Should I sell my brand-new ibook, for a powerbook?
I have had my ibook for three weeks on Monday, but I've lived these weeks wishing I had purchased a Powerbook. Yes, the ibook does everything I need it to, but I wish I had the features of the Powerbook.
I wish I had the aluminium case, I wish I had the slightly smaller size, I wish had the 333MHZ more power, I wish I had the faster system bus, I wish I had double the VRAM, I wish I had the superdrive, etc.
Should I try to sell my ibook on ebay, and then order a Powerbook. I purchased my ibook under the educational price, so would I get in trouble for selling it? I would only be selling it so I could buy a Powerbook. I wouldn't qualify for another computer purchase being under the educational, but others in my family would qualify for the educational price, so I give them the money to buy it for me.
Any idea how much I could get for my ibook on ebay? I search there, but the money people get varies so greatly. I have the 12 inch, 1 ghz machine, 768mb RAM, 60 gig hard drive, airport extreme, bluetooth. I paid something like $1182 plus tax.
What do I think? It might be a crazy thing to do, but once more time passes, it would be even more expensive to do. What do you think? Thanks!
I wish I had the aluminium case, I wish I had the slightly smaller size, I wish had the 333MHZ more power, I wish I had the faster system bus, I wish I had double the VRAM, I wish I had the superdrive, etc.
Should I try to sell my ibook on ebay, and then order a Powerbook. I purchased my ibook under the educational price, so would I get in trouble for selling it? I would only be selling it so I could buy a Powerbook. I wouldn't qualify for another computer purchase being under the educational, but others in my family would qualify for the educational price, so I give them the money to buy it for me.
Any idea how much I could get for my ibook on ebay? I search there, but the money people get varies so greatly. I have the 12 inch, 1 ghz machine, 768mb RAM, 60 gig hard drive, airport extreme, bluetooth. I paid something like $1182 plus tax.
What do I think? It might be a crazy thing to do, but once more time passes, it would be even more expensive to do. What do you think? Thanks!
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Put it on eBay, with a reserve of like, $5000. That way, you'll keep the iBook, but you'll see how much people would be willing to pay for it. Then, put it up for sale at the same amount as your highest bid
Just a thought
Even if I keep the ibook, there will come a day when I will get to buy a new Powerbook, so there is always something exciting in the future. As I said, I like how the ibook performs. However, there are things the Powerbook has that I would certainly take advantage of (particularly the Superdrive). Yes, I can get an external, but that is not the same, and there is some of the money that would have purchased the Powerbook.
Your machine sounds very nice, so I'm sure you could get a decent amount if you sold it.
I don't know if you should want an ibook though. Your machine sounds fantastic, and it has the appeal/professionalism that the Powerbook carries. I wouldn't part with it. haha.
For myself, I don't know what I'm going to do. I guess it is best to keep the ibook from a saving money point of view, but then again a new Powerbook would give me more of a machine as time goes by. I would always be 333MHZ less behind the other people (than if I still had ibook), I would be 32MB less behind on VRAM, and I would have a superdrive.
I saw a website that does put a superdrive in the ibook I think, but I'm not sure. I'm not sure if it was for 12 inch or 14 inch. It was like $300, but I wouldn't want to void my warranty this early.
from what i understand the pbook 12" runs a lot hotter
while the ibook is dead silent & wont fry your nuts
Originally posted by madmax559
keep the ibook
from what i understand the pbook 12" runs a lot hotter
while the ibook is dead silent & wont fry your nuts
Not really and yes it runs hotter. Not really because you are feeling the heat the aluminum absorbs like a heat sink. No, because it runs at a faster clock speed. The pbook is also dead silent and won't fry your nuts. It will just make your nuts toasty. I say keep the ibook. Unless you absolutly hate how the ibook performace.
Originally posted by madmax559
keep the ibook
from what i understand the pbook 12" runs a lot hotter
while the ibook is dead silent & wont fry your nuts
I have a 700MHz iBook and a 1.33GHz 12" PowerBook. The heat dissipation in both is about the same (when using on the couch with each in my lap -- not at the same time
edit - I agree with quagmire. The iBook is a great machine. You won't be disappointed with the PowerBook though so it's your call.
As part of the educational purchase agreement, you agreed not to sell your computer for at least 1 year from purchase.
I don't know if Apple will go after you if you do sell it, but it could give the buyer trouble if they need warranty service within that first year.
The agreement does say it is for your personal use, and it was, but now I want a Powerbook. haha. I cannot return it because I had the airport extreme, bluetooth, and larger hard drive added, and they do not take returns on customized products.
Well, maybe in like three years I'll be able to buy a Powerbook. haha
Originally posted by psgamer0921
Put it on eBay, with a reserve of like, $5000. That way, you'll keep the iBook, but you'll see how much people would be willing to pay for it. Then, put it up for sale at the same amount as your highest bid
Bad idea. He'll have to pay the eBay reserve fees even if the iBook doesn't sell. That, and the whole "bad karma for jerking bidders around unnecessarily" thing.
Search the recently completed items, get an idea for what they're going for, and sell it. Either start it fairly high, or set a reasonable reserve.
Originally posted by ibook911
Does anyone know for sure if you cannot sell an educational purchased item for one year? Thanks for the help.
I dug through the terms and conditions on Apple's website, and I couldn't find anything that states what I posted before. The closest thing I found was that educational purchases are not for resale. But, I would think that's more for people who think they can buy a new computer and then sell it as new on eBay for more than the .edu price.
Sorry to lead you astray but I could've sworn I saw that statement when I bought my AlBook last Fall using the student discount.
Thanks for everyone's support/advice. I appreciate it.
Thanks for the support.