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  • lainware = better than mac

  • @dachewe Alienware is garbage and overpriced even as a PC company.

  • @SGTBLACK0UT oh yeah then i should live in a pineapple!!

  • lol you forgot to consider the original price

  • I have a laptop with a 17inch screen, and the exact same specs as the £1,700 MacBook Pro. Mine cost £600.

    If I lost £360. Big whoop. My friend selling his MacBook Pro for £700, loses £1,000...

    Ownage

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  • First of all you forgot to mention the original cost of your iMac, second of all the re-sale value of the Dell computer is a lot lower because the Dell was cheaper when you first bought it. In addition, the iMac was probably $500 more when you originally bought it. Therefore this youtube video is useless, because you failed to provide the viewer with the original cost, which makes all the difference.

  • The mac costs more new so of course it would resell for more..

  • I used this site. I sent in my cheap camcorder that I bought new at Bestbuy for $100. Gazelle bought it off me for $70. Some items I would get more for them on Ebay.

  • This time 4 years ago?? wtf does that mean?

  • Alright - actually I like what I read of Macs and I have nothing against AppleSoldier, but he goes a bit wrong in this video. If you buy a PC, you pay less for it than what you do for a Mac. It can be that almost 500 dollars less, even more, more likely. You wont GAIN any money, you will just lose less, on resell. So if you get that 988 dollars for your Mac, you dont get money, you just lose a thousand bucks or so. When reselling a PC of same stats, you get less money from resell, but lose less.

  • @dev3loper

    Emeek's Mac Pro retailed for about $700 LESS than a Dell Precision 690 at spec. Dell Precision 690's go for less than $300 on ebay while Mac Pro's like Emeek's sell for about $900.

    oops

  • Consider: the resale value is proportional to the original price that was payed, because no alternative market is available?

    If you bought a mac, and then you resold it for the ACTUAL cost of the parts that it were comprised, you'd be the only one that gets ripped off by apple.

    But being the only one ripped off? Naw, your financial losses from apple's absured prices should be proportionally transferred to every dumbass that gets sucked into apple's scam... right AppleSoldier? :)

  • @jetdog440

    >resale value is proportional to the original price that was payed

    Resale value is NOT proportional, Like I've been saying.

    Macs pull in a higher percentage upon resell.

    Seriously, go to Ebay. Look at how much Mac Pro's like Emeek's are going for in bids, then look at how much a computer like a Dell Precision 690 goes for.

    the Dell Precision 690 actually costs $700 MORE than the Mac Pro at spec when it was on the market, but it resells for $300 while the Mac Pro gets $900

  • @jetdog440

    >If you bought a mac, and then you resold it for the ACTUAL cost of the parts that it were comprised

    If Apple's products were overpriced, then WHY is it that so few PC manufacturers can match them for both formfactor AND price with the exact same hardware???

    Dude, you're the one being ripped off.

  • Obviously Macs are worth more when you buy them, that's why they have better resale value. In the long-run you are losing more money with a Mac than a PC.

  • @salx1x

    Incorrect.

    As I have told many others here. Macs do not depreciate in value as much as PC's do.

    If you buy a Mac and a PC for the SAME PRICE, the Mac will get more money upon resell.

  • @sc0pl355

    lol yes, but if you consider the fact that you get better technology in a PC for the same amount of money (compared to the apple scam), then why is it that the resale value of a mac is higher than the pc, given the same amount of timeframe that the technology goes legacy/deprecated?

    Lol shouldn't this mean that you TOO as a reseller are continueing to relay the scam? Meanwhile, I can put the same amount of money down for a fucking NEW PC, with MORE than your shit resale mac?

  • @jetdog440

    >then why is it that the resale value of a mac is higher than the pc, given the same amount of timeframe that the technology goes legacy/deprecated?

    Because Macintosh computers do not depreciate as quickly as other PC's do. Macs have a reputation for having a higher build quality and longer life than most PC's.

    They resell for more for the same reason as to why 24 kt gold sells for more than 18kt gold. More refinement.

  • What a joke of a video. You forgot that the dell would have cost $1000+ less when you first bought it. So the Mac Pro's resale value is not so good mate.

  • @Salavat23

    Dude, seriously. Look up the resell value of his Mac Pro and compare it to the resell value of a dell precision 690 with dual xeons.

