Resale Value of MBP after SSD Upgrade?

[sshhoott]

Hi, I am going to be replacing my 250GB 5400RPM HDD with OCZ 256GB Vertex 4 for $200 today.

How much of an impact will this upgrade have on the resale value of my MBP 13" (mid 2010) if I sell it in the summer of 2013? Will the resale value be at least $100 higher?

Thanks!

 

[mohsy90]

Hi, I am going to be replacing my 250GB 5400RPM HDD with OCZ 256GB Vertex 4 for $200 today.

How much of an impact will this upgrade have on the resale value of my MBP 13" (mid 2010) if I sell it in the summer of 2013? Will the resale value be at least $100 higher?

Thanks!

Seeing that prices will further drop within the next year for SSDs as well as your old MBP, you'll probably see a $50-100 return on it. There is really no way to tell for sure.

 

[Orlandoech]

Also considering the average user will care about capacity more than SSD speed, its usually useless in my trials of selling my old MBPs. I always just removed them and put the stock HDD back in.

 

[Spink10]

Also considering the average user will care about capacity more than SSD speed, its usually useless in my trials of selling my old MBPs. I always just removed them and put the stock HDD back in.

spot on

 

[Ccrew]

If you're doing it as an investment there's a lot of better ways to get a return for your $. Investing in computer hardware sure ain't one of them.

 

[Naimfan]

If you're lucky, you might get $50 more in a year.

As Orlandoech wrote, purchasers of used computers seem to value storage over speed.

 

[coldjeanzzz]

If you're lucky, you might get $50 more in a year.

As Orlandoech wrote, purchasers of used computers seem to value storage over speed.

This seems to be true. A lot of college students seem to buy MBPs over the MBA even though the MBA is more portable. I think they look at the storage capacity, see 500 GB vs 128 GB and right away decide the MBP would be better. So I can't imagine an SSD would do much to increase the value overall

 

[TechZeke]

This seems to be true. A lot of college students seem to buy MBPs over the MBA even though the MBA is more portable. I think they look at the storage capacity, see 500 GB vs 128 GB and right away decide the MBP would be better. So I can't imagine an SSD would do much to increase the value overall

Well, in 2012 the average teenager/college student has gigs and gigs of music, let alone HD Videos and photos. I know allot of people with 100+ Gigs worth of music. They view 128 GB as something you would find an ipad or iphone, not your actual computer.

If I wasn't an engineering major that needs to run CAD,(Thus my need for the 15" Quad core i7 and dedicated 650M) I probably would have went with the MBA since 13" MBP isn't really much more powerful than the Air.