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$500 for a 2009 13" MacBook Pro?

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Gjwilly

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Is that a good deal?
4GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive.
Mavericks installed.
Everything in excellent condition.

It's going to be for a 9-year old to play games and do schoolwork.
 
Gut response without knowing the US market: it's slightly on the expensive side. BUT if you know/trust the vendor then it's worth paying the $50 or so premium for peace of mind...
 
Hmm.....

Honestly, I just took a look at used prices for these, all over the net, last night. (One of our loaner MB Pro 13" units got damaged in shipping and unfortunately, the people who signed for the package didn't even unbox it and check it out until now -- so too late to file a damage claim. Was trying to see if a repair was worth the cost or not.)

From what I've seen, you should really be able to find one of these in good working order (maybe with a 250GB drive vs. a 320GB though?) for more like $400-425.

That said? It's a great machine for your purpose. Our family will probably get a couple very similar machines for our middle-school aged kids, because the Dell Windows PCs they use now are already falling apart (missing key-caps, one battery stopped holding a charge, etc.) from using them this school year. OS X reduces the malware/spyware hassles too.


Gjwilly said:
Is that a good deal?
4GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive.
Mavericks installed.
Everything in excellent condition.

It's going to be for a 9-year old to play games and do schoolwork.
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mojolicious said:
Gut response without knowing the US market: it's slightly on the expensive side. BUT if you know/trust the vendor then it's worth paying the $50 or so premium for peace of mind...
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CAVEAT: this the Late 09 unibody 2.26GHz, rather than either of the earlier 2.0/2.13GHz 'whitebook' models? The easiest way to distinguish between the two is that the earlier MacBook has a discrete 'clicker' below the touchpad, whereas the later model does not.

$400 for anything other than the unibody 2.26GHz is probably too much.
 
Gjwilly said:
Are you still selling it?
11" or 13"?
:)
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That is a good deal and since he is a 604 rank you know he is a trusted member of the community here. The best part about the 2011s is the ability to run Snow Leopard if you wanted to.

thejadedmonkey said:
13", and I guess I am? Do you want it? $500 + shipping and insurance, with original box and receipt. I have a black shell for it too, which I'll include if I can find it. AppleCare is good until March 5th 2015.
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Very nice deal, sir.
 
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