Best resale value configuration

[manurk112]

Hi,


I'm on the verge of ordering a rMbP 13, and I hesitate between two configuration:
- one BTO with i5 2.6 / 16 gigs / 512 Gb => 1999 $
- one classic with I5 2.4 / 8 gigs / 256 Gb => 1499 $

I think I'll probably sell it on ebay or something in one year, and i'm wondering on which configuration i will loose the less money.


Thanks

 

[puma1552]

The cheaper one.

 

[Akack]

The cheaper one.

Concur.

 

[Aylan]

If your concern is resale value, always get the base model. Future buyers will look at the base price for a "new" model and judge from there how much they want to spend. Apple sells the lower cost Macs with a smaller profit margin as compared to the upgraded ones. Apple makes it expensive to upgrade.

 

[spronkey]

If your concern is resale value, always get the base model. Future buyers will look at the base price for a "new" model and judge from there how much they want to spend. Apple sells the lower cost Macs with a smaller profit margin as compared to the upgraded ones. Apple makes it expensive to upgrade.

I disagree with this these days now that you can't really upgrade anything easily.

Having said that, the 8GB/256GB configuration is reasonably well spec'd to begin with, so it's probably not going to cause too much issue down the line. I don't think you'd gain much by moving to 16/512 in resale unless you sell it in over 3 years time.

I would definitely consider the entry level 4GB or 128GB models to be a bad choice for resale though.