 months ago
lol @ people whining "not enough discount"

you really would pay $40-50 extra just for a pretty cardboard box? :eek:

If you put a new and refurb unit next to each other you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iGrip Avatar
176 months ago
When a refurbished unit is sold, does that count towards the "total sales" figures that get cited?

If so, then aren't refurbs getting double counted, once when it is sold new the first time, and again when it gets sold refurbished the second time?

My impression is that Apple sells a LOT of refurbs.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)