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Selling MBP C2D in UK - questions

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Outside75

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Dec 1, 2006
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Hi,

Im thinking about selling my MBP C2D (2.33GHz, 2GB, 160HDD, Glossy). I bought it through Higher Education Store in UK. Now:

- do I need to transfer my extended Apple Care to the person who will buy it? AppleCare shows my laptops serial number but I just want to be sure that its not against my name too.

- can I make another purchase throught HE store? I dont want to buy another MBP but I was thinking about downgrading to Macbook. Can anyone remind me what were the the limitations here? (One machine a year or something??)

- The price - I bought it with discount (Higher Education) but when it comes to sale shall I forgot about it? For example:
In HE store my MBP costs £1,502.83 (with AppleCare).
In "normal" store same MBP costs £2,048.01
So - it will be ok to ask for something about £1700 - 1800 pounds for it? (Together with wireless apple keyboard and mouse, RadTech screen Protector, laptop sleeve, iCurve stand and great Pakuma laptop backpack).
Can you tell me how much shall I ask for it? Its two months old, no scratches, no problems with anything.

- finally - I never sold anything:) What shall I do to be sure that transaction will be safe and succesfull? I dont want to cheat and I dont want to be cheated:)

Thank you
 
Thanks:)

.. oh well:

a. Desktop: One (1) may be purchased per academic year

b. Mac mini: One (1) may be purchased per academic year

c. Notebook: One (1) may be purchased per academic year

d. Display: A maximum of two (2) may be purchased p er academic year

e. Software: A maximum of two (2) per software title may be purchased per academic year

f. iPod: there is no limit on the quantity of iPod purchases per academic year
 
That's a quick turn around - anything wrong with the machine?

If selling, i'd ignore the fact that you got a discount when deciding what price to sell it for (base it on the rrp), and maybe compare with what a re-furb costs.

plus, i think gillms1 is right - one discount per year
 
Nothing wrong:) just Im not happy with the screen and after couple of months I just realised that MBP is slightly too much for my needs. But still looks like I will not be able to get another laptop through HE store so I need to think about it again:)
 
How did you get that discount? My girlfriend goes to London College of Fashion and doesn't save anywhere near that much.
 
I called them. The didnt ask many questions. The price is the price from Apple Store for Higher Education. If someone is interested:

all standard config:
MBP 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - £1,146.80
MBP 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - £1,444.08
MBP 17' 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - £1,614.45

MacPro:) £1,427.63

Anyway - I just called them, they asked about my Uni and that was it:) They didnt even ask for a proof of my student status!
 
may i ask what you are finding wrong with the screen? I'm hoping to pick up a 15" MBP tomorrow myself, so am just curious.
 
I think its very personal experience. I dont like narrow viewing angles - its almost impossible to get a "proper" view of the screen without constant head moving:) It makes my eyes tired. It suffers from all the usual Macbook Pro screen issues - like problems with banding but Im sure that some users will be happy with this screen. There is no dead/stuck pixels and movies looks great on it.
 
Outside75 said:
I think its very personal experience. I dont like narrow viewing angles - its almost impossible to get a "proper" view of the screen without constant head moving:) It makes my eyes tired. It suffers from all the usual Macbook Pro screen issues - like problems with banding but Im sure that some users will be happy with this screen. There is no dead/stuck pixels and movies looks great on it.
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That's funny since my non-mac friends were impressed by the range of viewing angles on my MBP whilst i was showing it off. I have no banding or grain, and the brightness and clarity have been great on my eyes after my old Ti PB. In short i guess, yes, a very personal thing.
 
It is personal indeed. Still I think I will wait a few months before selling this laptop - and the screen.. I will go the local Apple reseller and just compare macbooks there with mine. Maybe I have a "lemon":)
 
That's crazy they didn't ask you anything. Would it be really bad if I tried that myself? We get ripped off enough in the UK compared to US prices as it is. I wonder if you'd have to prove anything if you bought the £50 applecare and had problems?

How does Apple deal with second owner HE Macs with Applecare?
 
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