Selling MBP 13 Early 2011

[thinkinblue613]

Hey guys,

I'm a college student and need help deciding what setup I should sell my MBP 13 2.3GHz Early 2011. The reason I am upgrading is, because I need a laptop with a dedicated graphics card and more screen real estate. 1280 x 800 is too small to do hours of work without feeling too cramped.

I currently have this setup:
8 GB RAM
256 GB SSD
AppleCare until March 2014

I was deciding between switching the hard drives, because I have a 320 GB and 500 GB I'd rather have in instead. I want to keep the 256 GB SSD unless I get the Retina MBP.

I'm planning on replacing it with one of these with a budget of $2,000-2,500.

- Macbook Pro 15" Hi-Res Anti-glare (higher end, I'll put my 256 GB SSD in)
- Macbook Pro 15" Retina (lower end, with 16 GB RAM)

Should I state on my listing that if it goes past a certain price, I'll put the SSD in it? Or would it be better I keep the SSD for myself and throw the stock HDD and 8GB RAM?

Also, any suggestions on my replacements are welcome. Thanks for reading and the help!

 

[donklaus]

So, hours of work?

Hey guys,

I'm a college student and need help deciding what setup I should sell my MBP 13 2.3GHz Early 2011. The reason I am upgrading is, because I need a laptop with a dedicated graphics card and more screen real estate. 1280 x 800 is too small to do hours of work without feeling too cramped.

I currently have this setup:
8 GB RAM
256 GB SSD
AppleCare until March 2014

I was deciding between switching the hard drives, because I have a 320 GB and 500 GB I'd rather have in instead. I want to keep the 256 GB SSD unless I get the Retina MBP.

I'm planning on replacing it with one of these with a budget of $2,000-2,500.

- Macbook Pro 15" Hi-Res Anti-glare (higher end, I'll put my 256 GB SSD in)
- Macbook Pro 15" Retina (lower end, with 16 GB RAM)

Should I state on my listing that if it goes past a certain price, I'll put the SSD in it? Or would it be better I keep the SSD for myself and throw the stock HDD and 8GB RAM?

Also, any suggestions on my replacements are welcome. Thanks for reading and the help!

If you're experiencing screen limitation after "hours of work," it sounds like you're working in a fixed location. Why not add an external monitor? You have a great machine that will last, and lots of ways to spend a couple grand in the near future. I'd say just keep it (I'm typing on a virtually identical machine, with 7400 RPM Scorpio Black instead of an SSD, and it's hella fast for business work).

 

[Spink10]

Most people purchasing a used MBP dont care about upgrades (SSD, more RAM, etc) especially on CL and somewhat on eBay. Marketplace here is a different story.

If you sell take out SSD - keep RAM in it if you are moving up to a 2012 model - RAM is different between 2011 and 2012.

If you absolutely have to have that dedicated video card then sell - if not - an external display is a "cheaper" solution.