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Macbook Pro, 2012 ???

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Pianoworldstage

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Hi

Macbook Pro 13, 2012, 8G RAM,
256 SSD, OS Mojave, excellent condition.

Given the above specs and year, what is the assumed price a Mac like this would sell for?

Comments welcome.
 
That's ~$300 here in California.

It's not automatic that you can monetize the SSD upgrade. I bought my current machine 11 months ago. The previous owner config'd a Samsung SSD into the main slot and caddied the old HDD for me at a price I would have been literally insane to reject. Otherwise I would have done it on my own rather than paid a premium, since the whole value of 2nd gen MBP's is that one can do so. If you still have the original HDD, consider listing at ~$300 but offering to "upgrade" to the SSD for more $ at buyer request.
 
I'm sure your correct about the "Drive" however i was hoping for a more generalized pricing figure. In essence what would the going rate be for a Mac of this description, would £400 be excessive?

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The 2012 13-inch is interesting, as it was sold new (still being manufactured) well into 2016.
It's the last Mac sold with an internal optical drive (that slot can be used to add a second hard drive/SSD)
And, it's that last Mac laptop that can easily upgrade RAM. (up to 16GB)
It's the last Mac sold new with a Firewire port.
2012 is the first year that all Macs came with USB 3.0.
And, because that 13-inch was sold new only 4 years ago, it is still fully supported by Apple for repairs, replacement parts, etc. The 15-inch, OTOH, is classed obsolete (no support or repair parts from Apple now)

The only true value is what you can get someone to pay for it.
I think £400 is maybe a little high, but maybe not outrageous.
If you are the seller, ask for more.
If you are the buyer, less than that is probably good!
(web sites I checked that buy those old Macs will buy that model for $150 to $175 (£133.60), regardless of the configuration, and they don't seem to accept the idea that an 8 year old laptop could possibly be in "excellent" condition.)
I also saw a 2012 13-inch MacBook Pro for sale as a used Mac for about $1620 (more than £1235 (!) )
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I don't know who would pay THAT...
 
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$300 is about right, if it is excellent shape, a touch more. If it has an i7 2.9GHz instead of a i5 2.5GHz I would pay more for that. I've posted before that I love these 2012 MBP 13's, I have two of them, one bought new, the other used, wished I could have found an i7 when I bought the second one. 16g ram, 2 SSD's in each, the dvd's quite working.
 
This summer I purchased a 13" 2012 MBP i5/8GB/500GB in absolutely pristine condition with the original box and accessories for $250 shipped. I'd expect somewhere around the $300 mark would be a decent price for yours due to the SSD, assuming that it's in great shape. If it's an i7, maybe an extra $25? But I wouldn't hold my breath for much higher than that; remember, the 2012s will not be officially supported by Big Sur, and that's going to turn a fair few people off, especially if they're techie.
 
I recently read an article suggesting the MBP mid 2012 can not exceed more then 8G of RAM, i was hoping at some piont to upgrade to 16G, is this spec accurate?
 
16 excedes specs but works flawlessly*

*I had to jam plastic next to the RAM seating prongs of mine after they became loose after third time cards wer reseated in my logic board but that's nothing to do with the size of the RAM
 
It can do 16GB (8GB in each slot)...as can the 2011 model (USB 2 but can run Snow Leopard)

Though one problem I've run into with both 2011 & 2012 versions is that the upper RAM slot goes bad...you get the beep...beep...beep until you pull the memory from the upper slot.
 
ncbill said:
It can do 16GB (8GB in each slot)

Though one problem I've run into with both 2011 & 2012 versions if you use them portably is that the upper RAM slot goes bad...you get the beep...beep...beep until you pull the memory from the upper slot.
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That's often just the seating prongs becoming loose that I mentioned. It fixes with propping them back into place with literally plastic scrap.
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*edit: pls no one post that I've just ruined my life by posting serial ty
 
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I recently read an article suggesting the MBP mid 2012 can not exceed more then 8G of RAM, i was hoping at some piont to upgrade to 16G, is this spec accurate?
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When announced by Apple , and their specs list for that MBP still, says 8G RAM. But the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge chipset used in that MBP supports 16gb. I've used 16gb in my 2012 MBP for 5 years.
 
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Yes, the 2012 MBPro absolutely supports 16 GB. Just another example of Apple choosing not to update the published specs for that system. Apple has a history of "no changes to published memory specs" for many Macs, since there have been Macs. RAM providers that offer support for Macs very often will have the correct specs - often because those suppliers have actually tested other RAM configurations, just to verify that the RAM that they sell is compatible with those Mac models.
Crucial or OWC are good places to check for real-world RAM compatibility for just about any Mac.
 
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It makes the same difference for this machine as for any other Mac on Catalina performing the same tasks. When the tasks need more than 8, 8 will slow down. Otherwise no difference. I exceed 8 quite often with youtube and Sketchup open at the same time.
 
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