Resale for Macbooks?

I am heavily into music production and DJ'ing, so I am looking into getting a Macbook Pro 15". I was curious how well it would work out to buy a new Mac now, and sell it in 2 two years (or whenever) right before the new models are released, then used that sale money to purchase the new model...rinse, and repeat.

Is the resale value of Macbooks high enough to where it would be worth selling it used every other year and spending the extra 200-300$ for a new one or does this not work out so well?

Thanks!

 

No one can say for sure, but in my case when I sold my 2007 MBP (original price $2000 ) last year it went for $800 on Ebay. That's a big drop in 3 years time, and I expect it to be the same trend today.

 

Thanks for the info. Doesn't sound like purchasing new is the best route, am looking at refurbished 2010 Macbook Pros for around 1,200, may be better to get that then sell it cheaper after a year or two.

 

Macs don't hold their value as well as they used to. If you want to do the buy/upgrade yearly thing, it usually works out to about $300-$400 or so every year. If you wait longer than that, or there happens to be a significant refresh (new case design, for example, or when it jumped from C2D to Core i), you'll lose a good deal more.

Refurbs are the best Apple deal going, imo, that and buying used from people/places you trust.

The 2010 MBP for $1269 is a great deal. You get a good video card, the faster speed of the i-series, and the full warranty on the machine from Apple. If you don't absolutely need the quad processing power, it's the best buy of the bunch.

 

Yeah I agree, macbooks used to keep their value better, I wonder why?

 

More of them out there. Annual refresh.

 

Yeah sounds about right.. Especially if they do another facelift

 

I also agree, buy on gen old is a good idea... I bought mine new, but student discount made the machine almost the same cost as a refurb (at the time), now the refurbs are way cheaper.