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Is this a good price for a used black macbook

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bsolomonny

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Jan 10, 2007
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Taiwan
Hi all,
Just wondering if this is $300 a good price for the below computer:
Black Apple MacBook 13.3" laptop.
2.0Ghz Intel Core2 Duo Processor
2 GB Ram
80GB Hard Drive
The seller said everything works except the camera

I was going to buy a new one but i am pretty strapped for cash these days.
If it is a good price, is there anything i should look for when i go see the notebook.

Thanks
 
bsolomonny said:
Hi all,
Just wondering if this is $300 a good price for the below computer:
Black Apple MacBook 13.3" laptop.
2.0Ghz Intel Core2 Duo Processor
2 GB Ram
80GB Hard Drive
The seller said everything works except the camera

I was going to buy a new one but i am pretty strapped for cash these days.
If it is a good price, is there anything i should look for when i go see the notebook.

Thanks
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depends what you need it for, but i would buy it just to have it for leaving the house with. A 300 dollar macbook for taking to school wouldnt be a bad thing. ^^
 
I actually had the same computer a few years ago and it served my basic computing needs well. I am hoping this can be my primary computer until the next generation apple computers come out.

I was really excited to get the new macbook pro 13 inch in August with the free ipod touch. I as going to have a family member bring it over to Taiwan for me. I am a student here. But if i get this one i can hold off for a while until the next generation macs come out. Anything is better than the acer one i am using now.

I remember Apple had some diagnostic software that came with my ex girlfriend's applecare. Do they still have it? If so where can i get a copy of it?
Thanks
 
Your MBP in your signature is way better than the black MacBook. From the specs you're listing, it seems like a second-gen model. Is the lack of an iSight a big deal to you?

Regardless I think the $300 price tag is amazingly cheap as long as the thing is in good condition. You could probably get the iSight fixed or replaced as well through a third-party vendor.
 
stranger danger said:
Your MBP in your signature is way better than the black MacBook. From the specs you're listing, it seems like a second-gen model. Is the lack of an iSight a big deal to you?

Regardless I think the $300 price tag is amazingly cheap as long as the thing is in good condition. You could probably get the iSight fixed or replaced as well through a third-party vendor.
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Yeah, i miss the mbp... But that was then and this is now. I hope i can be satisfied by the blackbook for a while. According to the seller the isight just stopped. I have read online that this can be a problem solved by removing the battery and resetting the bios. I will try that out when i see the notebook. Anything else i should test for when i see the notebook. i don't want to get stuck with someone els'es headache.
Thanks,
 
I will let you know what happens when i see the macbook on Wednesday. As far a kicking my old boss in the grill, i will take a pass on that. The server just would not let my mac connect.
 
$300 for any core2duo macbook in good shape is a good deal IMHO. The fact that it is a blackbook (the real "collector's edition" MacBook) is a definite bonus.

I always loved the look of the blackbook (and had one for a while before purchasing my "CE" unibody MacBook). The two-tone white MacBook is a bit ugly...
 
I did some research. I don't think that Apple made the C2D Blackbook with an 80gb HD. From what i read online, they upped the HD to 120 gb on the blackbook when they switched to c2d. So perhaps this is the 1st generation core duo blackbook. Still a good deal?
 
bsolomonny said:
I did some research. I don't think that Apple made the C2D Blackbook with an 80gb HD. From what i read online, they upped the HD to 120 gb on the blackbook when they switched to c2d. So perhaps this is the 1st generation core duo blackbook. Still a good deal?
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If it's Core Duo, then it isn't so good. 300$ is great deal though, people buys iBooks for 400-500$. Ask from seller, if it's Core Duo, he have told you wrong info so you must get a discount :p
 
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