I found this on Craiglist and the price listed is $1200. Is it a good deal? Can this machine survives in term of Apple technology for the next 3 years (OS X, processor)?
I found this on Craiglist and the price listed is $1200. Is it a good deal? Can this machine survives in term of Apple technology for the next 3 years (OS X, processor)?
That's a pretty fantastic deal. You'll want to buy 8GB of RAM for it to max it out and my guess is that the 500GB hard drive is 5400RPM (in which case you might want to up it to either a 7200RPM 750GB drive or to an SSD), but those are reasonable upgrades to perform for that machine and it is otherwise a fantastic price. Just be sure to get your hands on a copy of the Apple Hardware Test (AHT) for the machine so you can at least test to make sure that there are no blaring problems. Or agree to buy the machine on the condition that you two meet at a Genius Bar where the computer will be inspected by a third party (in this case, an Apple Genius Bar goon).
Should you buy it and it is within the one-year warranty, I'd definitely buy AppleCare.
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Thanks for the detailed explanation. The owner said it is 7200 RPM. About the hard drive, I already have Samsung 830 SSD on my PC so I hope it will be compatible in the MBP. Where can I get the AHT?