Who is selling their current MBP in preparation for a new one?

[kenbrinkman]

Can't you still return/exchange it?

it's just beyond the return period unfortunately, plus it's a hassle to return a cto machine.

 

[mrklaw]

I don't think anyone with a unibody (Late-2008 or Mid-2009) would sell their MacBook Pro's for the new one unless they REALLY need whatever Apple plans to upgrade. The increase isn't going to be much if you're making the small upgrade. I think the refresh would benefit those who had an Early-2008 MacBook Pro or earlier. Although old, the Core 2 Duo chip is still a pretty good chip.

I'd consider it for the battery life, let alone any increase in speed.

I agree in general that its not worth the change just for a speed increase - I wouldn't trade up from a 7-hour battery MBP for instance. I think its reasonable to wait 12 months for quad-cores to come out, and for the GPU situation to sort itself out.

But who knows what magical things they might put in the refresh to change our minds?

 

[Picho]

it's just beyond the return period unfortunately, plus it's a hassle to return a cto machine.

You can try and do it? Where did you get it from?

Sometimes stores will accept returns regardless of their policy, talk to a manager, see if they can make an exception.

Also hurry, all signs point to an imminent release and you will take a big hit.


Good luck!

 

[maflynn]

You can try and do it? Where did you get it from?

Sometimes stores will accept returns regardless of their policy, talk to a manager, see if they can make an exception.

You cannot return CTO machines and so he can only sell it. That's one of the HUGE drawbacks when buying CTO instead of a stock machine.

 

[Picho]

You cannot return CTO machines and so he can only sell it. That's one of the HUGE drawbacks when buying CTO instead of a stock machine.

Really?

I have returned a couple of CTO machines that I brought directly from Apple.

Granted, I can't return them in the Apple Store, but they send me an RMA sticker and I just drop it on FedEx and send them to somewhere in CA and I get my refund on my CC a couple of days later.

I have done it two times in the past, the last one in december.

The only thing I'm sure you can't return are engraved products.

 

[taylor200588]

currently I have a mid 2007 macbook, im at uni doing computer arts and desperate for something with a better graphics and processor! im itching for a macbook pro but i dont want to buy it now and a couple of weeks later a new model comes out

thats what happend to me the last time i got a mac

so do you guys think something will be out kinda soon-ish??

 

[0186279]

currently I have a mid 2007 macbook, im at uni doing computer arts and desperate for something with a better graphics and processor! im itching for a macbook pro but i dont want to buy it now and a couple of weeks later a new model comes out

thats what happend to me the last time i got a mac

so do you guys think something will be out kinda soon-ish??

Im feelin tuesday...

 

[Disc Golfer]

I guess you're over with thinking that computers were a fad of the 90s/00s.......

No.