Re: Reliable sources of used computers.
On Jul 26, 2023, at 21:14, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote:
Here is a list of the places that I know about:
Randy - your knowledge is little short of encyclopedic!! ?
I’ll add all those sites to my Refurbished bookmark folder.
Many thank
Bob
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Re: Reliable sources of used computers.
On Jul 26, 2023, at 21:01, Jeff Kidman <jeffkidman@...> wrote:
I also like backmarket for the warranty?
I have bought phones and MacBooks from them
Thanks, Jeff. ?Their one-year warranty is particularly reassuring.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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Re: Reliable sources of used computers.
On Jul 26, 2023, at 21:08, Steve Kane <skane-l@...> wrote:
Often OWC can provide the Mac model with the ram and storage you might be looking for.?
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Thank you for that one Steve and for the details on your experience with them. ?Another one to bookmark.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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Re: Reliable sources of used computers.
On Jul 26, 2023, at 4:03 PM, Bob Gerard <rowerbob@...> wrote:
Have any of you readers ever purchased a used/renewed Apple Computer from a third party site like Amazon and, if so, would you recommend that site? If you want a Mac that was made within the last year or so, you can’t beat Apple Refurbished because they come like-new and include a warranty. If you want something older, I’ve had incredible luck with GroupOn. They have both grade-“A” refurbs and they also have scratch and dent items that are otherwise perfect at a nice discount. They have awesome sales on holidays. Here is a list of the places that I know about: (5 star rating with over 10,000 reviews from Yelp) __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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Re: Reliable sources of used computers.
I have purchased 13" MacBook Pros from OWC (aka macsales.com). They were both mid 2012 non retina. It was a while ago. These are models that allow swapping ram and hard drives. I put 2TB SSD and 16 GB ram in them both, purchased from OWC at various times, when the prices improved. The 2012s are both still running. One in daily use as a main machine, the other as a backup server.
Often OWC can provide the Mac model with the ram and storage you might be looking for.
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On Jul 26, 2023, at 6:03 PM, Bob Gerard <rowerbob@...> wrote:
Have any of you readers ever purchased a used/renewed Apple Computer from a third party site like Amazon and, if so, would you recommend that site?
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Re: Reliable sources of used computers.
On Jul 26, 2023, at 8:56 PM, Ben Rosenthal < ben@...> wrote:
However, for a third-party, I would go to Backmarket for its 1-year warranty. Best deal I see there is?.
Thank you very much, Ben!
Just bookmarked that one. ?The one-year warranty is nice; better than Amazon and OWC , the latter of which only offers a 30-day, ?money-back offer.
Bob
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Re: Reliable sources of used computers.
I also like backmarket for the warranty?
I have bought phones and MacBooks from them?
Jeff?
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Re: Reliable sources of used computers.
I generally prefer Apple Refurbished, where I see the price is closer to $1,000+tax. I think the M2 model is about $1,200.
However, for a third-party, I would go to Backmarket for its 1-year warranty. Best deal I see there is?.
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The wife suggested that I write to the old friend to whom I was going to give an iPad Air for his birthday. ?Good idea, because while he was most appreciative of the idea, it turns out that, because of back problems, he does most of his work in a chair/on a couch so an iPad with a detached keyboard would not work out.
The refurbished M-1 MB Airs with 512 GB SSDs on the Apple site ?are about $1,200 while those on the Amazon Renewed site are $828 (and come with a 90-day warrantee).
Have any of you readers ever purchased a used/renewed Apple Computer from a third party site like Amazon and, if so, would you recommend that site?
Many thanks for any tips.
Bob
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“ A man sees in the?world what he?carries in his heart.”
— Goethe,?Faust
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Reliable sources of used computers.
The wife suggested that I write to the old friend to whom I was going to give an iPad Air for his birthday. ?Good idea, because while he was most appreciative of the idea, it turns out that, because of back problems, he does most of his work in a chair/on a couch so an iPad with a detached keyboard would not work out.
The refurbished M-1 MB Airs with 512 GB SSDs on the Apple site ?are about $1,200 while those on the Amazon Renewed site are $828 (and come with a 90-day warrantee).
Have any of you readers ever purchased a used/renewed Apple Computer from a third party site like Amazon and, if so, would you recommend that site?
Many thanks for any tips.
Bob
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“ A man sees in the?world what he?carries in his heart.”
— Goethe,?Faust
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Has he tried resetting the SMC?
If your Mac battery won’t charge - Apple Support
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On Jul 26, 2023, at 9:20 AM, Bob Gerard <rowerbob@...> wrote:
That senior with the 2013 MB Pro continues to have problems.
I put a new battery in that computer two years ago but he reports that, trying two different chargers, the charging light on the cable is green, but the charge shows 6% and will go no higher.
He downloaded one of the free battery apps from the App Store and it shows exactly the same thing: battery is at 6% and will not go above that.
The beachballs and slowdowns have returned.
I have him reset the SMC but that did not help.
I suspect it’s either the battery or the power supply and looking on the iFixit site, I don’t see any instructions for replacing a power supply.
Might any of you have any insights to offer that I can suggest this senior try?
Bob
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It looks like it is not charging.
Have you tried disconnecting the mains and letting it discharge completely? Then reconnect the mains power and see if it charges to anything above zero
AG
Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 10:07:00 PM, Bob Gerard rowerbob@... wrote:
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On the Apple Battery meter and on one downloaded from the App Store, the current state of charge is given as 6% and never changes from that figure.
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I don't see iPadOS specifically mentioned anywhere after the "in your Mac, iPhone and iPad", but would coconutBattery also work for an iPad connected via USB?
Good to see that it still works for Mojave and the licence is not expensive
AG
Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 5:15:51 PM, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io otto.nikolaus@... wrote:
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I use coconutBattery, which does that, and also does the same for any iOS device connected using USB.
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On Jul 26, 2023, at 16:00, maclists <maclists@...> wrote:
What happens if you remove the laptop battery and run on mains power only? Do the beachballs go away?
This is extremely complicated with this model and he can’t manage it with his RA.
Is the battery still charging at all? If not, it might simply be a loose wire somwehere between the mains power input and the battery.
As stated: ?green light indicates a full charge. ?On the Apple Battery meter and on one downloaded from the App Store, the current state of charge is given as 6% and never changes from that figure.
Bob
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“They say the Lord?answers all our?prayers, it’s just that?sometimes he?answers no.”
- Amor Towles
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What happens if you remove the laptop battery and run on mains power only? Do the beachballs go away?
Is the battery still charging at all? If not, it might simply be a loose wire somwehere between the mains power input and the battery.
AG
Wednesday, July 26, 2023, 4:20:21 PM, Bob Gerard rowerbob@... wrote:
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I suspect it’s either the battery or the power supply and looking on the iFixit site, I don’t see any instructions for replacing a power supply.
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On Jul 26, 2023, at 11:48, Ben Rosenthal <ben@...> wrote:
I’m all for repair but I’ve also found that 10 years is near end of life for many laptop Macs, especially in the Intel era. It may be time to consider replacing the computer.
I have come to the same conclusion, Ben.
His 84th birthday is 31 July; my wife and I decided to surprise him with an?Apple iPad Air (5th Generation): with M1 chip, 10.9-inch Liquid Retina Display, 64GB, Wi-Fi 6.
If anyone bothers to read on and has suggestions to make as to cases and keyboards compatible with this model of iPad, I would be grateful to have them. ?
It has a USB-C charge cable so I assume he will be able to connect his external HD to it and move files and folders back and forth??? Like this one…and am I right about moving files back and forth from a HDD to this iPad???
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