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I received my 27" Imac I3 ordered February 24, 2011 shipped next day Fedex on February 25, 2011. The Apple weight sticker is dated 9/22/2010! There is another weight sticker under it which I can not read and I don't want to peel off the top one. The serial number matches that week (QP038.....). It was "assembled in USA" and shipped from Mira Loma, CA. The only deviation from the 'standard configuration' was the substitution of the wired numeric keyboard in place of the wireless.
This was a replacement machine courtesy of Applecare for a 24" Imac that had 2 unsuccessful LCD panel replacements. I just got 'lucky' in getting 2 bad LCD panels in a row! Applecare was first class about it and I am impressed.
First, is this unusual to receive a 5+ month old machine?
Second, there is a little problem in that the senior tech I'm dealing with stated that the serial number cannot be found in the system and it will require a bit of special work contacting a few departments to get it registered. He had me match the foot serial number with the box serial number and when I set it up and fire it up on Friday (I waited to talk to him before opening the box given the 5 month old issue) we will see if the serial number matches the foot and box and if it is the machine it is supposed to be. When I punched the serial number into the warranty search page it was not recognized as valid!
Has anybody experienced and/or heard of anything like this?
My intuition isn't giving me good feelings about this!

What color box was this in? Since this is a replacement machine, I'd guess that it is a refurb (which possibly was manufactured originally in 09/2010). Usually refurbs are assigned a new serial number; that could also happen if the logic board is replaced.
So, as long as you can register the new serial number and the warranty period shows correctly (probably ending 2/24 or 2/25, 2012), you should be fine. Apple does reserve the right to replace with refurbs per the warranty language.
So, open it, set it up, and check the serial number for registration. Did you tell the person you spoke with that this was an Applecare replacement machine?

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