Macbook - should i buy it?

Hi Guys,
I wanted to buy a white macbook with these specs

2 GHz (2000 MHz) Intel Core 2 Duo (60% faster than Core Duo)
1 GB DDR2 Ram Memory (1024 MB)
80 GB Hard Drive
SuperDrive (CD-RW & DVD-RW)
iSight Camera
Bluetooth
Built in Wireless
Intel GMA 950 Video Card
OS X Leopard

Should i get one?
Please help!

 

That must be a T7200 CPU, how much is that macbook ?

 

THe price is $470. It's not new,
It sounded like a good price to me

 

I think it's good, just remember to check the battery when you buy it

 

For that price yes

 

becareful when you make that deal.
if it's ebay. it can be a scam

 

Is that a "buy now" price? If so, that's a bit too low, in my opinion. Better be cautious.

 

too good to be true.

 

One of the following must be true:

1. Seller doesn't know the true value of the laptop
2. Something is wrong with it
3. All of the above

Think its option 3.

 

That price is extremly low. where are you seeing this?

 

Definitely too good to be true. I'd be weary of such a low price on a system that really isn't that old. We all know Macs have inflated resale values, so it should at least be a couple hundred more than that.

 

A friend of mine just bought a refurb Macbook for double the price. So yeah, that's too good to be true..

 

I had little alarmbells going off in my head when I saw that price. I don't even like the MB but at that price i'd buy 2. If its a personal friend to friend sale and you can verify its not hot then go for it. If its ebay watch your back like a hawk. As others have said, if it looks too good to be true, it usually is.

 

you're all right guys
it's was tooooooooooo good to be true.
this was one of the usual craigslist scams, the owner wanted me to send him the money somewhere in the UK!
I should better save some money and get a new one.
But what i wanted to know, was:
Are Apple computers as good as people say they are?
All over the net i read about macbooks that do not boot, Apple doesn't cover anything unless you get an Apple Care Plan, etc etc.
I dont really wanna spend a LOT and get nothing good.

 

Yes. If my MBP could talk, it would say that it's seen some heavy duty work come its way, which it handled with ease and begged for something harder.

Not true. As long as the initial 1st year warranty is good, Apple is extremely helpful.

Example: I had a power related issue with my MBP which I couldn't reproduce at the Apple Store. However, the guru their still offered to run a series of tests over night to make sure. For free, might I add, but that's covered in the warranty I guess.

You won't regret it.

 

I would say so . As for MacBooks that don't boot...I'm sure its true, but its definitely not widespread. There's always going to be defects, so those are them. And if you happen to have that issue, that's what customer support is for, they'll fix the problem for you!

And its not true at all about AppleCare. AppleCare does not add any more warranty service or such, it extends the standard one-year warranty two more years and gives you unlimited phone support. So anything AppleCare covers, so does the standard one-year warranty. It is a bit limiting, in terms of no Accidental Damage warranty and such, but other than that Apple does a great job!

 

Thank you, for the replies

 

If you like the OS, then yes they are. However if you don't care about having OS X then you can get much better standard PCs for the same price. (or an equally powerful PC for a much lower price.) When it comes to most of their hardware, all a Mac really is is a PC that runs OS X, with some neat features like the gesture trackpad, and it looks nice.

All Apple Care is is a warranty extender really. It comes with a base 1 year warranty, and Apple Care would extend it to 3. The warranties coverage are identical.

 

In short, no, not really. They are good computers, this I cannot deny, and the current deal on the base MacBook (with the free iPod touch) is quite a good deal, but its not all that His Jobsness and all the others crack them up to be. The thing is, there are often PC alternatives that are just as good, save for Vista vs OS X, which I must say is not all its cracked up to be. Its better for sure, but not THAT MUCH better, not as better as most Mac users believe or have conned themselves into believing or would like you to believe. Thats just my views, and as you can see, I'm pretty OS agnostic - equally at home in XP, Vista, OS X, or Linux. At the end of the day they are all just operating systems, and they do pretty much the same thing.