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Originally Posted by Ry @ JE Spares
Always buy the latest mac, because they bring newer versions out so often, the older models devalue quite quickly.
What I do is buy the latest iMac, sell it before 12 months is up and buy the latest model. That way it costs me around £4-600 per year to have the latest top spec model.
After 12 months the warranty expires and you need to purchase Apple Care before this time. Having a mac without warranty or Apple Care seriously devalues it.
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Not quite so true..
If you buy one that isn't the 'lastest model' you get it for cheaper anyway so there's less room for it to depreciate. If you buy the latest one you'll find the value will shatter once the next one is out yet the performance of the older generation is hardly any different.
I bought mine which is a Core 2 Duo, 4GB of Ram, 320gb hard drive with snow leopard for £395 off ebay and as someone studying Graphic Design I can run Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator & Indesign CS5 all at the same time without any issues. I find it hard to believe that it isn't going to fetch that if I wanted to sell it for any reason.
The people that tend to buy Apples will purchase them new seeing as they are considered a 'luxury' product. So if you purchase one second hand you'll find you can get them for quite good prices