    Precision 690 costed about $700 more than his Mac Pro AT SPEC, yet it sells for much less.

    ALSO, I must point out that a Dell Studio is much newer than his Mac Pro.

  • Stop being a duchebag! 

  • So basically you will pay $984 for a box which you can't install latest OS on it :) ... I don't consider this a resale value!

    Also That PC you get you can install Windows 7 on them which makes them a bit more useful!

    You can Also install Linux on PC's versus Mac tend to have BUGGY driver support (well thanks to Apple trying to Control things)!

  • @drs99wingzero

    Dude, you don't seem to know a damn thing about macs.

  • @sc0pl355 hmmmm ? Have you installed Linux Natively (without Bootcamp) on a MAC??? I guess not, because if you have then you would know how buggy their drivers are!

    Also sc0pl355 you don't seem to know much about PC's!

  • @drs99wingzero

    First off, Boot Camp is a disk partitioning solution. When you install an OS onto it, you ARE running it natively, dumbass. Secondly, I ran ubuntu on my powermac g3. Thirdly, I've been using PC's for well over 20 years. I know PLENTY about them.

  • @sc0pl355

    hmmm oky dumbass :) do your research! second of all why don't you go and install Snow leopard on your G3 .... oh wait its not supported... you know what that means? Apples doesn't support it... so retail value means nothing... why? because no one wants to buy a old technology !

  • @drs99wingzero Also you started the name calling... I just asked you a simple question!

  • @drs99wingzero

    Dumbass, you're the one that went off on a hugeass tangent when I stated that you don't know a thing about Macs. Then you waxed on about boot camp not being native, which is fucking retarded.

  • @drs99wingzero

    >why don't you go and install Snow leopard on your G3 ....

    Snow Leopard is X86 only. I ran linux on my g3, that's all I have to do dude. Remember, you told me to run linux, but I already did. Secondly, look at you telling me to do my research when you don't even know what Boot Camp is.

    Bad Comedy bro

  • @sc0pl355

    its not comedy its reality :) !

    Also if you read Apples or even wiki page about Boot camp you can see its not just a partitioning program...!

    And once again name calling... how low can you go? men what ever happen to decent 'conversation' ... Honestly if you were nice about it... I would of gave you credit but your being a jerk ... Jerk! :-)

    Sad sad sad...!

  • >Also if you read Apples or even wiki page about Boot camp you can see its not just a partitioning program...!

    Actually, if you ever USED boot camp, you'd know that it IS just a partitioning program. Apple just applied firmware that allows you to install and run OSes that are other than OSX.

    That firmware is NOT called boot camp.

  • look at sc0pl355 being a wiki fanboy as usual. do you lube erics dick before you insert it in your ass or do you like the roughness.

  • @dirtygore

    Seriously, you keep accusing me of using wiki, which is fucking retarded. Why's that? Because I'm always RIGHT and you can't fathom the fact that I know way more about this shit than you do?

    Also, keep me out of your sexual fantasies.

  • dude you keep riding erics ass. why is that?

  • @dirtygore

    I comment on a video that I never said that I agree with and you say I'm riding someone's ass?

    Dude, look at my votes or faves before commenting like an asshole.

    Seriously, all I've done is state the FACT that Macs pull in a higher percentage of funds in resale prices.

    Tell you what, go hate on someone else you fucking loser.

  • how do they pull a higher percentage of funds in resale prices when you pay more for them in the first place. its been proven many many times that the resale price of macs is a crock of shit but you and every other mac lover fall into the bullshit. WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!!!

  • @dirtygore

    >how do they pull a higher percentage of funds in resale prices

    Because they aren't constantly devalued by the source company.

    Seriously. Look at what a Dell Precision 690 gets on resale in comparison to a Mac Pro. Dell Precisions cost WAY more than a Mac Pro at spec.

    Seriously, it is not a secret that Macs get a HIGHER PERCENTAGE of return during resale.

  • @sc0pl355 does everyone buy Dell Precisions?

  • @thebsdguy Does everyone buy Mac Pro's?

