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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1652826" data-attributes="member: 234411">@ CameronPaul - just to reinforce Nick's point above, software purchased by the previous owner of a computer is licensed to them, so you will also have to consider in your budget the cost of adding programs that you will need w/ MS Office likely being the most expensive.Apple recommends a series of steps in preparing a computer to be sold or given to a new owner, and the last is to reinstall an appropriate OS X, so that the machine comes to you like 'new' relative to what is on the HD or SSD - take a look at this <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065" target="_blank">Apple Support Article</a> - those initial steps of deauthorizing the computer and signing out of iCloud are extremely important - good luck in your choice.&nbsp; Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1652826, member: 234411"] @ [B]CameronPaul[/B] - just to reinforce [B]Nick's[/B] point above, software purchased by the previous owner of a computer is licensed to them, so you will also have to consider in your budget the cost of adding programs that you will need w/ MS Office likely being the most expensive. Apple recommends a series of steps in preparing a computer to be sold or given to a new owner, and the last is to reinstall an appropriate OS X, so that the machine comes to you like 'new' relative to what is on the HD or SSD - take a look at this [URL="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065"]Apple Support Article[/URL] - those initial steps of deauthorizing the computer and signing out of iCloud are extremely important - good luck in your choice. Dave :) [/QUOTE]

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