Mine is a Refurb
I bought my Apple TV from the Apple online store’s refurbished section. My experience so far is that the refurbished items from Apple are good quality. In my case it came in a new box completely sealed. The only thing indicating it was a refurb model was the sticker on the box (actual picture at the right). My experience was very positive and I would recommend people considering buying an Apple TV consider a refurbished model – the warranty is the same as new. The refurb 40GB model is $199 – that is a good deal in my opinion. Also, I recommend you stick with the 40GB model unless you really think you will be storing a lot of media locally on your Apple TV. You can stream everything from your PC or Mac so you don’t necessarily need to sync the Apple TV.
Some more pics of the un-boxing (yep admittedly very geeky) – no different than brand new:
Written by Bill G. on October 8, 2008
Filed Under: Editorial
