I always trade-in in person now at the Apple Store. Too much risk involved in sending it out.
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Apple Increases Mac Trade-In Values for a Limited Time
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Same with me. I had always gone in person except for that iPad and another time when I sent in an iMac, which they didn’t accept in-store. I’m never sending in a trade ever again.
Their tradein deals would seem to work out even better for people on the paid tier of Best Buy membership that gives them "free AppleCare," and of course they sometimes have sale prices Apple doesn't.
So they upgraded the trade-in values from poke-in-the-eye dire to just awful. Yeah thanks Apple.
Yes, at the beginning of the year. I was looking to upgrade in December, but was a) holding out for the Air M4 and b) we had some unexpected costs... In January the trade-in dropped, but I upgrade 2 weeks ago, now they go back up.
My Mac mini dropped from 320€ to 260€, the new value would have been around 270€, based on the story. My mini was sent back and I'm waiting for the trade-in price to be credited to my bank account (no gift card or store credit, here, the value is refunded over the original payment method.
Not really.
Apple doesn't resell those old Macs, as far as I know, so they're basically buying recyclable materials for a fair price and saving you a trip to the closest recycling depot.
Now, you, of course, may resell your Mac for more, but many people won't. They'll use the new one and keep the old one at home until it's worth nothing. Those people should consider this as a great option.
10$ for already lowball trade in values? Wow! Apple should be careful to not ending like GameStop for being so generous.
You are not. My MacBook Pro (M1 Pro, 1TB, 32GB) still feels snappy. Don't know if I'll wait for M5 or M6 even...
Feels great, actually. We bought really good Apple-stuff back then.
The valuations on desktop Macs are just insulting. "Up to" $315 for my M1 iMac with 16 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD, still under AppleCare? I'll try my luck elsewhere for quite literally triple the money.
Quick reminder to everyone: always do the trade-in in person at the Apple Store. There have been many horror stories about the vendors who handle trade-in evaluations lowballing it or claiming damage that wasn't there. If you take it in directly they look it over and the deal is done on the spot.
Best Buy offering $1200 for my MBP M3 Pro 14. Apple not offering nearly as much.
Debating on the M4, which I don't need, because the 'upgrade' will cost me a little over $600.
Debating on the M4, which I don't need, because the 'upgrade' will cost me a little over $600.
I'd rather Apple encourage folks to sell them or pass them on and we keep using technology as long as it's viable
The whole world is over consuming everything
So, basically every other option is better. Apple does this to check the Recycle Service Offer on a management score card.
Apple's trade-in program is one of several options out there. I think some people need to take more responsibility for their finances/money/assets. If Apple's trade-in values are a "rip off" then it's on the individual for not checking around to see what "better" options there may be for them.
Of course, not everyone cares about getting "top dollar" for their device. Some don't want the hassle of selling it themselves or can't be bothered to shop around for the "best" trade-in/resale value and simply choose to go with the easiest/most convenient option. It's not always about getting the lowest sale price and/or the best trade-in/resale value.
That's a better complaint already. Apple's planned obsolescence and anti-repair strategies are just the worst.
And we should basically just stop buying stuff but that's not happening under capitalism.
Apple SJW-CEO Tim Cook likes to virtue signal that he supports environmental issues. However, in reality, Cook is responsible for an increase in Apple e-waste. One example of that is how all desktop and laptop Macs now do not have upgradable memory and upgradable storage. Therefore, people have to buy new computers instead of just buying third-party RAM and/or a third-party SSD.
Cook is far more concerned with maximizing profits for shareholders than climate change and other environmental issues.
I suspect Apple is trying to get people off Intel as well as clean out the M1 M2 and M3 stock. The annual upgrade pace is unsustainable and the M5 could be released this fall.
There must be a large supply of unsold M1 MacBook Air stock because I cannot imagine Steve Jobs ever agreeing to sell a 5 year old model as new, and then outsource the operation to Walmart.
There must be a large supply of unsold M1 MacBook Air stock because I cannot imagine Steve Jobs ever agreeing to sell a 5 year old model as new, and then outsource the operation to Walmart.