FS: White Macbook, price drop, clarification on applecare - SOLD

[bluesdoggy]

**SOLD **<BR><BR>approximately 14 month old white macbook for sale. Normal wear and tear for 1 year of usage. Top part of lower bezel (around keyboard / palm rests) is brand new replacement from apple (due to small crack that had developed). Will include install media, comes preloaded with 10.5 fresh install.<BR><BR>2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo<BR>2 GB Ram<BR>80 GB HD<BR>x3100 graphics<BR>combo optical drive (dvd read/ cd burn)<BR><BR>other usual macbook amenities.<BR><BR>Unregistered applecare package can be registered to this laptop as you wish. Some on other forums have questioned this, i have verified with 2 different apple CSRs, and corroborated by looking at similar posts on other forums online. <BR><BR>I am offering either a free memory bump to 4 GB of ram, or installation of a 250 GB HD (Western Digital, still sealed, 5400 rpm, 3 year warranty) if you purchase. For both upgrades, please add 50 dollars to below pricing.<BR><BR>Price w/ Apple Care: $1000<BR>Price w/o Apple Care: $700<BR><BR>Prices do NOT include shipping, leaving options for buyer. I would prefer to ship continental US only. Payment by Certified Check / Money Order / Paypal accepted.<BR><BR>View image: http://www.rewest.com/archive/laptop/laptop1.jpg <BR><BR><BR>View image: http://www.rewest.com/archive/laptop/laptop2.jpg <BR><BR><BR>View image: http://www.rewest.com/archive/laptop/laptop3.jpg <BR><BR><BR>View image: http://www.rewest.com/archive/laptop/laptop4.jpg <BR><BR>Please feel free to contact me with any serious offers or questions. I am usually on AIM (bluesdoggy). I am pretty firm on prices, might move a little to make a quick, easy deal.

 

[bluesdoggy]

i was told (and have read on several forums), so long as i have receipts showing purchase dates of the macbook (i do) and the apple care (i do) that i could apply the apple care to the laptop.<BR><BR>Again, not trying to "pull one" on anyone, i'd be glad to do this and provide proof of activation prior to payment.

 

[bluesdoggy]

Hope everyone had a safe and relatively hang-over free new year's eve.

 

[bluesdoggy]

I apologize for not checking this thread more, i'd have responded to clarify.<BR><BR>This laptop is approx 14 months old. It was bought w/o AppleCare. AppleCare intended for use with the laptop was bought post-laptop purchase but was never applied. I have receipts showing date of purchase of laptop, and date of purchase of apple care. I have been told by two independant apple customer service reps and also by reading on various forums that there is no issue activating the apple care on this laptop. <BR><BR>I would also like to point out that this is not an odd occurance, the company i work for (and for whom this laptop was used) regularly purchases apple care after the initial hardware purchase. From all i gather, applecare exists as just another sku to apple until it is registered to a machine. <BR><BR>The reason i have not done so is to have the most flexibility in selling, some people (especially in the current economic climate) seem to be more interested in getting into a mac as cheaply as possible over one with more features / longer warranty. <BR><BR>I hope this addresses everything. <BR><BR>Also, i'm dropping the price of the machine w/o apple care to $700. The price with apple care remains the same because there are other macbooks in company can use this for.

 

[bluesdoggy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by avsvs:<BR>The age of the machine has nothing at all to do with the warranty.<BR>The warranty period begins the day the machine is sold as indicated by the sales receipt.<BR><BR>If the real receipt indicated it is still within the warranty period then you can use the Applecare extension during that period to get an additional 2 years. This is one thing that makes Applecare so great.<BR>It does not need to be purchased with the machine but can be applied any time during the original 1 year from purchase period.<BR>It can also be transfered to new owners.<BR><BR>What I do not understand is why he even brings up the age of the machine?<BR>It has just raised suspicions here even though it sounds like there is no issue.<BR><BR>Inquiring minds want to know! </div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I brought the age of the machine up just to be polite and save the question of "how old is machine / what is condition". When i say 'normal wear and tear for age" i mean it... it was carried by myself doing it work, and the foot pads are worn some, and the corners a little scraped, about what you'd expect for a year old laptop.

 

[bluesdoggy]

I have a receipt for the purchase of the macbook.<BR>I have a receipt for the purchase of the applecare.<BR><BR>The date on the receipt for the apple care is within the twelve (12) month period allowed for addition of apple care to the mac. <BR><BR>I have had it verified by two apple csrs on two separate conversations that so long as i had BOTH receipts ( I DO) showing that the apple care was purchased within the 12 month warranty window (IT WAS) it could be applied within a reasonable amount of time. I have also verified this by googling and seeing other peoples' experiences.

 

[bluesdoggy]

Purchase Date on Macbook per Apple Receipt: Nov 7, 2007.<BR>Purchase Date on Apple Care in question: Nov 6, 2008.<BR><BR>Question asked to Apple Rep 1 on December 15th: "I have an apple care package purchased within the 12 month warranty period of macbook, the macbook is just out of its warranty period. Because i have both receipts, may i apply the apple care to the macbook, within a reasonable amount of time"<BR><BR>Answer from Apple Rep 1: "Yes, because you purchased within the right time frame and are not far out of warranty, you can activate so long as you can provide both receipts."<BR><BR>Question asked to Apple Rep 2 in an Apple Store on or around Dec 21 was the same question, with the same answer after consulting manager.<BR><BR><BR>I'm a little confused about something. Are you (avsvs) wishing to purchase this laptop? If so i'll get apple on the phone right now and activate the apple care. If you are afraid i'm trying to rip someone off, which i can appreciate since i've got a low post count and this is a fairly expensive item, i'd be glad to repost this for sale with out the option of apple care. As it stands, the thing is in excellent condition and the folks at the apple store did me right (or its all one piece) and replaced the keyboard, touchpad, and plastic facing of the keyboard.

 

[bluesdoggy]

according to receipt it was 249.00<BR><BR>This is company equipment. I can come down a certain percentage on the laptop and still be within where i need to be to release the equipment, i can't do that on the applecare. I can try and add value through upgrades (memory and hd), but can't go through the floor on the pricing. <BR><BR>As for the confusing part, it was never my intent to confuse or mislead. I've read back over my posts several times, and i feel as though i've repeated the same thing over and over. I do apologize though, and to make up for the excess bumping, i won't do so again unless directly replying to a question or comment.