how much did your mac's value go down?

[bearbo]

okay, for those of you who bought a mac, and sold it later, either because you regularly upgrade it, or occasionally do it, please help me answer these questions:

1. when did you buy your mac (new or old)
2. what is it
3. when did you sell it, for how much
4. why did you sell it (regular upgrade? too old for something you do? broken? etc)

the reason i'm asking is that i just realized that the yearly price depression on a given mac is different from year to year, so i'm trying to figure out when's the best time to sell a given mac, without factoring the upgrades...

 

[yoak]

-New Intel 20" in March 14.500 Kr (Norwegian)
-Sold it 10th of September, 12.000 Kr (Norwegian)
-The 24" suits my needs better, and I managed to get a descent price for my 20" I thought

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

1. July 2004
2. 15" PowerBook G4 ($3500)
3. Haven't sold it, but I'd only get $1500 or so for it.
4. I'll sell it next summer to help pay for a new MBP.

 

[bearbo]

1. July 2004
2. 15" PowerBook G4 ($3500)
3. Haven't sold it, but I'd only get $1500 or so for it.
4. I'll sell it next summer to help pay for a new MBP.

how did you spend 3500 on the powerbook g4?

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

how did you spend 3500 on the powerbook g4?

At the time, Bluetooth and WiFi were optional. 30GB HDD was standard (I got a 80GB HDD), I upgraded to the SuperDrive, upgraded the graphics chip to 128MB, and added 1.25GB of RAM (to make it 1.5GB total).

Add AppleCare and a recent upgrade to a 120GB HDD and it's right at $3500, excluding the upgrade to 10.4, iLife and iWork ('05 and '06), Aperture, and a few others odds and ends.

I'm glad I maxed it out when I could, though. Even though it's two years old, it still runs like a champ. I use Aperture on a daily basis and have no trouble.

 

[Mundy]

iMac Core Duo 20" @ 2 GHz.

Purchased: February, 2006 for $1550.00 after Amazon.com rebate

Used in home office for seven months.

Sold: August, 2006 for $1500.00

My iMac Core Duo cost me just over $7 per month for seven months. I would say that the resale value on these machines is pretty good.

 

[ckeck]

okay, for those of you who bought a mac, and sold it later, either because you regularly upgrade it, or occasionally do it, please help me answer these questions:

1. when did you buy your mac (new or old)
2. what is it
3. when did you sell it, for how much
4. why did you sell it (regular upgrade? too old for something you do? broken? etc)

the reason i'm asking is that i just realized that the yearly price depression on a given mac is different from year to year, so i'm trying to figure out when's the best time to sell a given mac, without factoring the upgrades...

1. Mid-March 2006...was ~$2600 (w/ edu discount)
2. MacBook Pro, 2GHz Core Duo, 2GB of RAM, 256MB x1600 ATI, 100GB 7.2k HD
3. Selling this month to a friend for $1800.00 (friend got an additional discount)
4. Selling if the Core 2 Duos are released soon...because I am OCD and I want a glossy screen

 

[Veritas&Equitas]

1. Bought Sept. 3, 2006 for $1,300 cash
2. Powerbook 17'', 1.67 ghz, 2 gb, 120 gb hard drive, 128 mb vram, latest rev.
3. Sold Sept. 6, 2006 for $1,940
4. I bought/sold it for a quick buck

 

[FFTT]

Beige G3 300MHz minitower was $2700.00 1998

Last year my G5 2.0 8DIMM and my Dell 24" display cost me the same amount.

The value is that my G3 still works perfectly and I'm a long way from needing
anything new to replace the G5 for my project studio.

The value comes when your machine is still useful long after you've paid for it.

 

[Jiddick ExRex]

1. Bought Sept. 3, 2006 for $1,300 cash
2. Powerbook 17'', 1.67 ghz, 2 gb, 120 gb hard drive, 128 mb vram, latest rev.
3. Sold Sept. 6, 2006 for $1,940
4. I bought/sold it for a quick buck

I don't like you.

 

[Bibulous]

1. 2002, $3599+$349 Applecare
2. Powerbook G4 667/1GB/48GB
3. Not yet, but iFixit will give me $450
4. Can't keep up with CS2

Love this laptop, may never sell it

 

[rtdgoldfish]

June 2003 - 12" iBook G3 800mHz - $949 with edu discount
May 2005 - after at least 3-4 logic board replacements, Apple replaced the G3 with a new iBook G4 for free, upgraded ram to 1.25 gigs for about $100
August 2006 - Sold the G4 iBook for $625 on MacRumors forums

Not bad, over three years I spent $1049+ tax and sold it for $625. Granted its not the same machine but still...

MacMini on the other hand...
March 2005 - loaded MacMini 1.42 ghz, SuperDrive, etc. - around $750 with edu discount
August 2006 - sold for $375 on MacRumors forums

Actually, didn't get any money for it yet and I'm without my Mini...see this thread. Oh well....