    I use the Dell Precision as a comparative because, at the time, the Dell Precision was configurable to the exact same spec as a Mac Pro. The biggest difference is that the Dell Precision actually cost more than a Mac Pro at spec back then so it is VERY relevant in a discussion about resale value.

    The Dell costed more and had the same hardware, yet the Mac Pro draws in a higher percentage resale value.

  • @sc0pl355 There is one Mac workstation. There are numerous Windows workstation models - BOXX's line, the Dell Precisions, HP's Z series, Colfax, and others. Not all of these cost more at spec than the Mac Pro.

    And again, you're talking WORKSTATIONS. Most people don't spend more than a thousand dollars on a computer TOTAL, let alone buy a $2-3,000 workstation.

  • @thebsdguy

    >Not all of these cost more at spec than the Mac Pro.

    It doesn't matter! What maters is whether or not a Mac Pro pulls in a higher percentage at resale! geez!

    I use the Dell Precision as an example but the Mac Pro would sell for a higher percentage of the original price at resale against pretty much any of those other brands.

    >you're talking WORKSTATIONS.

    I'm talking workstations because other people are talking about the Mac Pro.

    Spoilers: The Mac Pro is a workstation!

  • @sc0pl355 So everyone should buy a Mac Pro because it brings more in resale?

  • @thebsdguy "So everyone should buy a Mac Pro because it brings more in resale?"

    I didn't say that dude.

    I pointed it out as a means to show that Macs IN GENERAL, get a higher percentage of money back upon resale. That's the end of it.

  • @sc0pl355 Great, so it sells for more 3 years down the road. What does that mean NOW? Does it make it more useful? No.

  • Its a pc with a mac xserve motherboard in it. It's not a workstation. True workstations have are able to increase an support in upwards of 32 processors. Besides, workstations are a marketing plow use by pc manufacturers. If you look at the specs, you can make ANY workstation cheaper by parting it out yourself. The mac pro is a fancy looking pc tower the end.

  • @nbglass

    >True workstations have are able to increase an support in upwards of 32 processors.

    dude, you clearly don't know what a workstation is.

  • @sc0pl355 Sorry, I was thinking clusters an servers. My brain was drained after work. No, you're right. That comment was dumb. There isn't any difference between a work station and a desktop pc. At one time there could have been but now the same characteristics of a workstation: high speed processors, huge disk space, lots of expansion slots for high end video cards and connectivity etc. Can all be found at the consumer level. A gaming computer and a workstation could compete head to head.

  • @nbglass

    "A gaming computer and a workstation could compete head to head."

    The Idea of a workstation or server is to stay up and not fail, no matter what. The Idea of a gaming pc is to play games.

    Two totally different things.

    No, a generic gaming PC can not replace a Workstation.

  • The end use of the machines are different. But specs wise no there is little to no difference between the machines. And software wise they can run the same OS's. So your argument is false. The machines are only different in your mind. Compare a dell precision t3500 with an alienware area 51 ALX on the tech specs alone and the Alienware comes out on top in a lot of areas. And for a mac to come close is a thousand dollars more in price. Workstations are a gimmick.

  • @sc0pl355.. Incorrect. The server motherboards and the consumer grade ones have the same specs on them. Server boards actually lack some items consumer grade boards have. Second, the processors are the same and so is the ram. Do you even look at the specs? "Reliability and scalability". Those are marketing buzz words and mean dick. A consumer pc is reliable and easily upgradeable. Once again. Workstations are marketing hype for ill informed kids like you.

  • @nbglass

    >The server motherboards and the consumer grade ones have the same specs on them.

    You are a fucking moron.

    Server and Workstation motherboards have capabilities that consumer motherboards don't.

    >the processors are the same and so is the ram.

    No they aren't. Xeons have a different INSTRUCTION SET than their consumer brethren. Look at you suggesting thaty consumer Level ram is the SAME THING as ECC Ram.

  • @sc0pl355 No, go look at the boards. Same shit on them, pci slots ram slots ect. Ecc ram is actually slower than its desktop counterpart. Anything else I can shoot down? Xeon processor and its Core i7 desktop counterpart and virtually the same. Besides we were talking about workstations and not servers remember. Workstations are built using desktop parts not servers. Once again please look up the specs before speaking junior. (^_^)

  • @nbglass

    > please look up the specs

    Look up specs on WHAT dumbass? Show me a commercial motherboard and I can show you WHY it is different from a server or workstation mobo. Simple as that.

