Apple Offering Up to $1,000 of Trade-in Value for M1 MacBooks Towards Purchase of New MacBook Pros

[MacRumors]

Apple is offering customers up to $1,000 of trade-in value for the M1 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air, giving customers who purchased the first round of Apple silicon Macs an incentive to upgrade to the new, more powerful MacBook Pros.

The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros are no jokes when it comes to price. The 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,999, with the highest-end 16-inch MacBook Pro racking up a $6,099 price tag. The new laptops, powered by either the M1 Pro or M1 Max chips, also introduce a completely new design, featuring smaller bezels, an all-black keyboard, redesigned internals, and more.

As is always the case with Apple device trade-ins, the exact value will differ depending on the device's condition, when it was introduced, and its specific specifications. For customers with the MacBook Pro with the M1 chip and 8-cores of CPU and GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 2TB of storage, Apple is offering up to $1,000 for trade-in. It seems as though that the amount of RAM the MacBook has does not impact the trade-in value a customer is ultimately quoted.

Customers can use Apple's interactive trade-in panel during checkout for a new MacBook Pro to get the exact trade-in value their device has. To catch up on everything Apple announced during its "Unleashed" event, be sure to check out our comprehensive coverage.

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[Kung gu]

thats good. I like these macbooks Function over form.

can't wait for real world tests

 

[DFZD]

So the greatest and latest till a day ago, is already trash now.

 

[Chicane-UK]

Why would anyone ever use their trade-in service. A private sale would yield substantially more cash in hand, to put towards the replacement.

 

[dantracht]

Why would anyone ever use their trade-in service. A private sale would yield substantially more cash in hand, to put towards the replacement.

Could not agree more. Sell them on your own.

 

[anthorumor]

Don't forget the M1 MBA is still plenty good and beats the pants out of most laptops of similar price range.

 

[Serban55]

So the greatest and latest till a day ago, is already trash now.

how can an $1000 trade in device to be trash ?!?!
trash means that it worth nothing
Remember, Apple trade in is $1000, so you get get even more outside Apple world

 

[iLondoner]

I think the pricing is pretty keen. My current 2017 15-in Macbook Pro with 4-core i7 was £3,059. A couple of days ago the 2019 16-in Macbook Pro with 8-core i9 CPU was £2,799. Today the massively faster 2021 16-in Macbook Pro with 10-core M1 Pro is £2,599. I will be placing an order before Christmas.

(All machines above have similar configuration with 16GB RAM and 1 TB storage)

 

[yabeweb]

So the greatest and latest till a day ago, is already trash now.

You are not forced to upgrade, and your "trash" will serve you well for years, so .... The latest and greatest wot't be latest and greatest forever you know?

 

[Gee4orce]

Why would anyone ever use their trade-in service. A private sale would yield substantially more cash in hand, to put towards the replacement.

Because it's simpler, quicker, and doesn't involve having to deal with potential scammers, like selling privately might. The good news for anyone who does sell privately is that the trade in give a hard floor price to your sale - nobody can really bid lower than the trade in value, can they?

 

[Gee4orce]

I think the pricing is pretty keen. My current 2017 15-in Macbook Pro with 4-core i7 and 1TB storage was £3,059. A couple of days ago the 2019 16-in Macbook Pro with 8-core i9 CPU, 16GB RAM and 1TB storage was £2,799. Today the massively faster 2021 16-in Macbook Pro with 10-core M1 Pro, 16GB RAM and 1 TB storage is £2,599.

I agree - I think people focus on the top price too much - yeah, you CAN price these up to 6K or more, but that's only if you add 8TB of expensive SSD storage. The 16GB/1TB price seems pretty keen to me.

 

[AppleFan78]

Apple is offering me $880 for my M1 MBP 8GB 512GB. I'd normally just sell it myself, but It's a decent trade-in value. If I put it on eBay, I'd have to pay fees and shipping, which would end up making the value not much better.

It's tempting...

 

[BvizioN]

So the greatest and latest till a day ago, is already trash now.

I honestly never understand comments like this one. Just because Apple gives you an option to go even bigger, it does not render your previous purchase trash, as you oddly did suggest, and you don't have to take the offer. These computers retain quite remarkably their purchase value and they age very well, compare to other computers on the market, and having an M1 processor in it is a quite future proof.

 

[iamyash]

For MBP M1 (256GB, 16GB) model trade-in value is £570. That's just terrible.
Source: https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/trade-in

 

[schmidt65]

My M1 MBA, 8 core GPU, 1TB SSD & 16GB RAM is worth £540 trade in! So not sure this ’incentive’ is being offered in the UK. It was around £1600 new.

I’ll stick with the Air I think.

 

[millypede]

The UK trade-in prices are awful compared to others, I could get £750 on my i9 16" MBP, take it over the pond, and its $1430 (£1040 at current exchange rate), do £750+VAT and maybe its worth doing.

 

[awintersdaybyth]

My M1 MBA, 8 core GPU, 1TB SSD & 16GB RAM is worth £540 trade in! So not sure this ’incentive’ is being offered in the UK. It was around £1600 new.

I’ll stick with the Air I think.

Wow, thats pretty bad - i have the MBA 8 Core GPU, 512GB SSD and 8GB RAM and got offered £520 on Trade In

 

[NotTooLate]

The UK trade-in prices are awful compared to others, I could get £750 on my i9 16" MBP, take it over the pond, and its $1430 (£1040 at current exchange rate), do £750+VAT and maybe its worth doing.

Time for a weekend @ New York for you !!

 

[ascender]

Why would anyone ever use their trade-in service. A private sale would yield substantially more cash in hand, to put towards the replacement.

I guess every case is different depending on what you bought, how much you paid for it etc. Then you need to factor-in eBay fees, delivery, risk of being scammed etc.

I also find you can get very picky buyers when it comes to Mac kit - sometimes they're just not worth the hassle.

I picked up a used M1 Air a few months ago for £700 to see me through to the new Pros. Apple trade-in is £520, so I think that's fair enough for an easy sale - especially as I can keep it until after I receive the new laptop.

 

[lambertjohn]

Why would anyone ever use their trade-in service. A private sale would yield substantially more cash in hand, to put towards the replacement.

Because it's so much easier to just let Apple have it. Less risk, less chance of scammers, less chance of a return/refund. Sure you get a bit less money from Apple, but there's no 10% eBay fee and no chance the buyer is going to contact you three weeks later and tell you he doesn't want it, and to give him his money back. I'll sell to Apple all day long and be done with it.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

I got $740 for my M1 Pro. I put it towards the base 14 inch yesterday.

 

[tomtad]

Jeez that notch isn’t getting any better 🤦‍♂️

 

[DFZD]

I honestly never understand comments like this one. Just because Apple gives you an option to go even bigger, it does not render your previous purchase trash, as you oddly did suggest, and you don't have to take the offer. These computers retain quite remarkably their purchase value and they age very well, compare to other computers on the market, and having an M1 processor in it is a quite future proof.

I've made a general statement, and not really blamed Apple for it. Their trade-in values are okay if you don't want to go through the trouble of selling them by yourself. But that doesn't mean our macbooks have not lost over 50% value in a day. That's a bit unfair considering that the base Macbooks have not been upgraded. The price difference between M1 and M1 pro models is $700.

 

[ideal.dreams]

They offered me $700 for my 15” 2017 MBP. Glad to know a three year age difference is only worth $300. Agree with the others, sell privately.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Then you need to factor-in eBay fees, delivery, risk of being scammed etc.

This x 1000.

eBay will always side with the buyer so it is very easy to get scammed there.