Technology dummy - Montevina: worth waiting?

[Westsider 4 Mac]

well...

Ok so the refurbs are cheaper but surely don't hold their value well in terms of resale? Or would you sell them simply as if you'd bought it new?

...The example below is the exact same specs as a "new" model. I believe it will hold its value quite well. I would sell them for as much as I could get for them and I would expect that number to be fairly high.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP.../RSLID?sf=wHF2F2PHCCCX72KDY&nclm=CertifiedMac

Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
15.4-inch widescreen display
2GB memory
250GB hard drive
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight Camera

• Save 15% off the original price
Original price: $2,499.00
Your price: $2,149.00

 

[ntrigue]

No reason to wait.

Resale on eBay is outstanding. 2 year old MBP's fetch between $1400-$1600; less than a $900 loss over 24 months. I sold a (mind you flawless) 2.33GHz for $1860. I paid $2350 15 months ago; essentially renting it for $38/month!

On that same subject. That was a two revision old MBP that was the most capable performer I've owned. Couldn't decipher it from a 3.2GHz a HyperThread desktop!

I want two things I can wait for:
6 hour battery
HDMI-out (felt so archaic using DVI everytime I used it with my TV

 

[bigDeeOT]

ugh, DVI is HDMI with a simple cable.

 

[alphaod]

HDMI-out (felt so archaic using DVI everytime I used it with my TV

ugh, DVI is HDMI with a simple cable.

Except DVI to HDMI does not output audio (well unless it comes with dedicated sound decoder on the video card (like ATI)