I am planning to buy a Macbook Pro in a few days from a person on Gumtree. He says its brand new and sealed, but I still want to check it just to be sure. I will not be near a power supply, so would it work straight out of the box without being charged?
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Does a Macbook Pro work straight out of the box?
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No you have to hook it up to a computer so iTunes can waste your time with its updates...jk I was so happy when I got my MBP....I didn't have to run to a computer to get it to work like I did with my iPad, iPod touch, iPod nano, ipod classic, etc.
You are asking if the battery will have a charge...well it depends on how long it has been sitting in the box after it was charged at the factory before they boxed it. If you ordered it straight from Apple, it should have a charge when you buy it, and run for at least a couple of hours. If you get it from a third party reseller, or on eBay, or anywhere else, it could have been sitting in a box for months. If it's a 2010 model, it could have been sitting in the box since April of last year and completely drained it's charge. A charged MacBook Pro (not on sleep but shutdown) will only last about 2 and a half months before it is completely drained. This is just like when you charge an iPod and turn it off and leave it for a few weeks, come back and it doesn't turn on. It loses charge even when it is sitting there, shutdown.
Cute, but this is probably more helpful in answering the question (even though they mess around too much before they get started... thy push the power button about 4:30 into it).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4rUJKMCLp0&feature=fvst
Purchased an MBP 13 November 2010 from BB.
Already had a good charge coming out of the box...plus only needed a couple of updates...
Already had a good charge coming out of the box...plus only needed a couple of updates...