processors, more memory as standard, graphics
what you think they would actually give you like 4 gigs of memory without bto?
processors, more memory as standard, graphics
what you think they would actually give you like 4 gigs of memory without bto?
You guys all speak about just selling their "old" MBP and buying a new one when they are out.
Sounds like thousends of people are just craving for used MBP's... is this really fact or isn't it? I've never bought or sold a Mac Notebook 2nd hand yet, so what do you guys expect to be able to charge for your 6 to 12 months old MBP's?
Yeah, the used Mac market is great. You can "rent" a refurb Mac for instance, and sell it when the new stuff comes out for not a lot less than you bought it.
Doesn't make too much sense to me...? Why should anybody buy a used computer of the previous generation for "not a lot less than I bought it" when he could have a new one of the current generation for "not a lot more"? :-/
Doesn't make too much sense to me...? Why should anybody buy a used computer of the previous generation for "not a lot less than I bought it" when he could have a new one of the current generation for "not a lot more"? :-/
Perhaps an example will help.
A £1599 2.4GHz MBP refurb is £1299, a £300 saving for you in the first instance
You then sell it on after 11 months use for £899 (the price the last gen 2.33s are going for now on eBay), still within warranty and eligible for Applecare... totalling £400 for the use of a laptop for near a year. The buyer doesn't mind either, because they've bought a product that is still perfectly capable for hundreds less than the current stuff.
Here is the math.
Mr. Jones buys a refurb every year for £1299, then sells it for £899 after 1 year. At the end of the forth year he has spent £2899 on his MBPs: £1299 + 4*(£1299-£899).
Joe Regular buys a refurb for £1299, then sells it for £299 after 4 years and buys another refurb for £1299. Therefore he has spent 2*£1299-£299 = £2299, i.e., £600 less than Mr. Jones! In fact, he could afford to buy new rather than refurb, and still come out even with Mr. Jones.
Class dismissed
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Sorry to correct you:
To use his Mac for 4 years Mr. Jones pays 1299 + 3*(1299-899) - 899= 1600
I agree.In that case you need to subtract 1299 from Joe Regular's expenses, which come out to an even 1000. So the difference is still 600
It makes it even more stupid to change every year, as the base amount is lower...
I also went ahead and bought a 15" 2.2 Ghz MacBook Pro on the day of the MacWorld conference. Really not worried about Penryn, newer graphics cards, or a case redesign. Didn't feel like waiting around until the next revision simply because I wanted to make the switch and I knew that the current generation MacBook Pro would fulfill my needs without a problem.
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*maths*
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