How to Ship an iMac?

[NickD]

What's the best way to ship an iMac? I may be conducting a trade soon, and have never shipped anything but a laptop, so I want to play it safe.

Is it better to ship via one service instead of the other? How should I package the computer?

NickD

 

[Maxington]

Personally I had a good experience taking in my computer to a UPS store and paying a little extra for them to package and ship it... I mailed a laptop and computer this way no problems thus far.

 

[NickD]

How much do you usually have to pay for the extra service?

 

[karichelle]

I would say the original packaging would be the absolute best method. You might check with a local Mac retailer to see if they have an empty one hiding in the back. 😉

 

[mkrishnan]

I would say the original packaging would be the absolute best method. You might check with a local Mac retailer to see if they have an empty one hiding in the back. 😉

Mine was shipped by USPS in the original packaging and it weathered very well (the packaging is in perfectly fine condition for me to continue using it for moves, and I have even done so since then).

 

[Maxington]

How much do you usually have to pay for the extra service?

Not sure depends on the weight/size you can call them to get a quote.

But as others have stated if you have the original box that works even better 🙂

 

[squeeks]

I would say the original packaging would be the absolute best method. You might check with a local Mac retailer to see if they have an empty one hiding in the back. 😉

ive seen them being sold on ebay as well, for about 20-25 bucks