Value of MacbookPro - estimates please.

[scudsucker]

Hi,

I may be interested in buying my current MacBook Pro from my company at the end of next month - depending on what it is worth, and what my boss may ask. I have not yet asked, but I know for a fact they have more stock than staff - so the excess are sitting in a cupboard doing nothing.

It is a mostly stock MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2012 with the standard (aside from RAM)

2,5 GHz Intel Core i5
10 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 <-- this is not standard, 1 x 8GB, 1 x 2GB card
Intel HD Graphics 4000
13 inch (1280 x 800)
500GB drive
Standard optical drive (Superdrive)
Mavericks installed - I'll have to uninstall all the company-owned software, which is fine.

My feeling is that as a 2012 model, its pretty old. R3000? R4000 maybe, because the 8GB Ram card is a bit pricy?

 

[Darko]

What did it cost new?

 

[weelzSA]

All apple products keep there value very well for a long time. Second hand MBP 13" 2012 standard config still sell for R8-R10k depending on condition ect. But maybe if your company are willing to sell them off cheaply you could get a good deal.

 

[bwana]

They seem to be going for around ±R7000 on Gumtree if that's any indication.

 

[scudsucker]

What did it cost new?

Sorry - no idea.

All apple products keep there value very well for a long time

Really? 2 years old already, it has been surpassed by at least one generation and soon another. I'd expect value to drop sharply. It is in good condition, I was the 1st user and I am pretty careful.

 

[scudsucker]

They seem to be going for around ±R7000 on Gumtree if that's any indication.

What people ask for on Gumtree and what they will settle for are two different things! On the other hand what people ask for and what things may be worth are also often two very different things.

 

[bwana]

What did it cost new?

List for the base model was R12,999 in 2012, the i7 was R16,599.

 

[weelzSA]

Sorry - no idea.



Really? 2 years old already, it has been surpassed by at least one generation and soon another. I'd expect value to drop sharply. It is in good condition, I was the 1st user and I am pretty careful.

They are still selling that same version now - Macbook Pro 13"

It all depends about the condition, usage and battery.

 

[Cassady]

Would also think btw R8-R10k >> seen lower than that rarely, although would depend on condition.

 

[ponder]

Company IT assets are usually depreciated over 3 years so I would work on that.