Whirlpool

hey guys. would like to know what you think about this particular computer and how much you should be paying for it. i have managed to find one for what i think is quite cheap (around the $800 mark) my main concern is i dont know macs very well and i' not 100% if i am paying too much. any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

on another note...has anyone ever heard of www.wanlro.com ? they have a posting on the net in regards to another laptop but they look a little too shady for my liking...

What are the specs? Is it a CD or C2D?

Either way, I'd expect to normally be paying anywhere from $2000 + for a used MacBook Pro.

$800 would get you a 3-4 year old PowerBook G4 around the 1ghz mark.

Please post the specs of the machine you're looking at.

Also a link if you have one.

Is this your first Mac purchase?

If it's from a site similar to the one you linked to, it's almost certainly dodgy.

this is the AD from melbourne.gumtree.com.au...42/12629342.html

am selling my MacBook Pro 2.0 Intel duo core part number Model A1150.
15.4-inch Gloss TFT Widescreen Display
1440x900 Resolution
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
512MB (single SODIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
80GB 5400-RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive
4x SuperDrive (DVD+/-RW, CD-RW)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 Memory
One FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports
Built-in iSight Camera and Apple Remote
85 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter
Full-size Backlit Keyboard with Ambient Sensor and Scrolling Trackpad
AirPort Extreme Wireless Networking (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth EDR+2.0
ExpressCard/34 Slot
Dual-Link DVI Video Out with DVI-->VGA Adapter
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
Optical Digital and Analog Audio In/Out
Apple Remote
DVI to VGA adapter
Install/Restore DVDs included
5.6 lbs with Battery and only 1" slim

yeah this is 1st mac. just wanna make sure it's all good. it's a local site here in melbourne not the link i posted before. that one looks dodgey as hell. the actual pictures are shown here and the guy has emailed saying if not happy we can return for a full refund and the like through TNT who is holding the money until it arrives.

M-A-H

A Macbook pro that has been run over by a truck is still worth more than $670.

Its a scam,your seller is probably sitting in some internet cafe somewhere.

Your call,but you will do your money,the computor doesn't exist.

Do yourself a favour check the headers on his emails to you

This looks quite dodgy:

melbourne.gumtree.com.au...18/12744418.html

Description

Item Specifics - Apple Laptops
Product Family:
MacBook Pro
Hard Drive Capacity:
120 GB

Processor Type:
Intel Core Duo
Operating System:
Mac OS 10.4, Tiger

Processor Speed:
2 MHz
Screen Size:
15 inches

Memory (RAM):
3 MB
Condition:
New, Sealed in Box

Item Specifics - Item Condition
Condition:
New

Laptop Highlights:

2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
15.4" Mat Anti glare Screen
120GB hard drive
3GB RAM Memory (1024MB+2GB DDR2 RAM)
256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM with
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with
SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Build in camera!

Wireless Internet with b/g Wireless Card

Brand new in Apple Factory Sealed Box.

Just saw that, seems a bit "too good to be true" to me

aedeau writes...

Condition:
New, Sealed in Box

Item Specifics - Item Condition
Condition:
New

Must have been sitting around for a while.. they stopped making Core Duo MBP's around a year ago.

yup. found that out the hard way. bastards. hope they spontaneously combust. by the time we realised this was a scam it was too late and we got shafted. man...i feel so freakin stupid. not knowing what macs cost i just went for it. man...so so so so stupid.

So are you saying you did end up with a new (albeit older model) MacBook Pro for around $800? The MA601X/A was not the first version of the MacBook Pro, and for $800 or so, not a bad deal. The only thing is it may be out of warranty and you couldn't purchase extra for it. If you don't like it, you might be able to get your money back on eBay.

nah broadbean...we got scammed out of our cash. the whole thing was bogus. feeling pretty sheepish about the whole thing but by the time i read the replies in here it was too late.

nah broadbean...we got scammed out of our cash. the whole thing was bogus. feeling pretty sheepish about the whole thing but by the time i read the replies in here it was too late.

google "TNT scam"

it didn't occur to you to check out www.apple.com.au ?

Tough luck mate...

J.