I really need some advice on this, and I thought this would be the best place to come to.
I bought a MacBook Pro 2.33ghz Core 2 Duo a month or so after they came out and was initially happy with it. It really does most of what I want it to do...but I don't feel that for ME it is a long-term machine. Along with professional uses, I like to do some high end gaming and emulation, which is possible with this machine, but in the long run I know I am going to want something with a DirectX 10 graphics card among other things.
I read a rumor that the MBP line will be updated around January with an upgraded CPU as well as the option for a 512 MB Nvidia graphics card, which is something I feel I would better fit my personal taste for a much longer time than my C2D machine.
So, I was thinking maybe now would be a good time to sell my machine before it becomes TOO outdated...I can't believe how fast the re-sell value goes down for these things considering how powerful they are. I would love to get more than half of what I paid, which was around 2800 (notebook plus AppleCare). It still has a little over 2 years left for AppleCare which is really good.
What I'd like to know is what you guys think a reasonable sell price is for my machine, I would love to get 1500 back from it, so I could put down 1000 on a newer machine plus have some extra cash to help with current bills, I would put the rest of the cost for a new one on a credit card.
I would be interested in listing it in the Buy/Sell/Trade section on the forum, too. It seems to be reliable.
So what do you guys think? On the upcoming MBP upgrades (if there are any) and reselling a slightly outdated MBP?
I bought a MacBook Pro 2.33ghz Core 2 Duo a month or so after they came out and was initially happy with it. It really does most of what I want it to do...but I don't feel that for ME it is a long-term machine. Along with professional uses, I like to do some high end gaming and emulation, which is possible with this machine, but in the long run I know I am going to want something with a DirectX 10 graphics card among other things.
I read a rumor that the MBP line will be updated around January with an upgraded CPU as well as the option for a 512 MB Nvidia graphics card, which is something I feel I would better fit my personal taste for a much longer time than my C2D machine.
So, I was thinking maybe now would be a good time to sell my machine before it becomes TOO outdated...I can't believe how fast the re-sell value goes down for these things considering how powerful they are. I would love to get more than half of what I paid, which was around 2800 (notebook plus AppleCare). It still has a little over 2 years left for AppleCare which is really good.
What I'd like to know is what you guys think a reasonable sell price is for my machine, I would love to get 1500 back from it, so I could put down 1000 on a newer machine plus have some extra cash to help with current bills, I would put the rest of the cost for a new one on a credit card.
I would be interested in listing it in the Buy/Sell/Trade section on the forum, too. It seems to be reliable.
So what do you guys think? On the upcoming MBP upgrades (if there are any) and reselling a slightly outdated MBP?