knowing when macbook was first used

[pinkgimp]

hello,

i want to buy a macbook pro, it's an older model and it's on a big discount with limited stock.
is there a way to know when a macbook pro was first used?
i don't want to get a macbook that has been on the show room floor with the backlights on for tons of hours, i have a macbook that already had a screen replacement because of the time used up on the backlight.

any app for that? or something else?

thanks.

 

[wordoflife]

Coconut battery will tell you the age of your Mac.

 

[pinkgimp]

does coconutBattery give the date from manufactory or when it was first used?

 

[aeboi]

does coconutBattery give the date from manufactory or when it was first used?

you won't be able to know when it was first used but you can find out how many times it has been charged and when the MBP was produced

 

[pinkgimp]

that would be to obvious... wont they just put in a new battery?
guess there is no way to know...

 

[MacModMachine]

well, your old macbook pro probally had CCFL lighting, which lasts alot less,

newer ones have LED lighting which will last alot longer.

 

[wordoflife]

that would be to obvious... wont they just put in a new battery?
guess there is no way to know...

New battery will have 0 charge cycles, but it wont erase the age of your Mac.

 

[DanMacApple]

New battery will have 0 charge cycles, but it wont erase the age of your Mac.

Correct! Coconut Battery should give you the information you need.

 

[pinkgimp]

New battery will have 0 charge cycles, but it wont erase the age of your Mac.

but the age of the mac doesn't make a difference, a brand new macbook and one used on showroom can have same manufacture dates you can't know if it was already used.

i give up they will just refurbished it, i still had my macbook under warranty when my screen died, i asked the price of the repair just to know and i could almost buy a new macbook for the price of the repair.