Used Mac Prices

[Rainbow Dash]

So I was looking around in my local listings to find a cheap used motherboard, but instead I found a bunch of Mac listings. Are they decently priced?

 

21.5 inch iMac Late 2012 model

+ Intel i5 2.7 GHz

+ 8GB 1600MHz DDR3

+ Nvidia GT640M

+ Comes with mouse and keyboard

$457 USD

 

13 inch MacBook Pro Mid 2010

+ Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz

+ 4GB 1067MHz DDR3

+ Nvidia GT320M

- Had water damage but replaced board

$457 USD

 

21.5 inch iMac Late 2015

+ Intel i5 2.8 GHz

+ 8GB 1867MHz DDR3

+ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200

+ 1TB Storage

+ Comes with keyboard and mouse

$875 USD

 

Mac Mini

+ Intel i5 2.8 GHz

+ 8GB DDR3

+ Intel Iris Graphics

+ 1TB Fusion Drive

$685 USD

 

13 inch MacBook Air Early 2015

+ Intel i5 1.4 GHz

+ 4GB 1600MHz LPDDR3

+ Intel HD 6000

+ 256GB SSD

$704 USD

 

21.5 inch iMac Mid 2011

+ Intel i5 2.5 GHz

+ 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM

+ AMD HD 6750M

+ 500GB HDD

+ Comes with keyboard and mouse

$685 USD

 

21.5 inch iMac Late 2013

+ Intel i5 2.7 GHz

+ 8GB 1600MHz DDR3

+ Intel Iris Pro Graphics

+ 1TB HDD

- No mouse and keyboard

$837 USD

 

13.3 inch MacBook Air Mid 2017

+ Intel i5 1.8GHz

+ 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3

+ Intel HD 6000

+ 128GB SSD

+ Comes with everything

$1294 USD

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

I've seen worse. 200 bucks for a unibody plastic MacBook with missing keys, battery, and stained with Nicotine? Yea, no. You'll have to pay me to even attempt to touch that thing. 

[imreloadin]

It still kills me that Apple people still expect ~$450 for a Core 2 Duo based laptop

[DrMacintosh]

That 21.5" 2012 seems good. Bad dGPU but at least it has one. Also 2012 models get access to the latest wireless features of macOS like AirDrop between iOS devices/Macs and Hand-off. 

[Rainbow Dash]

14 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I've seen worse. 200 bucks for a unibody plastic MacBook with missing keys, battery, and stained with Nicotine? Yea, no. You'll have to pay me to even attempt to touch that thing. 

That just sounds like the most trashy thing ever.

 

12 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

That 21.5" 2012 seems good. Bad dGPU but at least it has one. Also 2012 models get access to the latest wireless features of macOS like AirDrop between iOS devices/Macs and Hand-off. 

So does that mean I could transfer files from my college Macs straight to my home?

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, Rainbow Dash said:

So does that mean I could transfer files from my college Macs straight to my home?

Mac-to-Mac Airdropping can be done with these Macs:

• MacBook Pro (Late 2008) or later, excluding the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2008)
• MacBook Air (Late 2010) or later
• MacBook (Late 2008) or later, excluding the white MacBook (Late 2008)
• iMac (Early 2009) or later
• Mac Mini (Mid 2010) or later
• Mac Pro (Early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card, or Mid 2010)

[imreloadin]

24 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

I've seen worse. 200 bucks for a unibody plastic MacBook with missing keys, battery, and stained with Nicotine? Yea, no. You'll have to pay me to even attempt to touch that thing. 

I'm 90% certain I could take a 5 year old MacBook that was in decent condition, take a shit on the keyboard, close the screen on it, and let it bake in my shed for a month this summer and still get $300 from an Apple fanboy for it.

[Sauron]

Entry level imacs are pure trash, I suggest getting something that at the very least has an ssd and a quad core cpu if you're buying a desktop. None of the ones on the list are worth half of the asking price but if you really want a mac it's less of a ripoff than buying them new.

[TopHatProductions115]

A few cheap items I found in some of my saved searches. Nothing special...

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBook-Pro-A1278-13-3-Laptop-MB991LL-A-June-2009-os-x-yosemite/332687828112?hash=item4d75bd6490:g:9lwAAOSwl4NbJGr8

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBook-Pro-15-A1226-Laptop-Computer-2-6GHz-2GB-250GB-HD-10-11-El-Capitan/283030566957?epid=78135889&hash=item41e5efb82d:g:YIMAAOSwmYtbNTF~:sc:USPSPriority!21228!US!-1

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Macbook-Pro-15-2008-2-60GHz-Core-2-Duo-4GB-RAM-200GB-GOOD-COND-50/113123592429?hash=item1a56b108ed:g:bfMAAOSwE9RbOkvl

Edited July 4, 2018 by TopHatProductions115

[DrMacintosh]

9 minutes ago, Sauron said:

Entry level imacs are pure trash, I suggest getting something that at the very least has an ssd and a quad core cpu if you're buying a desktop. None of the ones on the list are worth half of the asking price but if you really want a mac it's less of a ripoff than buying them new.