    >Workstations are built using desktop parts not servers.

    Workstations typically have Xeons or Opterons. Those are server/workstation grade processors. True workstations have multi=processor configurations, whereas most consumer level processors don't have the instruction set for multi cpu configs.

  • @nbglass

    >Besides we were talking about workstations and not servers remember.

    Servers and workstations have more in common than commercial-level PC's and Workstations. If you weren't such a fucking techtard, you'd know this.

  • @sc0pl355 You're a fucking techtard, not him.

  • @thebsdguy

    He said that workstations use the exact same motherboards, processors and ram as consumer level PC's, which is utter bullshit.

    Sorry, but he's solidified his position as the techtard dude.

    As have you for backing him up on this.

  • @sc0pl355 I've never seen workstations built in rackmount enclosures and using small form factor motherboards and all that jazz - have you?

    Multi-processor workstations are built from server components, but most single processor workstations ARE built from desktop components. Examples: 4-core Mac Pro, single-processor BOXX workstations, and so on.

  • @thebsdguy

    > I've never seen workstations built in rackmount enclosures and using small form factor motherboards and all that jazz - have you?

    I've seen servers that WEREN'T built into small formfactor, rackmount enclosures and I have seen workstations that WERE.

    >4-core Mac Pro, single-processor BOXX workstations

    Um, Xeon branded processors, ECC ram and workstation grade processors. ooops

  • @sc0pl355 Workstation-grade processors? The Mac Pro has a W3520. That's essentially an i7 920. It can address up to 24 GB of RAM, just like the 920. It's a fucking i7 920.

    Oh and the BOXX has an i7, not a Xeon. You do realize that 3000 sequence Xeons are literally the same fucking thing as their desktop counterparts, right? The only difference, at least in the Nehalem models, is that they can use ECC memory. Big fucking deal. All in all, it's just a badge.

  • @thebsdguy

    First off, the w3520 is compatible with ECC ram. Is the i7 920 compatible with ECC ram? Nope. That's a difference right there. 3520 has a lower voltage than the 920. That's another difference. 3520 has Demand Based Switching. I count three differences.

    >The only difference, at least in the Nehalem models, is that they can use ECC memory. Big fucking deal.

    ECC ram is an overall stability deal dude.

    You're arguing for the sake of arguing, I swear.

  • @sc0pl355 ECC memory isn't as much for stability as it is for increased memory density with registered modules, sorry about your wrong.

  • @thebsdguy

    >ECC memory isn't as much for stability as it is for increased memory density with registered modules

    ECC stands for error correcting codes dude. Correcting errors goes a long way toward preventing a system crash. That's a stability focus.

  • @sc0pl355 In any case, ECC memory only carries a 15-20% price premium. Peanuts.

  • @thebsdguy

    >ECC memory only carries a 15-20%

    did I say that ECC ram cost a whole lot more? Nope

    I only said that a real workstation was different from a consumer desktop. I haven't said shit-all about price concerning the ram.

    Also, premiums are like pebbles. If you pile enough pebbles onto each other, they make a mountain.

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    Yeah, the cost does add up, but then again, the memory I bought was pretty expensive ($150 for 2 2GB sticks) and that cost would also add up, don't you think?

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    >$150 for 2 2GB sticks

    That's nice. Call me when you're buying 4 or 8 gig sticks.

  • No need. Unlike your shitty iMac, my machine actually has four DIMM slots. By the way, it's DDR3 1600. Low latency. Kingston.

    Can't get that caliber memory for a Mac, now can you? :)

  • >my machine actually has four DIMM slots.

    Um, iMacs have four DIMM slots dummy.

    >DDR3 1600.

    Ask me if I give a fuck.

    Look at you, you lose one argument and then you move on to something else in hope of acquiring at least a small scrap of victory. Pitiful.

    Hey numbnuts, the debate is about whether workstations were different from consumer PC's or not. I say they are different. That's the end of it.

  • No, I always beat you, pretty much. You're just too fucking stupid to realize it, so I let you take the "effort" trophy (since it really doesn't take much effort to prove 90% of Mac users wrong, since they're mostly retarded for using Macs in the first place.)

