Cheaper 2012 Macbook Pros

eljimberino · Feb 25, 2013, 10:47 PM

Hello.

Need some advice on purchasing secondhand 2012 Macbook Pros.

With the price drop of the rMBPs it seems everyone is out selling their 'old' machines. When I say old I mean some of them are claiming they are anywhere between 8-3 months old.

You can buy a mid-2012 MBP for about $8-900 USD. With apple care.

What does everyone think? Buy one of these or get a new rMBP?

Spink10 · Feb 25, 2013, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eljimberino

Hello.

Need some advice on purchasing secondhand 2012 Macbook Pros.

With the price drop of the rMBPs it seems everyone is out selling their 'old' machines. When I say old I mean some of them are claiming they are anywhere between 8-3 months old.

You can buy a mid-2012 MBP for about $8-900 USD. With apple care.

What does everyone think? Buy one of these or get a new rMBP?

Point me to the place I can get those and I will buy every one.

marioman38 · Feb 25, 2013, 10:54 PM

I am Prince Nashida of Nigeria. If you wire transfer me Five-Hundred (500) US Dollar I will ship my 2012 Macbook Pro with AppleCare warrantie OVERNIGHT!

utekineir · Feb 25, 2013, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marioman38

I am Prince Nashida of Nigeria. If you wire transfer me Five-Hundred (500) US Dollar I will ship my 2012 Macbook Pro with AppleCare warrantie OVERNIGHT!

Forwarding my social security and bank account numbers.

Please ship dhl, I hear they're the best.

eljimberino · Feb 25, 2013, 11:06 PM

Sorry I do not mean people are selling their 2012 rmbps. I mean they are selling their 2012 cmbps.

AnorexicPig · Feb 25, 2013, 11:28 PM

OP,you make it sound everyone literally is selling of cMBPs for rMBPs

eljimberino · Feb 25, 2013, 11:32 PM

I know. I stuffed the thread up and I'm now having an existential crisis.

[Insert suitable emoticon]

In short:

$900AUD 2012 256G secondhand cMBP vs new $1700AUD 2013 256G rMBP?

Spink10 · Feb 25, 2013, 11:39 PM

cMBP for those prices

eljimberino · Feb 25, 2013, 11:45 PM

this is an example:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/butle...-tv/1014871256

Spink10 · Feb 25, 2013, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eljimberino

this is an example:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/butle...-tv/1014871256

Rip off

cMBP = 950 at very very best
speck case used = free
office = pirated = $0
Apple TV = 60-175 depending on version (worth less since sold as a bundle).

eljimberino · Feb 26, 2013, 12:09 AM

ok cool, what would you pay for this then:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/frema...nch/1014691259

Essenar · Feb 26, 2013, 04:15 PM

I might sell my Classic and buy a Mac Mini. Depends if I get a good offer for it. It's only about 4 months old with full upgrades. We'll see.

I definitely will not be dumb about selling it. This is still the same Classic 13" you buy at the store for $1199 plus tax.

Idefix · Feb 26, 2013, 04:34 PM

read this instead:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/...urbished-ipads

and here's the link mentioned to the power seller's $200-off deal on 13" cMBP for $999

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Apple-Ma...item51a8f334db

The question in my mind is whether Apple really would use an eBay power seller to liquidate brand new inventory? Full one-year warranty?

If so, why wouldn't they authorize amazon and Best Buy to do the same thing?

Essenar · Feb 26, 2013, 05:16 PM

What the heck... That's even cheaper than the student discount.

+1 to you for pointing that out. Now I know where to buy my 15" retina.

Feb 25, 2013, 10:47 PM	#1
eljimberino macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2013	Cheaper 2012 Macbook Pros Hello. Need some advice on purchasing secondhand 2012 Macbook Pros. With the price drop of the rMBPs it seems everyone is out selling their 'old' machines. When I say old I mean some of them are claiming they are anywhere between 8-3 months old. You can buy a mid-2012 MBP for about $8-900 USD. With apple care. What does everyone think? Buy one of these or get a new rMBP?
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Feb 25, 2013, 10:54 PM	#3
marioman38 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle.Wa	I am Prince Nashida of Nigeria. If you wire transfer me Five-Hundred (500) US Dollar I will ship my 2012 Macbook Pro with AppleCare warrantie OVERNIGHT! __________________ Mac: 2011 Air 13" i5 1.7 256gb Desktop: XPS 8500 i7 3.4ghz 8GB RAM, 5TB HD iPhone: 5 Slate 16GB (AT&T)
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Feb 25, 2013, 11:06 PM	#5
eljimberino Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2013	Confusion Sorry I do not mean people are selling their 2012 rmbps. I mean they are selling their 2012 cmbps.
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Feb 25, 2013, 11:28 PM	#6
AnorexicPig macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Winnipeg,Canada/New Delhi India	OP,you make it sound everyone literally is selling of cMBPs for rMBPs __________________ MacBook Air 13" i5/8GB/128 2012,iPhone 5 16GB
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Feb 25, 2013, 11:39 PM	#8
Spink10 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2011	cMBP for those prices __________________ cMBP 2012 15" 2.7, 8GB, Samsung 830 256GB, 650M 1GB, Hi-Res AG / MBA 2011 11" 1.6, 4GB, 128GB SSD / iMac 2011 27" 2.7, 12GB, 1TB HD, 6770M 512MB / iPhone 5 16GB / iPad 4 16GB / Time Capsule 2TB
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Feb 25, 2013, 11:32 PM	#7
eljimberino Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2013	I know. I stuffed the thread up and I'm now having an existential crisis. [Insert suitable emoticon] In short: $900AUD 2012 256G secondhand cMBP vs new $1700AUD 2013 256G rMBP?
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Feb 25, 2013, 11:45 PM	#9
eljimberino Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2013	this is an example: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/butle...-tv/1014871256
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Feb 26, 2013, 12:09 AM	#11
eljimberino Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2013	ok cool, what would you pay for this then: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/frema...nch/1014691259
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Feb 26, 2013, 04:15 PM	#12
Essenar macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2008	I might sell my Classic and buy a Mac Mini. Depends if I get a good offer for it. It's only about 4 months old with full upgrades. We'll see. I definitely will not be dumb about selling it. This is still the same Classic 13" you buy at the store for $1199 plus tax. __________________ 2012 MacBook Pro 13.3" Classic, 16GB DDR3 1600, 750GB Seagate Momentus XT 2nd Gen, OSX 10.8.2 ; iPad 4th Generation, Black, 32GB, iOS 6.1 JB ; iPad 4th Generation, White, 16GB, iOS 6.1 JB
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Feb 26, 2013, 04:34 PM	#13
Idefix macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2012	read this instead: http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/...urbished-ipads and here's the link mentioned to the power seller's $200-off deal on 13" cMBP for $999 http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Apple-Ma...item51a8f334db The question in my mind is whether Apple really would use an eBay power seller to liquidate brand new inventory? Full one-year warranty? If so, why wouldn't they authorize amazon and Best Buy to do the same thing?
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Feb 26, 2013, 05:16 PM	#14
Essenar macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2008	What the heck... That's even cheaper than the student discount. +1 to you for pointing that out. Now I know where to buy my 15" retina. __________________ 2012 MacBook Pro 13.3" Classic, 16GB DDR3 1600, 750GB Seagate Momentus XT 2nd Gen, OSX 10.8.2 ; iPad 4th Generation, Black, 32GB, iOS 6.1 JB ; iPad 4th Generation, White, 16GB, iOS 6.1 JB
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