Already activated MacBooks, brought in parallel to imports, have gone on sale in Russia. This is how devices that have been released on the market recently are sold; they are called small batches.
Activation of the regulator device is carried out in order not to arouse suspicion among local residents. First of all, this applies to the United States, where in order to export such equipment it is necessary to confirm that it has been improved for personal use.
Most often, devices purchased immediately after the start of sales are used in this way on the domestic market.
Source Izvestia
Due to a different source of allocation, a maximum of a quarter of retailers are allowed in this manner. Opening the package also allows you to immediately engrave the keyboard.
DNS is selling a MacBook Air 15 with the note “This model will be activated for sale. The product is new and has not been linked to an Apple ID account.”
M.Video – Eldorado and MTS do not sell activated MacBooks.
Activated MacBooks are a temporary measure until supplies from other countries, such as the UAE or China, are established.
The main disadvantage of activated MacBooks is the reduced warranty period. Most often, the Apple warranty begins from the moment of activation, sometimes after purchase, but only if several weeks have passed between the moment of purchase and activation. [Известия]
Source: Iphones RU
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