    So you say you use your terminal a lot? Is the OS X GUI so lacking and counterintuitive that the CLI is more convenient?

  • >I always beat you

    lol

    Dude, I bust your ass every time dude.

    You were only right about TWO things out of a dozen that we debated. I was right about the rest. Every time I was right, you tried to change the subject, or in many cases made a full retreat. That's why you're forming personal attacks right now, because you know you LOST and it is eating you up inside.

    > Is the OS X GUI so lacking and counterintuitive that the CLI is more convenient?

    Dude, CLI is more convenient than ANY GUI.

  • How many keyboards have you swapped from hammering Wikipedia for answers?

  • I don't go to wikipedia.

    Look at you, more attempts at personal attacks. Pitiful.

  • you only think you win because, in my case, this is more amusing than trying to argue with morons:

    watch?v=oIwBWUf_kpE

    eventually I just get bored and take pictures of cats

  • >you only think you win because

    I KNOW I win because most of the things we debate are either black or white.

    Either the BOXX 8520 comes with sas capability built in, or doesn't

    Either a Xeon-based workstation is the same as a consumer desktop, or not.

    crap like that.

    You're usually on the wrong side of those debates because I can simply make a phone call to bust your ass. There IS no argument. Right or wrong, black or white, true or false. You're about 90% false.

  • While we're posting links...

    watch?v=-ciFTP_KRy4

    (You're Salieri lol)

  • watch?v=pYjHdaSyJAo

    You're the loudmouth getting punched in the face. Talk is cheap.

  • watch?v=Mlr6qvhQ4xE

    u mad cuz I'm stylin on you

  • Also, what's up with the punch in the face crap?

    Internet toughguy much?

  • And the 8520 can also take a lot more memory than the 8-core MP, so the higher price is justified either way.

    A Xeon-based workstation isn't much different from a consumer desktop when it's in a single-processor configuration. Unless, of course, you're talking about using a 5000-sequence Xeon that accepts a lot more memory (which isn't normally the case.) Single-processor "workstations" are essentially consumer desktops with some server components (ECC memory, Xeon) but not much else.

  • >8520 can also take a lot more memory than the 8-core MP

    With the price of the ram, I can buy multiple mac pro's, max the ram and cluster them.

    >Unless, of course, you're talking about using a 5000-sequence Xeon that accepts a lot more memory

    The 8520 only uses 5000 sequence Xeons. Hmmm

    >Single-processor "workstations" are essentially consumer desktops with some server components (ECC memory, Xeon) but not much else.

    thus, they are different. oops

  • Yeah, if you pay Boxx for the memory (like an idiot)

  • @sc0pl355 Oh, another thing - you keep mentioning that the workstations from Dell, BOXX, Lenovo and what have you are more expensive than the Mac - now tell me, when someone says "my PC is cheaper than a Mac blah blah blah," you say "you get what you pay for." Tell me why that doesn't apply in this case?

    Let me help you with that - does Apple do on-site warranty service? Is the machine overnighted both ways, by their courtesy, when on-site warranty service isn't purchased? These ARE important.

  • @thebsdguy You again?

    Sigh, I'll answer your question. I don't say 'you get what you pay for'. oops

    When people say their PC costs less, I simply point out that it is a different form-factor and so on. You're confused. I'm the form-factor argument guy.

    >does Apple do on-site warranty service?

    If you're within 50 miles of a service center, yes. did you ever read the applecare plan?

  • cont...

    >Is the machine overnighted both ways, by their courtesy, when on-site warranty service isn't purchased?

    Look, either you have applecare or you don't. Apple doesn't have a plethora of tiered service plans, they have Applecare, which is the same for everyone. If you don't have a service plan, then why the hell would they or anyone care about your problems? If you DO have Applecare, I believe that shipping costs are covered by Apple.

  • cont...

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  • >iMacs have four DIMM slots

    The new ones, yeah. Aren't you still using some POS Core Duo iMac?

  • Look at you with the personal attacks.

    I have a core duo iMac. It's not my main computer dude. Also core duo's are way ancient dude.

