Should I get the Macbook

I i was in best buy a couple of days ago and they had a display white macbook for $789 and it is the model before the current one//reg price of $899. I thought it was a deal and i bought it.They had to reformat it and everything so I dont currently have it in my possesion.My question is should I be worried since it is a display model from the store, I have the option to return in within 14 days if i dont want it and they say that I do get the yr warranty from apple as well.Should I just get over the fact that it was a display or do I have a valid concern.Thanks in advance for your opinion.

I would agree with Soft Reset. I don't see any reason why Apple would provide a full year warranty on a display machine. They do provide a full warranty on refurbished machines (refurbished by Apple), but those machines have been thoroughly tested. A display machine can have pretty much any problem and it just doesn't sound like a manufacturers warranty would apply (at least not beyond the standard one year from the date BB set it up). It is possible that perhaps BB has their own warranty.
You can get excellent deals buying a refurbished machine directly from Apple:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=MTM3MzI
Apple treats these as new machines and they DO come with a full warranty from Apple. BB's price doesn't seem particularly amazing compared to Apple's refurb pricing.
Unfortunately, I have seen comment after comment with respect to BB's Apple support... and none have been good. The person you spoke with may not have had any idea what they were talking about.
Display machines are typically tortured. BB may be a good choice for general consumer electronics where you won't need to rely on them for service, but I would probably steer clear of buying a Mac from them... especially a floor model.

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I called Apple technical support in Denmark, but with no positive reply.
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