Yea, i refuse to go to craigslist
the dorms.
I paid 8 bills for a used macbook pro unibody... 250 gig hard drive with 4 megs of mem. Dude said he put in a new batter a few months ago. Still only get about 2-3 hours of unplugged usage.
felt like i got raped.
But with so many technerds in seattle, the prices are artificially augmented
If you can shoot for 6-7 bills with more hard drive space, you should be good to roll. Dinner bread.
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Best Buy open box.
Can easily get 10% off right off the bat with full warranty. More if the manager wants to
Check out thier open box stock online so you know which store to go to.
Apple.com has a pretty good refurbished selection with discounts
And if you want more of a discount. Get your broke ass a acer or something.
If you're not willing to go the eBay/Craigslist route, the best place to get a good deal on a Mac is Apple's refurb store. I wouldn't be scared off by a refurb from Apple, since it's basically the same as buying new (same exact warranty as a new machine). The cheapest 13" MacBook Pro up there is $929 before taxes.
Refurbished Mac Computers - Refurbished Notebooks & Desktop Computers - Apple Store (U.S.)
my homie sold his on craigslist for 800 shyt had a bunch of problems but he aint tell the buyer that sold it and bought an ipad the user was sending him emails talking bout he wanted a refund lol he just blocked dudes email address