  • @nbglass The benefits of buying a workstation aren't so much the "bang for your buck," but the better integration and support from the manufacturer. If you buy a $1,200 Dell XPS instead of a Dell Precision T5500 with the same specs (at least in numbers,) you will get a) inferior support and b) inferior integration of the components. There IS a markup with workstations, but you're paying for a lot more than just the machine.

  • @thebsdguy

    > If you buy a $1,200 Dell XPS instead of a Dell Precision T5500 with the same specs (at least in numbers,)

    Dell XPS doesn't support ECC Ram

    Dell XPS is most certainly using a different Motherboard

    Dell XPS doesn't support AS MUCH ram.

    They both have totally different processor options.

    They are NOT the same spec. You can't just count numbers and call them the same spec. the parts have to match!

  • @sc0pl355 THAT'S WHY I SAID "at least in numbers" YOU FUCKING MORON.

  • @thebsdguy

    Guess you missed when I said that numbers alone do NOT make them the same spec. When you're buying a workstation, you are buying the ECC ram, the workstation-class motherboard, the capability to hold more ram and so on.

    Look at you, arguing for the sake of arguing. I pity you.

  • @sc0pl355 You really don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

  • @thebsdguy

    Dude, you don't know what you're talking about if you think an ECC ram module is the same thing as a consumer-grade ram module.

  • @sc0pl355 Did I say that? No, I believe I said that you're an idiot.

  • @nbglass

    >Do you even look at the specs?

    Unlike you, I can actually tell the fucking difference because I actually know something about technology.

    >Those are marketing buzz words

    Only to an ignoramus like you.

    >Workstations are marketing hype for ill informed kids like you.

    First off, I'm older than you are. Secondly, you need to tell ALL of the businesses that USE workstations that it is just marketing hype. Watch them laugh at you, dumbass.

  • @sc0pl355 "Unlike you I can actually tell the difference because I actually".. You didn't answer my question. Did you look up the specs. No, you didn't. Instead you assumed. Which makes you look like the ass you are. Keep trying junior. Kids like you make me laugh with how grown up they try to be on youtube. Any other mommy and daddy words you'd like to type to make yourself look "all grown up"? LOL

  • @nbglass

    >Did you look up the specs.

    I have alredy compared commercial and workstation motherboards and chipsets before. Several times.

    Why don't you try being specific? There are literally thousands of different motherboards on the Market.

    >Kids

    I'm older than you are dumbass.

  • looks like sc0pl355 has been on wiki again

  • @dirtygore

    Look at dirtygore. Grasping at straws as usual.

  • Resale value is all relative. I've owned macs and switched to PC and I've been happy ever since the switch. I was one of those few mac owners that had nothing but problems. I digress. I walked into a used computer store that had g4 dual core macs for sale. Guy wanted 600 for a dual core 800 mhz. I'm not a collector so I laughed at the price. Across town the same machine was 99 bucks. It comes down to demand. There's a big market for people that collect old technology and especially old macs.

  • I could sell my old laptop for maybe $400 (it's 4 years old and it cost $1200 new) but I just gave it away.

    I give old electronics away or give them to Goodwill, I don't have time to deal with stupid angry ebayers or retards.

  • I'd rather build my own and minimize my losses. All electronics are losses. Selling a Mac for half of what its worth after 3 years is still more of a loss than me throwing my DIY box into the trash because the initial investment cost considerably less.

  • Eric ... you are screwing your subscribers (specially the young ones who don't know to check this)

    What am I talking about? Tyr typing in the website and google, and the word scam after it ... yes people are getting ripped off from this website. Way to go Eric.

  • This video just screams stupidity. Mac Pros cost twice as much as the Dell, so you'd expect the resale value to be twice as much. You have very little intelligence when it comes to logic and reasoning.

  • lol....i have an old Sandisk Sansa Fuze Media Player, 4GB, and in good condition. i have everything in it and apparently its worth $8.

    not that i would sell something small like this...might as well keep it handy if my ipod touch doesnt work, but its pretty funny.

  • Is there a service for this in the UK?

  • Your not making $900.00 of the Mac Pro you idiot you have infact lost over$1,000.00. I bet the PC did not even cost $1000.00 brand new.

    If you buy a Corvette for $50,000.00 and sell it for $25,000.00 two years later you have lost $25,000.00 dollars jackass. You have not made $25,000.00.

