Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
I will never ever buy non-Apple computers anymore...
- Thread starter raptorstv
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I have a2 year old VIAO that I paid $1400 for, i7 and bluray. The reason you can not sell a used PC, is not because Mac are better, it because you can buy a brand new PC for $400-500 so why buy your used one for $900. I am sure that your computer is nice, just like mine, but I would rather have a new Asus or Samsung ivy i5 for way less. Also anyone that can spend $900 on a current day PC is not buying used. iMHO
I am picking up my new MBPS next week and my VIAO with become a spare and a home theater PC.
And to be honest, I am a little worried about my new MBP purchase next week. With all the rMBP problems (people returning 4-6 computers just to find a good one!!!), Mountain Lion Issues, ect. I have not own a Mac since 1991, Apple II C, and I just had this vision that Mac were perfect.
Did you ever read about the issues with the MacBook Air's a while back? How people made a huge deal about the brand of the SSD and LCD? What about the issues with the iPad 3 Wifi? Look them up, there were a lot of people sending theirs back (before they had even received them).
My point is... these issues are non-issues that have all disappeared and are no longer discussed (by anyone). That's whats happening with the rMBP's right now. I've had two separate ones (returned the first for financial reasons) and I've had absolutely no issues with anything.
Either way, you have 2-4 weeks to return it (Apple, Best Buy)
----------
I think a lot of it has to do with two things: concise product lines and generational updates with design changes every 4 years or so.
For example, a unibody MacBook Pro (the all aluminum one) has been around since like, 2009? They still make laptops that look identical to that, the 2012 MBP's only difference is the lightning bolt on the display port? Yes, the internals are different, but they LOOK the same!
Additionally, pc manufacturers have like a million models... no one is going to know what a Asus GX-349L is, but everyone knows what a MacBook Pro is.
Honestly there's not much difference if you compare like-with-like (ie. a very high-spec Windows PC against a Mac).
I sold my three-year-old MBP for about a third what I paid for it. A similarly-specced Windows machine would have done roughly the same.
I sold my three-year-old MBP for about a third what I paid for it. A similarly-specced Windows machine would have done roughly the same.
After buying/selling a lot of things on Craigslist & Ebay, I can tell you the cure for selling something is to price it right. This works every time - spend 10 minutes looking at eBay "sold" items on comparable items. Find the average sale price, then price it at that average.
The only good news is that the PC prices were lower than the Macs in the first place.
I came to a couple realizations after doing this for a while. #1, the current going price is the current going price. There's nothing you can do about it. #2, the value of your used stuff will never go up, only down. So once you decide you no longer need the thing you may as well sell it right now, cuz next month it'll be worth even less.
The only good news is that the PC prices were lower than the Macs in the first place.
I came to a couple realizations after doing this for a while. #1, the current going price is the current going price. There's nothing you can do about it. #2, the value of your used stuff will never go up, only down. So once you decide you no longer need the thing you may as well sell it right now, cuz next month it'll be worth even less.
Exactly. People sometimes say their whatever is 'worth X'. Well, it is if someone is willing to pay X, it's not if they're not.
PC's are everywhere and have no real perceived value. Just check your inbox from retailers offering $400.00 laptops.
If Mac's where everywhere it may be the same story. Not sure it has never happened.
If Mac's where everywhere it may be the same story. Not sure it has never happened.
