13" MBA Mid 2012

UG.Frontera · Feb 16, 2013, 09:30 AM

I've seen a MBA on a local website for £650 it has a 120SSD, 4gb Ram, 4000 graphics and 1.8 i5. Just wondering if it's worth it. As to me it sounds too good to cheap.

designs216 · Feb 16, 2013, 09:47 AM

The main thing that would rule that machine out for me would be the low specs, not the suspect price.

UG.Frontera · Feb 16, 2013, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by designs216

The main thing that would rule that machine out for me would be the low specs, not the suspect price.

How much would you offer on a device with that spec? So I have an idea.

designs216 · Feb 16, 2013, 02:21 PM

I wouldn't consider it. The drive is too small and the RAM too low. These babies can't be user upgraded so I wouldn't consider buying anything with less than 256GB storage and 8GB RAM.

Abazigal · Feb 17, 2013, 01:41 AM

According to the UK website, refurbs are going for $849, so yours seems like a pretty good deal. You are saving 200 pounds.

Of course, there are the associated risks (who knows what flaws may be inherent in the machine). How reputable is that website? Could simply be a genuine case of the seller in a rush to offload his laptop.

UG.Frontera · Feb 19, 2013, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Abazigal

According to the UK website, refurbs are going for $849, so yours seems like a pretty good deal. You are saving 200 pounds.

Of course, there are the associated risks (who knows what flaws may be inherent in the machine). How reputable is that website? Could simply be a genuine case of the seller in a rush to offload his laptop.

Yeah I took a look at it and the screen was really weird.. Looked like it was water damaged or something so I passed.

I've looks on amazon £750 doesn't seem to bad.

Is that a good deal?

KylePowers · Feb 19, 2013, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by designs216

I wouldn't consider it. The drive is too small and the RAM too low. These babies can't be user upgraded so I wouldn't consider buying anything with less than 256GB storage and 8GB RAM.

You're partially right. The storage can be upgraded quite easily yourself. The RAM, not so much (though possible if you had the right tools to desolder and resolder chips!)

buysp · Feb 19, 2013, 11:50 PM

Timmy Cook once told me that you will need at least 8GB RAM for the life of that MBA.

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UG.Frontera macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: United Kingdom	13" MBA Mid 2012 I've seen a MBA on a local website for £650 it has a 120SSD, 4gb Ram, 4000 graphics and 1.8 i5. Just wondering if it's worth it. As to me it sounds too good to cheap.
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designs216 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: On the way to M-83	The main thing that would rule that machine out for me would be the low specs, not the suspect price.
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designs216 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: On the way to M-83	I wouldn't consider it. The drive is too small and the RAM too low. These babies can't be user upgraded so I wouldn't consider buying anything with less than 256GB storage and 8GB RAM.
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Abazigal macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Singapore	According to the UK website, refurbs are going for $849, so yours seems like a pretty good deal. You are saving 200 pounds. Of course, there are the associated risks (who knows what flaws may be inherent in the machine). How reputable is that website? Could simply be a genuine case of the seller in a rush to offload his laptop.
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Feb 19, 2013, 11:50 PM	#8
buysp macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Sydney, Australia	Timmy Cook once told me that you will need at least 8GB RAM for the life of that MBA.
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