Is this macbook pro worth the asking price?

[iangibson]

Hey, ok so someone is trying to sell me this for $700.00(canadian dollars), I have never bought a mac before, I just want something quick that I can take on the road, so I don't want to buy something brand shiny new, cause who knows what would happen.

So I wanna know if this asking price is too high, I tend to think it is a decent price, not overpriced. what do you guys think? Need some opinions...

Model Name: MacBook Pro 15"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 1.5 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC Version: 1.2f10
Serial Number: W8608*****

ATI Radeon X1600:

Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1600
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x71c5
Revision ID: 0x0000
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.068
Displays:

ntel ICH7-M AHCI:

Vendor: Intel
Product: ICH7-M AHCI
Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported

TOSHIBA MK8032GSX:

Capacity: 74.53 GB
Model: TOSHIBA MK8032GSX
Revision: AS114B
Serial Number: 16EK0990T
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 74.21 GB
Available: 17.12 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /



software included:
MS Office, iLife, iWork, Final cut, Toast, and a bunch of other programs

Apple Care still valid, 2 years left.

Thank you for helping me...

 

[andiwm2003]

not worth it in my opinion. core duo's run rather hot compared to core 2 duo's. i'm also surprised that he has 2 years warrantee left. invest 300 dollar more and buy a macbook refurb that's much faster.

 

[six.four]

not worth it in my opinion. core duo's run rather hot compared to core 2 duo's. i'm also surprised that he has 2 years warrantee left. invest 300 dollar more and buy a macbook refurb that's much faster.

Agreed about the warranty. The 1.86 ghz core duo MBP was released early 2006 and was replaced by the core 2 duos in late 2006. If he bought it in November 2006, he would still only have less than a year left on the applecare.

I have a late 2007 2.4ghz MBP and it has less than 2 years left on it.

As far as price is concerned - I agree that it's not worth your $700 to purchase a core duo.
You can do what andiwm2003 suggested - pay up to get a refurb.
If you don't want to /can't pony up the cash, its worth it just go a step down and buy an older macbook with a C2D, which you should easily be able to find for around that price, if not cheaper.

 

[kingtj]

For whatever help it might be .....

I just recently sold a very similar machine on Craigslist, here in the U.S. and wound up getting $950 cash for it.

Mine was the 2.0Ghz version of the original Core Duo though, with a 7200RPM 100GB hard drive in it, and the X1600 with 256MB video, upgraded to 2GB of RAM, and had no Applecare warranty left on it.

I originally posted my ad asking around $1050 for it, and it took about a week to get it sold. I had a total of about 3 people I'd say seemed like serious buyers who contacted me. The first told me he wouldn't pay over $800 for it, so I ignored him. The second guy met up with me, and offered the $950 cash as "all he had with him", so I went ahead and took his offer. If I had held out another day though, I *think* the 3rd. person who contacted me would have given me my full asking price.

Personally, I felt like the machine I was selling was a "fair price" at around the $1000 (US) price point. One of the new Macbooks (not a Pro) in a similar aluminum case would cost a person more ... and although it would have a 1 year warranty, it would lack the firewire port and have a smaller screen.

Hey, ok so someone is trying to sell me this for $700.00(canadian dollars), I have never bought a mac before, I just want something quick that I can take on the road, so I don't want to buy something brand shiny new, cause who knows what would happen.

So I wanna know if this asking price is too high, I tend to think it is a decent price, not overpriced. what do you guys think? Need some opinions...

Model Name: MacBook Pro 15"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 1.5 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC Version: 1.2f10
Serial Number: W8608*****

ATI Radeon X1600:

Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1600
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x71c5
Revision ID: 0x0000
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.068
Displays:

ntel ICH7-M AHCI:

Vendor: Intel
Product: ICH7-M AHCI
Speed: 1.5 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported

TOSHIBA MK8032GSX:

Capacity: 74.53 GB
Model: TOSHIBA MK8032GSX
Revision: AS114B
Serial Number: 16EK0990T
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 74.21 GB
Available: 17.12 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /



software included:
MS Office, iLife, iWork, Final cut, Toast, and a bunch of other programs

Apple Care still valid, 2 years left.

Thank you for helping me...

 

[iangibson]

What about $600.00? is that better?