What's my MBP worth?

[Dizzie20vt]

I have a

2.66ghz i7 (mid '10 / 6,2) 15" macbook pro
8gb RAM (upgraded crucial)
500gb HDD
hi-res shiny screen
Currently running 10.7.4

VGC throughout. I've always sleeved it during transport.

24 months old on coconut battery with 256 battery cycles. battery capacity 91%

I was thinking roughly £1000...

It's a toss up between buying a new one next month and selling this. or SSD this with the 500gb in the optibay.

 

[mac-collector]

I'll give you $50 for it. But that is probably because I have something similar, I don't know.

 

[iDutchman]

I have a

2.66ghz i7 (mid '10 / 6,2) 15" macbook pro
8gb RAM (upgraded crucial)
500gb HDD
hi-res shiny screen
Currently running 10.7.4

VGC throughout. I've always sleeved it during transport.

24 months old on coconut battery with 256 battery cycles. battery capacity 91%

I was thinking roughly £1000...

It's a toss up between buying a new one next month and selling this. or SSD this with the 500gb in the optibay.

I'd say unless you really want/need the new 'redesign' 2012 MacBook Pro, put in an SSD! I have in every single Mac I own. It just makes it so much better!

I don't live in the UK, so I can't estimate a good price for you.

 

[Weaselboy]

I usually check eBay for recently ended auctions to get a feel for pricing.

 

[Ccrew]

I usually check eBay for recently ended auctions to get a feel for pricing.

I usually post the question in the correct forum


https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/54/

 

[Weaselboy]

I usually post the question in the correct forum


https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/54/

I usually don't post smart *** remarks in the forums.

 

[Gen]

I've used this in the past: http://www.mac2sell.net/

 

[iAppleseed]

It's not hard to answer. Just enter your specs here
US: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/reuse_and_recycle
UK: http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/reuse_and_recycle
and Apple will tell you how much your computer is worth. You could sell it to Apple, or to someone.

 

[NewGuyHere]

It's not hard to answer. Just enter your specs here
US: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/reuse_and_recycle
UK: http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/reuse_and_recycle
and Apple will tell you how much your computer is worth. You could sell it to Apple, or to someone.

I wouldn't do that, you barely get any money out of it because apple has no use for it, so they will lowball pretty hard there are some websites that give you an estimate.

 

[dlimes13]

i have a

2.66ghz i7 (mid '10 / 6,2) 15" macbook pro
8gb ram (upgraded crucial)
500gb hdd
hi-res shiny screen
currently running 10.7.4

vgc throughout. I've always sleeved it during transport.

24 months old on coconut battery with 256 battery cycles. Battery capacity 91%

i was thinking roughly £1000...

It's a toss up between buying a new one next month and selling this. Or ssd this with the 500gb in the optibay.

$1200 usd.

 

[thekev]

It is somewhat region specific. The cost isn't the same in the UK relative to the US. I mean that what it's worth in the US can be different by a factor greater than the currency conversion. In both regions the value is leveraged by what they cost new.

For the OP, you could always wait for the new one to see what it's like. If you buy an SSD that is warrantied for several years, it could be passed on to a new machine at a later time if you like. I wouldn't buy a new computer just to obtain an SSD, and the things that are sped up by an SSD are entirely different from those that benefit from more cpu power. Obviously I don't know what you do on your machine. If you're not strained on cpu power, there's no reason to upgrade unless you really like some feature of the new ones. Electronics will depreciate no matter what, whether it's the older model or the new one. If I didn't require a new computer sooner, I'd be tempted to see if Intel lives up to its hype on Haswell rather than Ivy given that we're slipping to a mid year year release on this generation.

 

[Ccrew]

I usually don't post smart *** remarks in the forums.

with a name like weaselboy you should!

 

[Dizzie20vt]

Cheers guys

Your Computer is a
MacBook Pro unibody 15 inch Intel Core i7 2.66 GHz 8192 / 500 GB / superdrive
The Mac2Sell Quoted Value is :
960 £

it does have the hi-res screen which isn't an option so my guess at £1000 wasn't a million miles away.

I think I'll SSD this one anyway and then wait a few months to see how the new ones look and for them to iron out any bugs.

 

[JoshGlzBrk]

I was able to get $1450 for my Mid 2010 2.66 i7, 8GB, hi-res glossy, 256GB ssd last month.

And that was from a local craigslist buyer so no ebay/paypal fees ********.


So $1000-$1300 is likely.

 

[yusukeaoki]

I would say for about 1200USDs.
With the new update coming, your 2010 model will keep on dropping its value.

 

[hajime]

I would put a SSD in and use it for 2-3 more years. Then, sell it and get a new machine. You can still use the SSD in your future machine.

 

[r0k]

I would put a SSD in and use it for 2-3 more years. Then, sell it and get a new machine. You can still use the SSD in your future machine.

I agree. Put in an SSD and get more use out of it.

I'm still using my 2008 white Macbook with a "hybrid" SSD. I'll probably be upgrading this summer if they come out with any retina MBP models. I'll probably go for the 13 inch model. Meanwhile, this machine is still useful so I'll either pass it along to another family member or sell it on ebay or craigslist.

 

[416049]

1000GBP seems like a good estimate and in worst case you can always go lower to around 960 but i wouldn't go any lower than that, in that case slam in an ssd and you can use it for longer until you manage to sell it or whatever you decide to do.

 

[smilingiscool]

with a name like weaselboy you should!

I totally disagree. Weaselboy sounds like a totally intelligent, yet sophisticated name!

 

[halledise]

I totally disagree. Weaselboy sounds like a totally intelligent, yet sophisticated name!

now now girls

 

[Weaselboy]

I totally disagree. Weaselboy sounds like a totally intelligent, yet sophisticated name!

This is exactly what I was trying to capture with the name.

 

[smilingiscool]

This is exactly what I was trying to capture with the name.

You funny guy. Haha