Yeah they think the logic board took a dump. I actually prefer buying refurb equipment because usually if something is going to fail it does in the first 72 hours.
Actually I have never seen a new laptop from Apple go bad, but there is a first time for everything, had a brand new tower from then arrive with a dead DVD drive last month, but for the most part their hardware is usually very good. I see a lot of it since I do computer consulting to the design shops where I live.
I just can't believe how much trouble I've had with electronics this year. My Vette has seven computers in it and the one that controls my A/C went bad a few months ago, that cost my over a grand to get replaced.
The good news is I hadn't taken my desktop machine to the buyer yet so I'm back using it until my brand 24 hour old laptop gets fixed.