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    Where Can I Find A Previous Gen MacBook Pro

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Nickmax, May 27, 2009.

  1. Nickmax

    Nickmax Notebook Consultant

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    A Few Friends from work were asking about buying Mac's, But they said they wanted to get the older model aluminum and plastic instead of the new unibody ones. So Basically I was just wondering where i could get one..or do they even still sell somewhere now that the new ones are out so long...Thanks in Advance
     
    Nickmax, May 27, 2009
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    jdpatt Notebook Enthusiast

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    Microcenter, for one, sells a lot of previous generation Macs.
     
    jdpatt, May 27, 2009
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  3. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Not directly from Apple. You can find loads on sites such as eBay, and some retailers are still doing them, such as amazon.com.
     
    Budding, May 27, 2009
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    Sometimes the Apple Refurb stores have them in stock (you have to check back regularly). Last I checked the 2.4GHz/200GB 15" was $1349 and my GF's brother got one last time they were in stock.
     
    hellfire88, May 27, 2009
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    They pop up on the refurb site from time to time, but the matte ones are gone within 15 minutes and the glossy within 30.
     
    gauden44, May 27, 2009
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    Ebay is a decent source, but you can expect a 2nd hand macbook pro to still be quite expensive. Macs tend to have a high re-sale price. That's why it's often better to just buy new.
     
    sarahfox, May 27, 2009
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    Luke1708, May 28, 2009
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    Apple has extended the warranty on those affected Nvidia cards.
     
    xprohx, Jun 1, 2009
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    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    to 3 years :D :D
     
    Luke1708, Jun 1, 2009
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