Indeed, my experience is the same. Years ago I tried to sell my 1.5 year old MacBook white (back when it was still the regular consumer model). I could only get

Indeed, my experience is the same. Years ago I tried to sell my 1.5 year old MacBook white (back when it was still the regular consumer model). I could only get a bit more than half of the purchase price. The trick in the article may work sell before the end of the cycle), but I don't want to align to Apple's cycle. What if the cycle is probably going to end, and you have some deadlines? I concluded that the resale price is too low for such good-quality and durable hardware that I decided I'd rather give my older hardware to family or friends for free or a small compensation. Making someone happy with a good MacBook or Mac Mini is worth more.