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Need help as soon as possible. $1300 for Macbook pro 15" is a good deal?

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dragonjinse

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I'm making a deal with one seller.
He agrees to sell $1300 for macbook pro 15"
i7, 2.4, 500GB, 8GB Ram, anti-glare.

Is it a good deal? Should it be lower?

Thank you
 
It's a used one and no warranty. The seller also said the battery will be in good shape. But he can't tell me how many there are now. He said, "every computer is different."

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It's a used one and no warranty.

me43 said:
Is it new or used? And if used is it still under warranty?
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Have you seen this thing and inspected it? I wouldn't want a dented, scratched up laptop with no warranty.
 
which price I should ask for this spec?
It's my first time buying macbook. So please give me advice


falconeight said:
Its not a great deal its ok.
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I didn't see it though. But the seller said there are no dents. It might have some minor scratches but very hard to see.
He has 100% feedback on ebay.

filmbuff said:
Have you seen this thing and inspected it? I wouldn't want a dented, scratched up laptop with no warranty.
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I'm prefer 15" though. And it comes with Microsoft office 2011.
I asked him for $1100, but he said it won't happen.

So ... what should I do next? I'm not sure if $1300 is a good deal for this spec or not.

Laco said:
You can buy a refurbished 13 rMBP for cheaper than that directly from Apple and it will come with a one year warranty.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/F...z-dual-core-intel-core-i5-with-retina-display

I would negotiate that person down at least a few hundred dollars or I would buy something else.
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dragonjinse said:
I'm prefer 15" though. And it comes with Microsoft office 2011.
I asked him for $1100, but he said it won't happen.

So ... what should I do next? I'm not sure if $1300 is a good deal for this spec or not.
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Its not that great of a deal. It depends on warranty and condition. You would want to do a clean install of the os and that would wipe office off of the laptop unless he gives you the disk or a good key. You haven't said what year it is either so its hard to give you a good answer.
 
it's 2010.. He is a technician so he's going to add anything that I want for the price.

falconeight said:
Its not that great of a deal. It depends on warranty and condition. You would want to do a clean install of the os and that would wipe office off of the laptop unless he gives you the disk or a good key. You haven't said what year it is either so its hard to give you a good answer.
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dragonjinse said:
It's a used one and no warranty. The seller also said the battery will be in good shape. But he can't tell me how many there are now. He said, "every computer is different."
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Decent deal, but if the seller cannot give you specifics about what you are buying then I would not jump into that.
 
Sounds like its the previous model with upgraded ram so the price is ok. For $1449 you can get the same one refurbished from apple. Or you can get a used one from craigslist or ebay for about $1100 to 1200.

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dragonjinse said:
it's 2010.. He is a technician so he's going to add anything that I want for the price.
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If its a 2010 then no its not a good deal. $1000 tops
 
I'm going to ask him to get more specific spec! Thanks

ugahairydawgs said:
Decent deal, but if the seller cannot give you specifics about what you are buying then I would not jump into that.
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Thank you very much! Useful information. I'm going to ask him to lower the price more. Hopefully he will agree with me.

Does processor 2.6 and 2.4 are similar in work?

falconeight said:
Sounds like its the previous model with upgraded ram so the price is ok. For $1449 you can get the same one refurbished from apple. Or you can get a used one from craigslist or ebay for about $1100 to 1200.

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If its a 2010 then no its not a good deal. $1000 tops
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dragonjinse said:
I'm going to ask him to get more specific spec! Thanks



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Thank you very much! Useful information. I'm going to ask him to lower the price more. Hopefully he will agree with me.

Does processor 2.6 and 2.4 are similar in work?
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It depends on the version of the processor. I know the I7 was a 2.6 and the 2.4 was a I5. You should get the model number and do some research. Its a lot of money to end up with the wrong mac.
 
I know :(

I'm going to be careful about it. Thank you

falconeight said:
It depends on the version of the processor. I know the I7 was a 2.6 and the 2.4 was a I5. You should get the model number and do some research. Its a lot of money to end up with the wrong mac.
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dragonjinse said:
it's 2010.. He is a technician so he's going to add anything that I want for the price.
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If you're saying that it is a 2010 model laptop, that's a terrible price. A 2010 uMBP-15 is worth less than $1000 for sure, and I wouldn't pay more than $750.

For $1300 you should be getting a very well specified late 2011 uMBP-15 or possibly even a medium spec early 2012 model.


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For 1650 I got a retina 15 that was mint only 3 months old with the 2.7 quad cpu, 16gb of ram and 512gb ssd. 1300 for this is ice cold
 
You don't seem to be very well informed about the different models and CPUs that are available. I would stay away from buying a used machine in that case.


Also, the machine comes with "MS Office 2011." You should realize that this is most likely an illegal copy of Office - unless the vendor has stated that he will transfer his license to you.
 
Thats a good deal

They bought is from somewhere other then Apple. Just make sure it came I7, but should because now all 15's are, and the base 15 is 2.3 not 2.4, but outside apple that happens, just as configurations technically could vary.

A unit with 2.3 is 1999 before tax, so a good discount new was 200, so 1800 plus tax 1900, so you are getting 600 off best deal, 800 off retail. It is a good deal. You never get ridiculous deals because very quality machines, but a good deal for sure. Priced to sell , and will go whether you buy or not in a few days.
 
Longhorns90 said:
They bought is from somewhere other then Apple. Just make sure it came I7, but should because now all 15's are, and the base 15 is 2.3 not 2.4, but outside apple that happens, just as configurations technically could vary.

A unit with 2.3 is 1999 before tax, so a good discount new was 200, so 1800 plus tax 1900, so you are getting 600 off best deal, 800 off retail. It is a good deal. You never get ridiculous deals because very quality machines, but a good deal for sure. Priced to sell , and will go whether you buy or not in a few days.
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It's a 2010 2.4 and that's a I5. It's 3 years old and not worth $1000 much less the price of a new one.
 
its a 2010 model? 1300$? its an ok-1 deal at most. atleast to me

such old technology. i would save abit more and buy a 3rd gen model.

soon the 4th gen will come out. and just be on a look out for bestbuy open box items.

i think you'll more happy this way
 
I'll sell you my late 2011 model i7 2.4/ 4g ram/ 750HD and I can promise you it's barely used as I could never get used to the OS. Paypal me $1150 and it's your shipping included. I can send pics. It's just wiped clean. I'ma about to put it on Craigslist. I can send pics and spec. Have the box and cables and everything too.
 
Yeah... I'd hit ebay - it's not outrageous if it is in pristine condition... but it sounds like you don't know that.

On Ebay - at least you can check the seller's rep and see good pics. Plus there a lots of them on there with similar specs selling below this price.
 
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