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Buying a Used Macbook Pro

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chenu

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Jan 24, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if you could tell me if this laptop that I'm purchasing from a friend is being sold to me at a fair price.

Macbook Pro
15" glossy
2gb ram
Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz
256 Mb Nvidia 8600M

Purchased in June of 2007.

The laptop itself is in perfect condition, and everything is included (battery, cables, etc.

The price is $1500.

I really want a macbook pro, but I can't afford the $2000, so is this ok?
 
If a trusted friend came to me with that deal, I would jump on it. I would also feel like I was ripping him/her off.
 
Well, the refurb store says a similarly spec'd MBP is worth $2000+.

The one you're buying isn't as "like new" as a refurb, but if it's from a friend you know (and someone who treats their gear well) then it's still a good deal.

Is there an extended AppleCare warranty that can be transferred to your name? That would make it worth even more.
 
chenu said:
I was just cautious because guides like http://www.mac2sell.net/ say it is worth around 1510.

Also, before I buy it, should I run any diagnostic tools and such?
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IMO, they tend to quote low. It's well worth the price, and I wouldn't bother with the diagnostics. It's from a friend, and it's only 6 months old. There are probably 200 people here who would have already forked over the money.;)
 
I'm pretty sure my friend gave me a lower price because I'll be a college freshmen next year and with 40k/year tuition, I don't have much for a laptop.

There is no apple care right now, but I'm planning on purchasing it before the 1 year warranty runs out. Should I jump on the Amazon.com or the apple education price, or should I hunt around ebay?
 
chenu said:
Should I jump on the Amazon.com or the apple education price, or should I hunt around ebay?
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Any of those should do it. Just be sure to get AppleCare for a MBP. I purchased AppleCare from Apple using my education discount and saved more than $100 off the retail price. It could have been had for cheaper, if I had shopped around.
 
I can add apple care until 365 days have passed since purchase right?

Also, how would I go about changing ownership of the machine to my name. I'm assuming that for me to add apple care, the machine (serial number) would have to be registered under me.
 
So, I purchased the machine, everything is working pretty well.

Just to update the thread a bit, I purchased the macbook pro from craigslist from a prominent chicago area mac advocate who was a speaker at macworld this year.

A few things I wanted to clear up. The battery has around 200 cycles on it, and I'm planning on replacing it. Should I go with the apple battery, or go with one from like fastmac, or another company?

I also want to purchase a bluetooth mouse. Is rechargeability a factor i should consider, or is battery life considerably ok?

Also, I want to clean the keyboard, any way i can remove the keys? Or, should I just use compressed air?
 
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