CarMad Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Just get the itch scratched you won't regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Also just look at what a 3 year old MBP is worth on ebay and do the same on a Dell XPS machine and report back. A Mac might be more expensive but it loses nothing like the same money. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Who on earth buys second hand laptops / desktops?? How relavent is resale value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Who on earth buys second hand laptops / desktops?? How relavent is resale value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Who on earth buys second hand laptops / desktops?? How relavent is resale value? Me...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Because if you want to upgrade to something new in 3 years time; one will mean you need to start again and its worth nothing, whilst the other still retains a significant amount of its value and you won't need to add much money at all to get back into the same machine. There is a huge market for second hand Apple machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) The simplest solution of course is for Mac to sell me a MBP for the price of a Dell outlet XPS. Job Done Edited April 30, 2014 by Waylander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Who on earth buys second hand laptops / desktops?? How relavent is resale value? it's incredibly relevant in the Apple world. I usually sell mine on when there's a significant upgrade (usually annually) recouping circa 80% of the original price. Try that with your Dell May have a Retina 13" unit going very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Mac, For 'Bang for Buck' these days where is the sweet spot in 4th gen processors? I3, I5 or I7?? All are perfectly capable of running everyday tasks, but if you wanted to add in a bit gaming (with a dedicated GPU), or some heavier multitasking are the I3's still plenty fast enough??? I have a 2.4ghz Quad Core i7 with 16gb of RAM and the retina screen (15"). However, forget the processor. I think the only people that get the real benefit of the i7's are the likes of Mac running intensive processes. Instead, if anyone is looking to a MBP I'd recommend one thing above everything else - the SSD. I specced a 256gb SSD and the machine is like a rocket. Nothing seems to 'load'. It just happens. Immediately. It's fair to say that when coupled with the i7 and 16gb of RAM it is a beast of a thing, but the reality is I don't think the processor makes much difference in the type of day to day stuff I do. The 16gb of RAM was complete overkill too, but it does mean that if I want to rearrange the world I have enough memory to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Who on earth buys second hand laptops / desktops?? How relavent is resale value? A lot of people. Very relevant. I have sold every piece of Mac hardware I've put up for sale almost immediately. The demand for them in huge and the residual value is exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Oh I absolutely agree with that. I have seen the queues to buy Mac and NNMM's Mac hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 An SSD does make a lot more of a difference than a processor bump, I'd agree. I'd prefer a dual-core i5 with an SSD than a quad i7 for a normal HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Must be just me, I wouldn't dream of buying second hand tech. Not a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Must be just you then - if it wasn't, there'd be no market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Must be just me, I wouldn't dream of buying second hand tech. Not a chance. For me, it was conditional on who I was buying it from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Then you decided to buy from me instead? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bells0 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I put a 480 gig SSD into my 2011 MBP last month, totally transformed my machine. For £160 it's given me life in my laptop for another few years and saved me a fortune as i was so close to buying a new one it was so slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Second all this ssd talk, use one in a windows based machine purely for the operating system and its a bloody revalation, amazing change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 I bought my MBP from the refurb section of Apple store ..... so second hand too!! Have had it for 4 years so far with no problems. Not much stays on that section for long so some of us don't mind second hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsta Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Mac, I might be interested in your MBP 13" as and when you're looking to get rid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Oi! Wait in line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Put me on the list if the dodgy buggers don't want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Oi. You shut it too...unless you take his 13" frees up your 15" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) Mac sold me my MBP and I utterly love it. It isn't just a laptop, it is an absolute pleasure to use. I'd like to get the missus using Mac machines - she has some Acer rubbish that takes 10 mins to load. I've pondered whether I'd like a new Mac but in reality mine isn't stressed and if I need a boost, a 16Gb RAM upgrade and an SSD will make it seem like a brand new machine anyway. Reading the early threads makes me a bit sad I bought Office for Mac 2011 recently. That said, I got one of our guys who was on a long-term project in the US to buy it over there - £50 for Excel, Word and PowerPoint, so I don't feel too hard done by. Question - why is it the Mac version has the awesome presentation view on PPT, whereas my work Windows machine doesn't? It is such an awesome feature with the timer and preview. Oh, and while in PC World today buying a replacement power charger for the work machine I was lusting over the 27' iMac - oh my god, they are utterly beautiful things. Edited May 2, 2014 by Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Oi. You shut it too...unless you take his 13" frees up your 15" Not. A. Chance. (But it can be yours for £2,200 and I'll not be making a penny profit on it. ). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now