{"id":29920,"date":"2020-08-27T15:54:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T19:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=29920"},"modified":"2021-03-04T13:34:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T18:34:09","slug":"where-did-macs-resale-value-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/27\/where-did-macs-resale-value-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Did Mac’s Resale Value Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Om Malik<\/a>:<\/p>\n

So I wondered, how much can I get for my 8-month old Macbook Pro? I mean if it was not too much, I would be happy to upgrade to new model. Unfortunately, the cost is too much. Apple’s official trade-in says that I could get $1530, which is what you could get on eBay. That is a depreciation of $3000 or about $375-a-month. Ouch! The upgrade is not as automatic as it used to be. Maybe it is the news of the pending launch of ARM-based machines that has depressed the prices. An alternative theory is that Apple and its machines are so commonplace and people don’t buy laptops as often that Mac machines have lost any resale value.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Via Adam Chandler<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple product resale has dropped off a cliff! The iPhone has remained mostly resilient if you’re the kind of person who buys a new iPhone top-end model every 12 months full price and unlocked, you can recover about 70% of its value after a year..sometimes more especially if it lived in a case, has the box and AppleCare along with unused earphones. The Apple Watch on the other hand, it’s hard to give these away, particularly the premium models. Aluminum will see a 50% drop YoY but Stainless steel models drop even more. People don’t see the value in the premium Apple Watch models so it actually drops to aluminum pricing after a year.<\/p>\n

Finally, there are Macs…these were usually a 25% drop after 12 months, then 15% year two and you’d expect a 50% drop after 3 years of ownership. That has changed and while I used to be able to justify buying the most expensive MacBook and iMac knowing I’d get most of that money back in resale, I don’t anymore.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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