Check out the Apple refurb store on Apple.com. You'll find it on the bottom of the page on the second column. You'll save money and still get the factory new warranty. Many of those are actually brand new but returned to stock from cancelled orders from set asides for large companies who order excess but don't need as many as they initially indicated their requirements were. All you miss out on is the retail Apple un-boxing experience.
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I bought a reburbished Apple MacBook from Apple recently for my wife, to replace her 2006 MacBook (still going strong but she wanted the newer O/S). We saved a lot of money, even then the refurbished laptop was completely wrapped and boxed just like a new product off the shelf. As mentioned, covered by full warranty. And it works great. I have purchased used Macs from 3rd parties at great discounts, bundled with software, and have nothing but good experiences with the items. My go-to machine is a Mac Mini Server fully loaded, also came with $1800 worth of software, and I paid $600 for it. You can save a lot of money buying refurbished from Apple, or buying used machines from sellers upgrading to newer machines (my seller left the software intact for my use when he wiped personal data).