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Quick, which is a better deal?

Staindsoul

Staindsoul

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I have 2 choices of Macbooks to buy tonight, seeing what y'all think is better:

1. Macbook 2,1 Mid 2007
2.16 C2D processor
2GB RAM
160GB HDD
No warranty
$400

2. Macbook Mid-2009
2.13 C2D Processor
4GB RAM
250GB HDD
Nvidia 9400m
Applecare until Feb 2013
$650

What do you guys think?
 
Staindsoul said:
I have 2 choices of Macbooks to buy tonight, seeing what y'all think is better:

1. Macbook 2,1 Mid 2007
2.16 C2D processor
2GB RAM
160GB HDD
No warranty
$400

2. Macbook Mid-2009
2.13 C2D Processor
4GB RAM
250GB HDD
Nvidia 9400m
Applecare until Feb 2013
$650

What do you guys think?
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Number 2 is certainly the better deal.
 
Staindsoul said:
Yeah thats what I was thinking, especially because of the warranty
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The extended warranty (ACP) is worth the extra $250 in itself.

I don't know your usage pattern well enough to tell if the +90 GB of disk space and +2 GB of RAM makes any difference or not for you - but it does make a difference to the resale value anyway. So you can see that as a bonus.
 
This will be my computer for a year while I am deployed so honestly really just using it for internet and movies... maybe very light gaming.

I was going economical but #2 just seems like such a good deal, especially when the way these are prone to cracking.

If it makes a difference, #2 has a speck case and docking station too
 
to me the HD is too small on the first one and the first one IS almost 4 years old. Between the 4GB of RAM, HD, and Apple Care you have a MUCH BETTER RESALE value if you choose to sell it in a year....and if not, you have a decent machine that will last several years longer! All that for only $250 more!!!
 
Option 2. Less worries abut its remaining life, higher resale value, warranty, bigger/faster hard drive - all for a $250 price difference. No comparison.

Think Value not Price!!!
 
Thanks for the help guys. Before I buy this, would you recommend this deal or is there something better out there? I do not want to spend more than $650
 
Staindsoul said:
Before I buy this, would you recommend this deal or is there something better out there? I do not want to spend more than $650
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With 4Gb of RAM and Applecare it is a great deal. The only thing that would make it better is if it was a late 2009 instead of an early 2009 MB. The difference is in the backlit LED screen of the Oct 2009 models which are significantly better than the May 2009 models - the color gamut was also improved by about 60%. Plus, those models had the latest trackpad design - I think, but that might have been introduced in the earlier model. MBP's got the new and improved LED's in June 2009. So keep that in mind.
 
Vantage Point said:
With 4Gb of RAM and Applecare it is a great deal. The only thing that would make it better is if it was a late 2009 instead of an early 2009 MB. The difference is in the backlit LED screen of the Oct 2009 models which are significantly better than the May 2009 models - the color gamut was also improved by about 60%. Plus, those models had the latest trackpad design - I think, but that might have been introduced in the earlier model. MBP's got the new and improved LED's in June 2009. So keep that in mind.
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You are right about the LED screens but I am having trouble finding one of those used for under $650 with AppleCare
 
Thanks for the input guys. I purchased #2 and it is in pristine shape! Coconut battery said there have been only 6 load cycles. Nice
 
You get what you pay for. Both are equally good in the same way. #1 costs less, but you don't get the warranty, smaller hard drive, and less processor and ram.

#2 comes with a warranty, bigger HDD, more ram and a slightly faster processor.

In all the second one would look like a better deal if you add up the costs of upgrading the HDD, ram, and adding in the purchase of a warranty.
 
lancecomputers said:
You get what you pay for. Both are equally good in the same way. #1 costs less, but you don't get the warranty, smaller hard drive, and less processor and ram.

#2 comes with a warranty, bigger HDD, more ram and a slightly faster processor.

In all the second one would look like a better deal if you add up the costs of upgrading the HDD, ram, and adding in the purchase of a warranty.
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Gotta love craigslist :)
 
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