Resale Value of a MacBook

[JM Aggie08]

I bought an aluminum unibody macbook roughly a year ago. Now, i'm nowhere near wanting to get rid of it anytime soon, but if i were to, how much would what I have go for? There's not a scratch or dent on it in any way. Battery holds as much a charge as the first day i opened it up. All of the OEM discs are still in my wallet, as well as the OEM charger, and everything else.

Any idea fellas?

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[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Craigslist?

What are the specs? How much did you buy it for?

 

[JM Aggie08]

2ghz C2D, 2gb ddr3, 160gb HDD, 13".

$1200 last march.

 

[alm99]

2ghz C2D, 2gb ddr3, 160gb HDD, 13".

$1200 last march.

Those exact specs go for $999.00 on the Apple refurb store.

 

[Ka0t1x]

Also depends if it has the built-in 7 hour battery or not. I also bought my 15" MBP last march and do not have the 7 hour battery and ExpressCard instead of SD, which for most would reduce resale value (if you knew what you were buying).

 

[mmntech]

Mods will probably close this since no price checks are allowed.

I'd check eBay and see what the average going rate is on there.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Check the identifier in About this Mac. You can usually use that to compare to toher macbooks.

 

[Pliablemoose]

The other thing to keep in mind is the warranty status, if a notebook is under warranty, they fetch a higher price