I'd challenge you to make a better rig than that 2012 21.5" iMac for $228.50

[Sauron]

6 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

I'd challenge you to make a better rig than that 2012 21.5" iMac for $228.50

With used parts? Easy.

 

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done.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-USFF-Desktop-i5-2400S-2-50GHz-8GB-DDR3-500GB-Win10-Pro-64-bit/223001220933?hash=item33ebe89745

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-SA230-bid-23-Ultra-Thin-Full-HD-IPS-Monitor-1920x1080-4ms-Response-Time/173385893738?epid=704820641&hash=item285e9ac76a:g:CwgAAOSwSUJa6yOR

 

save your nitpicks for someone who cares, I found this in less than 5 minutes and we're still talking half the price.

[DrMacintosh]

3 minutes ago, Sauron said:

With used parts? Easy.

Yeah, we are talking about used systems already. Why would you be limited to new parts? 

[DrMacintosh]

10 minutes ago, Sauron said:

With used parts? Easy.

 

-edit-

done.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-USFF-Desktop-i5-2400S-2-50GHz-8GB-DDR3-500GB-Win10-Pro-64-bit/223001220933?hash=item33ebe89745

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Acer-SA230-bid-23-Ultra-Thin-Full-HD-IPS-Monitor-1920x1080-4ms-Response-Time/173385893738?epid=704820641&hash=item285e9ac76a:g:CwgAAOSwSUJa6yOR

 

save your nitpicks for someone who cares, I found this in less than 5 minutes and we're still talking half the price.

pretty good. tbf we don't know what the Mac has in terms of storage

[Rainbow Dash]

56 minutes ago, TopHatProductions115 said:

A few cheap items I found in some of my saved searches. Nothing special...

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBook-Pro-A1278-13-3-Laptop-MB991LL-A-June-2009-os-x-yosemite/332687828112?hash=item4d75bd6490:g:9lwAAOSwl4NbJGr8

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBook-Pro-15-A1226-Laptop-Computer-2-6GHz-2GB-250GB-HD-10-11-El-Capitan/283030566957?epid=78135889&hash=item41e5efb82d:g:YIMAAOSwmYtbNTF~:sc:USPSPriority!21228!US!-1

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Macbook-Pro-15-2008-2-60GHz-Core-2-Duo-4GB-RAM-200GB-GOOD-COND-50/113123592429?hash=item1a56b108ed:g:bfMAAOSwE9RbOkvl

They look pretty ancient, but that 2nd one is pretty dirty and beat up.

[TopHatProductions115]

1 minute ago, Rainbow Dash said:

They look pretty ancient, but that 2nd one is pretty dirty and beat up.

True - and they're Core 2 Duos. But, for the price + having the latest Mac OS versions (El Capitan capable and up), it is better-priced than what you showed. Sometimes, you pay in cosmetics for what you get in affordability...

[Rainbow Dash]

1 minute ago, TopHatProductions115 said:

True - and they're Core 2 Duos. But, for the price + having the latest Mac OS versions (El Capitan capable and up), it is better-priced than what you showed. Sometimes, you pay in cosmetics for what you get in affordability...

Heck, I was hoping something like 2010 or newer for around $200-$300.

[Rainbow Dash]

1 hour ago, Sauron said:

Entry level imacs are pure trash, I suggest getting something that at the very least has an ssd and a quad core cpu if you're buying a desktop. None of the ones on the list are worth half of the asking price but if you really want a mac it's less of a ripoff than buying them new.

Is there a possible way to just buy a SSD and install them into a iMac? Or would it not allow it?

[TopHatProductions115]

3 minutes ago, Rainbow Dash said:

Heck, I was hoping something like 2010 or newer for around $200-$300.

Good luck - best single listings so far (that I could find):

• https://www.ebay.com/itm/13-Apple-MacBook-Aluminum-2-4GHz-Core-2-Duo-250GB-2GB-RAM-MB467LL-A/202359093955?hash=item2f1d8abac3:g:KkkAAOSwY4tat94Y
• https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MACBOOK-PRO-13-3-laptop-A1278/123225873742?hash=item1cb0d59d4e:g:UzcAAOSw9N5bIqzb

Best searches I could generate:

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As you can see, things get a bit hairy from there  

[Sauron]

21 minutes ago, Rainbow Dash said:

Is there a possible way to just buy a SSD and install them into a iMac? Or would it not allow it?

It depends on the model, generally yes but with the newer models I think you need a specific drive format (more expensive) and opening them is a pain.