Re: Looking to purchase used Mac for software development

[daniel <daniel@ithinkwethink.org>]

I think a friend of mine is selling a 2009 Mac book pro -- all cleaned out and loaded with logic and some other solid programs

On Sunday, April 7, 2013, TripleOhNine <3x09@carlsonarts.com> wrote:
> In my experience, spending a little extra on a system with applecare pays for itself.  I bought a used MB Pro for more than I wanted, but the mobo, dvd drive, power button, and something else all broke and were covered by Apple for FREEEE! :)
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> Michael
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> On Apr 7, 2013, at 6:04 PM, cpr@musetrap.com wrote:
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> > Thanks for the craigslist tips Michael. I'm not sure I can hit my price point with a unit that still has applecare on it, but it would be nice.
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> > -cpr
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> > Quoting TripleOhNine <3x09@carlsonarts.com>:
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> >> I have had pretty good luck finding systems on Craigslist, but always do all of your business in a public place anonymously if you can.  also, it's generally worth it if you can find a mac with some applecare warranty left on it in case something goes wrong.
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> >> Michael
> >> On Apr 7, 2013, at 10:33 AM, cpr@musetrap.com wrote:
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> >>> Turns out my Mac Mini is toooo old to be useful for software development (ie. I can't install the latest software on it). Does anyone have a Mac (mini or otherwise) that they would like to part with for $300 or less? It's only job is to be a development machine, so the ability to use the latest os/xcode trumps performance. I'm going to start looking on ebay/etc, but thought I would check here first. :)
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> >>> peace
> >>> -cpr
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