Cheaper 2012 Macbook Pros

[eljimberino]

Hello.

Need some advice on purchasing secondhand 2012 Macbook Pros.

With the price drop of the rMBPs it seems everyone is out selling their 'old' machines. When I say old I mean some of them are claiming they are anywhere between 8-3 months old.

You can buy a mid-2012 MBP for about $8-900 USD. With apple care.

What does everyone think? Buy one of these or get a new rMBP?

 

[Spink10]

Hello.

Need some advice on purchasing secondhand 2012 Macbook Pros.

With the price drop of the rMBPs it seems everyone is out selling their 'old' machines. When I say old I mean some of them are claiming they are anywhere between 8-3 months old.

You can buy a mid-2012 MBP for about $8-900 USD. With apple care.

What does everyone think? Buy one of these or get a new rMBP?

Point me to the place I can get those and I will buy every one.

 

[marioman38]

I am Prince Nashida of Nigeria. If you wire transfer me Five-Hundred (500) US Dollar I will ship my 2012 Macbook Pro with AppleCare warrantie OVERNIGHT!

 

[utekineir]

I am Prince Nashida of Nigeria. If you wire transfer me Five-Hundred (500) US Dollar I will ship my 2012 Macbook Pro with AppleCare warrantie OVERNIGHT!

Forwarding my social security and bank account numbers.

Please ship dhl, I hear they're the best.

 

[eljimberino]

Confusion

Sorry I do not mean people are selling their 2012 rmbps. I mean they are selling their 2012 cmbps.

 

[AnorexicPig]

OP,you make it sound everyone literally is selling of cMBPs for rMBPs

 

[eljimberino]

I know. I stuffed the thread up and I'm now having an existential crisis.

[Insert suitable emoticon]

In short:

$900AUD 2012 256G secondhand cMBP vs new $1700AUD 2013 256G rMBP?

 

[Spink10]

cMBP for those prices

 

[eljimberino]

this is an example:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/butler/laptops/macbook-pro-and-apple-tv/1014871256

 

[Spink10]

this is an example:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/butler/laptops/macbook-pro-and-apple-tv/1014871256

Rip off

cMBP = 950 at very very best
speck case used = free
office = pirated = $0
Apple TV = 60-175 depending on version (worth less since sold as a bundle).

 

[eljimberino]

ok cool, what would you pay for this then:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/fremantle/laptops/macbook-pro-13inch/1014691259

 

[Essenar]

I might sell my Classic and buy a Mac Mini. Depends if I get a good offer for it. It's only about 4 months old with full upgrades. We'll see.

I definitely will not be dumb about selling it. This is still the same Classic 13" you buy at the store for $1199 plus tax.

 

[Idefix]

read this instead:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...book-pros-for-999-dozens-of-refurbished-ipads

and here's the link mentioned to the power seller's $200-off deal on 13" cMBP for $999

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Apple-M...26862043?pt=Apple_Laptops&hash=item51a8f334db

The question in my mind is whether Apple really would use an eBay power seller to liquidate brand new inventory? Full one-year warranty?

If so, why wouldn't they authorize amazon and Best Buy to do the same thing?

 

[Essenar]

What the heck... That's even cheaper than the student discount.

+1 to you for pointing that out. Now I know where to buy my 15" retina.