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my intel died last week. had to get an m2 pro and THIS drops today. kinda salty that my intel couldn' have held out till the M3 was available

vidoc 3y ago
unless you went second hand, you should still be covered with the 30 day return policy no?
- vidoc 3y ago
  wow it's 14! definitely need to hurry up :)
evanmoran 3y ago
This is what returns are for! It is definitely worth the hassle for a better chip
phonon 3y ago
Apple has a 14 day return policy. Don't need a reason. https://www.apple.com/shop/help/returns_refund https://www.apple.com/shop/help/returns_refund
goerz 3y ago
“Last week” is well within the 2-week return window.
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fastball 3y ago
I bought a top spec Intel mac a month before the M1 came out. Just sold that computer for 1/3 it's original price :\
- solardev 3y ago
  1/3 is pretty good for a used computer, TBH. I usually get like 20% or less... sometimes they're hard to even give away.
  - fastball 3y ago
    Fair, this one was in literally perfect condition though. No scratches / damage and a brand new battery.
    - solardev 3y ago
      It's like buying a car. The moment your Mac walks out of the store, the ghost of Steve Jobs comes and personally curses it to 2/3 of its value that very instant.
      - gmac 3y ago
        Except with cars, that loss is against the sticker price. So if you get a good enough deal on your new car, it can in fact lose nothing when you drive it away (I got close to 1/3 off a new car in 2018, using a web-based buying agent, in the UK). It's very hard to get anything like that much off a Mac, since Apple appears to have pretty tight control over prices, even as charged by third parties.
- michaelteter 3y ago
  I don't recall if the M1 was a secret/surprise (I doubt it). Before buying any Apple hardware, it's worth looking up a couple of sites that suggest when the next release cycle will be for a given item and what specs are expected in the next release. The one I use is https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/ https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/
  - 1000100_1000101 3y ago
    M1 was not a surprise. After years of waiting for a non-butterfly keyboard, they released a working Intel based MBP, but almost immediately made it worthless by announcing the migration to Arm. They even "rented" prototypes using A12Z chips for developers to use to prepare their apps nearly a year in advance. Hardly a stealth endeavour.

vidoc 3y ago

unless you went second hand, you should still be covered with the 30 day return policy no?

vidoc 3y ago
wow it's 14! definitely need to hurry up :)

evanmoran 3y ago

This is what returns are for! It is definitely worth the hassle for a better chip

phonon 3y ago

Apple has a 14 day return policy. Don't need a reason. https://www.apple.com/shop/help/returns_refund https://www.apple.com/shop/help/returns_refund

goerz 3y ago

“Last week” is well within the 2-week return window.

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fastball 3y ago

I bought a top spec Intel mac a month before the M1 came out. Just sold that computer for 1/3 it's original price :\

solardev 3y ago
1/3 is pretty good for a used computer, TBH. I usually get like 20% or less... sometimes they're hard to even give away.
- fastball 3y ago
  Fair, this one was in literally perfect condition though. No scratches / damage and a brand new battery.
  - solardev 3y ago
    It's like buying a car. The moment your Mac walks out of the store, the ghost of Steve Jobs comes and personally curses it to 2/3 of its value that very instant.
    - gmac 3y ago
      Except with cars, that loss is against the sticker price. So if you get a good enough deal on your new car, it can in fact lose nothing when you drive it away (I got close to 1/3 off a new car in 2018, using a web-based buying agent, in the UK). It's very hard to get anything like that much off a Mac, since Apple appears to have pretty tight control over prices, even as charged by third parties.
michaelteter 3y ago
I don't recall if the M1 was a secret/surprise (I doubt it). Before buying any Apple hardware, it's worth looking up a couple of sites that suggest when the next release cycle will be for a given item and what specs are expected in the next release. The one I use is https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/ https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/
- 1000100_1000101 3y ago
  M1 was not a surprise. After years of waiting for a non-butterfly keyboard, they released a working Intel based MBP, but almost immediately made it worthless by announcing the migration to Arm. They even "rented" prototypes using A12Z chips for developers to use to prepare their apps nearly a year in advance. Hardly a stealth endeavour.