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    I want to sell my Macbook..

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by greg1, Jan 13, 2009.

  1. greg1

    greg1 Notebook Guru

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    Hi, I have a fairly new (bought it last October) Macbook which hasn't been used an awful lot, and is still in excellent condition. I'm interested in selling it, cause I don't use it much and I really need the money more. I spent $1400 total, including a sleeve and an iwork software package - the sleeve and iwork are unopened and never-used. I'm thinking of selling the Macbook for $1100 or $1200 including the sleeve/iwork. Does this sound like a good price?

    I've only used the Macbook minimally - it's been hard for me getting used to it and I went back to my HP laptop. To sell, is it best to restore the macbook to its original settings? And if so, how do I do that? I'm hoping to do it myself, instead of taking it to a computer-repair person, but whatever. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks, Greg

    *It's a 13" wide-screen with 2 Ghz Intel Core2Duo processor, 2 GB memory, and 160 MB hard drive.
     
    greg1, Jan 13, 2009
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  2. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Sounds pretty fair. I'd buy it if I was looking for a notebook.
     
    Colton, Jan 13, 2009
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  3. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    The day before you ship the computer to your buyer just insert the Leopard Install DVD and do a clean install. After the installation is complete, when restarting, click the power button to force it to shut down.

    When your buyer receives the computer and turns it on, he will get the Welcome to Leopard screen just like you got it when you un-boxed it for the first time.
     
    cdnalsi, Jan 14, 2009
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  4. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Is it the white or alu macbook? If its the alu one the the price is fair, but if its the white one then you might have to drop the price abit as they are now cheaper new then what your asking. Perhaps you can put it on ebay and see what you get?
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    Underpantman, Jan 14, 2009
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  5. greg1

    greg1 Notebook Guru

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    thanks for the replies. It is the aluminum one. Greg
     
    greg1, Jan 14, 2009
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  6. harr89

    harr89 Notebook Enthusiast

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    NIB aluminum macbooks are going for around 1100 on ebay. Selling a used one for 1200 most likely won't happen regardless of what software/case that comes with it.
     
    harr89, Jan 14, 2009
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  7. times

    times Notebook Evangelist

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    its hard to get used to? lol,good one.
     
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    fastrandstrongr Notebook Evangelist

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    I dunno where you're lookin, but I'm hard pressed to find anything below 1200...
     
    fastrandstrongr, Jan 14, 2009
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  9. greg1

    greg1 Notebook Guru

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    Regarding a clean install, I don't have a Leopard Install DVD. I only have a 'Mac OS X Install DVD' and an 'Applications Install DVD. Do I still need the Leopard, and if so where do I get one? Greg
     
    greg1, Jan 14, 2009
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  10. winterymix

    winterymix Notebook Consultant

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    ....I think I have an idea now why he had a hard time getting used to it.
     
    winterymix, Jan 14, 2009
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  11. Citizen86

    Citizen86 Notebook User Guy

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    lol.

    @greg1: Don't worry, OS X = Leopard, so that Install DVD is the one you want...
     
    Citizen86, Jan 14, 2009
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  12. harr89

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    I search for items through the model number. I see items ending for 1050-1175 all the time. Used ones go for 1000 usually.
     
    harr89, Jan 14, 2009
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