You know it was a good upgrade when...

[iViking]

The value of your six-month old Macbook with backlit keyboard, ($1520), just crashed through the floor and you can't even unload it for $1100.

That's the fastest value drop I've witnessed in twelve years of owning Macs, and it's due mainly to the huge upgrade/price drop we just saw.

 

[Bill Gates]

That computer was a terrible value even when brand-new, so frankly it's not surprising at all to me. The previous market price was artificially high.

 

[AdamLikesMusic]

If you were looking to make money, you shouldn't have invested in a computer at all.

 

[ab2650]

If you were looking to make money, you shouldn't have invested in a computer at all.

Or banks.

 

[iViking]

If you were looking to make money, you shouldn't have invested in a computer at all.

Thanks but you missed the point of my post.

The point is that Macs have great resale value--that is still true--so the fact that the value of my six month old Macbook fell so instantly testifies to how good their recent offerings are.

(The other guy had a good point, too, in that I may have paid too much for this particular model to begin with.)

 

[sm0]

Thanks but you missed the point of my post.

The point is that Macs have great resale value--that is still true.

True but alot less so nowadays. Even here in NZ, <2 year old white/blackbooks for for dirt cheap resale prob around a third of their rrp.

Back in the day pre-intel days, thats where you can say macs held their value...

If you were looking to make money, you shouldn't have invested in a computer at all.

^ He does make a valid point. My rule is the resale value of any technology halves the second I buy it, anything more I get on sale is a bonus.

Deal with it and move on.

 

[qpid]

True but alot less so nowadays. Even here in NZ, <2 year old white/blackbooks for for dirt cheap resale prob around a third of their rrp.

Back in the day pre-intel days, thats where you can say macs held their value...



^ He does make a valid point. My rule is the resale value of any technology halves the second I buy it, anything more I get on sale is a bonus.

Deal with it and move on.

Hey people complained that apple needed to update more often, so this happens