Trade in an iMac to Apple

[Kendo]

I just got an email from Apple about their trade-in program. I have a 2009 iMac that I planned on selling on Craigslist but if it means the difference between $900 on CL vs a trade-in of $700, I'd rather take the $700.

https://www.apple.com/mac/trade-up/

For anyone with a 2009 or 2010 iMac, can you let me know how much a regular base model 27" is trading in for? It should be a Core i3 and 4GB Ram.

 

[Foxglove9]

My 2009 core i5 iMac is quoted as just $200. Should get way more on Craigslist I think.

 

[whatevs]

2009 C2D 3.06GHz 27 in Imac... $185.

 

[sevoneone]

Trade-in programs are almost never worth it. Pretty much anything older than 2 years it is only going to offer you $200 for.

 

[JasonMovieGuy]

I'm keeping my 21.5 iMac 2009. I'll use it for word documents and quick iMovie edits on the '11 version. Plus it has the now deceased SuperDrive- always a plus when you want to watch DVDs.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

Plus it has the now deceased SuperDrive- always a plus when you want to watch DVDs.

You can still buy an ext. SuperDrive. They are not deceased. $80 for the real deal. "Fake" ones can be had for $25-30.

 

[JasonMovieGuy]

You can still buy an ext. SuperDrive. They are not deceased. $80 for the real deal. "Fake" ones can be had for $25-30.

Yeah but I prefer mine to be in the computer, not something I have to buy as an attachment

 

[b06tmm]

The internal SuperDrive was the deciding factor in me getting the "thick" iMac vs. the thinner ones without one when the thin ones were first released. I do have an external Blu-Ray drive when I want to rip one of those.

I can't tell you how many times I almost inserted an SD card into the SuperDrive slot though...

 

[cynics]

If that trade in is right than I would consider it to avoid the inconvenience of Craigslist (I find it scary when people are unwilling to meet at local PD).

However my 2013 they offer $315 dollars trade in. Craigslist ranges for me between $900-1400. Kind of a no brainer here.....