Buying a Used 15 macbook pro

[Fasailmac]

I'm looking to buy a used 15 macbook pro with the following specs:

- 15-inch Mid 2010 MBP with 1680 x 1050 resolution antiglare screen
- Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz processor
- 8 GB of 1067 MHz DDR3 RAM
- 320 GB Hard drive
- Mac OS X Lion (10.7) installed

The computer is still under it's 1 year warranty that expires Oct 21, 2011…AppleCare can still be purchased.

What should i check before buying it and also do you think 1350 canadian is a fair price, it is in perfect condition and comes with
Has 181 cycles and comes with a tucono case.

Thanks for all the help

 

[Ferry888]

Make sure u get/do:
The invoice for further guarantee.
The install discs
Do a hardware check Hold "D" on boot up
Run a DVD
Check out the screen and speakers to make sure they are working
check out the serial number on http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php

 

[johnnymg]

I'm looking to buy a used 15 macbook pro with the following specs:

- 15-inch Mid 2010 MBP with 1680 x 1050 resolution antiglare screen
- Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz processor
- 8 GB of 1067 MHz DDR3 RAM
- 320 GB Hard drive
- Mac OS X Lion (10.7) installed

The computer is still under it's 1 year warranty that expires Oct 21, 2011…AppleCare can still be purchased.

What should i check before buying it and also do you think 1350 canadian is a fair price, it is in perfect condition and comes with
Has 181 cycles and comes with a tucono case.

Thanks for all the help

That seems like a lot of battery cycles for a 2010 model. What would the equivalent model go for in the Apple refurb store? I'd take that price and reduce it by 20% to see how this used one compares.

JohnG

 

[Fasailmac]

Make sure u get/do:
The invoice for further guarantee.
The install discs
Do a hardware check Hold "D" on boot up
Run a DVD
Check out the screen and speakers to make sure they are working
check out the serial number on http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php

Do you think the price is fair?

 

[lindstedt56]

Yes its a fair price. As far as the battery cycles go it still is a pretty new battery.

 

[NZed]

That seems like a lot of battery cycles for a 2010 model. What would the equivalent model go for in the Apple refurb store? I'd take that price and reduce it by 20% to see how this used one compares.

JohnG

NO 181 cycles is not much. I bought my 2010 in Jan and it has 208 cycles.