I've always considered laptops to be disposable computers. Are the people buying used, at a student discount price, really getting a machine of that value? If

I've always considered laptops to be disposable computers. Are the people buying used, at a student discount price, really getting a machine of that value? If it's out of warranty, any small hardware problem means disposal. Apple certainly has a strong brand with high perceived reliability. That's not value. Here's the rub: Warranty extends to the expected life of the machine, set by the producer of said product. Everything else is brand loyalty.