Need advice on this potential purchase.

Bocaj · Nov 15, 2012, 11:55 AM

July 2012 i5 processor
1.7 GHz,
4 GB DDR3 RAM,
64 GB Flash drive (SSD),
11.6 screen.

It comes with 3 years Apple care, so it's good to June 2015.
The owner is asking for $950 firm.
The breakdown was $1029 + $249 (for apple care) + taxes, $1444 total.
So the owner is asking $950 firm for the whole thing.

Is this reasonable or not?
I don't do video editing, but would do some photo editing, along with surfing and that's about it. Don't listen to music on any devices other than in my car.

jessica. · Nov 15, 2012, 11:58 AM

Where did he buy AppleCare? If it was from eBay be sure you have a box. $950 seems like a fairly okay deal. Actually it retails for $999 so I would say no more than $900?

oldtime · Nov 15, 2012, 09:36 PM

If everything's on the up and up that's a fair deal.

wolfpuppies3 · Nov 16, 2012, 07:53 AM

Or save $100 and get the one listed on Apple.com for $849, refurbed, full warranty. That's a hugely small SSD if you will do any image work at all with it. My stored images alone are 360 GB.

ScottJ · Nov 16, 2012, 03:51 PM

Don't know if you're in the vicinity of a Fry's Electronics store, but they're selling this model in today's weekly ad. (Doesn't show up as an item on their web site, but is shown in the bottom right hand corner of Page 4 of their online weekly ad.) I've had luck in the past with an Apple retail store matching a Fry's ad price...

Johnny Alien · Nov 17, 2012, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfpuppies3

Or save $100 and get the one listed on Apple.com for $849, refurbed, full warranty. That's a hugely small SSD if you will do any image work at all with it. My stored images alone are 360 GB.

The one on Apple's site does not have the 3 year Applecare. That will be $250 making it $150 more expensive.

Nov 15, 2012, 11:55 AM	#1
Bocaj macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2010	Need advice on this potential purchase. July 2012 i5 processor 1.7 GHz, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, 64 GB Flash drive (SSD), 11.6 screen. It comes with 3 years Apple care, so it's good to June 2015. The owner is asking for $950 firm. The breakdown was $1029 + $249 (for apple care) + taxes, $1444 total. So the owner is asking $950 firm for the whole thing. Is this reasonable or not? I don't do video editing, but would do some photo editing, along with surfing and that's about it. Don't listen to music on any devices other than in my car.
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Nov 15, 2012, 11:58 AM	#2
jessica. macrumors Nehalem Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wrong girl from the right side of the tracks	Where did he buy AppleCare? If it was from eBay be sure you have a box. $950 seems like a fairly okay deal. Actually it retails for $999 so I would say no more than $900? __________________ Because I'm an ahole.
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Nov 16, 2012, 07:53 AM	#4
wolfpuppies3 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Virginia, USA	Or save $100 and get the one listed on Apple.com for $849, refurbed, full warranty. That's a hugely small SSD if you will do any image work at all with it. My stored images alone are 360 GB. __________________ 2012 MBA 13, 2 Ghz i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD; 2011 MBA 11, 1.8 Ghz i7, 4 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD; 2010 MB Pro 15, 2.66 Ghz i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD; two iPad 3s and a mini, two iPhones and a bunch of iPods
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Nov 15, 2012, 09:36 PM	#3
oldtime macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	If everything's on the up and up that's a fair deal.
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Nov 16, 2012, 03:51 PM	#5
ScottJ macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal	Don't know if you're in the vicinity of a Fry's Electronics store, but they're selling this model in today's weekly ad. (Doesn't show up as an item on their web site, but is shown in the bottom right hand corner of Page 4 of their online weekly ad.) I've had luck in the past with an Apple retail store matching a Fry's ad price...
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