  • @adobePC He really doesnt understand resale value. Its not a "I get x amount back vs your y amount, my resale is better", its more of a amount back to amount paid ratio. But then again, if you buy Mac, you really aren't smart with money in the first place.

  • @kaosum2

    Look, if he were selling a Dell Precision 690 at the same spec as the Mac Pro, he wouldn't even get $400 for it as a resale item.

    You can't claim that the Mac Pro costs more than the Dell precision because a 2006 dell precision at the same spec as a 2006 mac pro, costs $700 MORE than the Mac Pro.

    Macs sell for a higher PERCENTAGE as a resale value in comparison to a PC of that price. End of story.

  • i think eric owned himself with this video. this is the kind of mistake macward makes all the time. your smarter than this eric.

  • would have been weird if they paid you the same as a dell or something for the price you paid for a mac...although would have been funny

  • This is gay

  • For my Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz 20'' that I bought in Dec 08 they are giving me $600. I paid almost $2000. Is that right????? I seams to me that I would have paid a lot less for a PC. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE Apple and I will never go back to PC. But, for me this web site is not a good deal......

  • @quiles26 Finally someone who doesn't totally buy into the hype.

  • anyone know how to get the spaces between the apps in the dock. i know how to get the flat dock but cant get spaces between the apps.

  • Is there a windows laptop around that could actually equal the resale value of a mac based system? I think not...

  • there about the same if you take into account of how much you payed for the thing in the first place. dont you read the comments?

  • One of apples CEO's Jerome B. York died today!  R.I.P. 3-18-10

  • the mac pro doesn't compete with the studio, it competes with the precision... besides who cares if you get $500 more when you sell the mac, when you paid $1000 more for it when you bought it. oh, and wtf is with all the icons in the doc, holy shit dude!

  • agreed...and considering macs immediately make you a faggot, you've your dignity you're paying with

  • @swisscheesepotatochi

    Well if macs immediately make people faggots, I guess PCs immediately makes people dickless!

  • shut up faggot...

  • @swisscheesepotatochi

    You don't have a dick so GTFO.

  • yep, keep talking fag, nobody likes you...

  • What part of "GTFO" did you not get twat rag. No one gives a shit about you anyways so your words don't mean Jack shit, now fuck off, it's passed your bed time anyways.

    Stupid toddler shouldn't be allowed on YouTube.

  • what part of shut the fuck up did you not understand...ah, im done with you. its pointless talking to some with such a thick skull

  • @swisscheesepotatochi

    I said get out already. Someone with an empty skull like yours shouldn't be here in the first place puking bullshit all over YouTube like a n00btard.

    Now scram!

  • Are you like twelve?

  • @swisscheesepotatochi

    Seriously, how old are you anyways?

  • so i can now get a mac pro

  • The 2.66Ghz Mac Pro was released at $2,500 (and that's not counting the extra ram) and if you sold it now for $988, you would be a retard because apple sells mac minis at a higher price and less features.

    Furthermore, the dell is a core 2 quad and the Mac Pro uses ECC Memory and that's expensive and the memory in the mac alone is worth $600 and 16Gb of regular DDR2 is worth like $400.

    So don't sell your stuff to gazelle.

  • You would've paid more than the $400 difference up front for the Mac Pro.

  • You're such a NARB holy shit. You realize the Mac Pro costs twice as much as the Dell Studio?? Jesus fucking Christ, you lose $1500 on the Mac Pro, whereas you only lose $1000 on the Dell. Get a fucking clue. It's like trying to explain that the moon spins on an axis to a dumbass.

  • Emeek is mathematically challenged when reality doesn't line up with his perceptions. If anyone thinks they are going to save money by buying a apple, they are not being realistic. Buy apple because you like the OS, or the aesthetic ... Emeek isn't fooling anyone.

  • there a rip off on some items, said my brand macbook was worth 360 and I sold it 2 weeks ago for 850.00

  • The Dell Studio line didn't exist four years ago.

  • So the mac pro will be worth $1400+ more than my PC when i decide to sell it? because that's how much it would cost me in addition to buy in the first place. No? exactly.

  • super nice video. but remember you pay twice as more for your mac than the dell. the more you pay the more gazelle pays you. the less you pay (for the same system, but not a mac. the less you get) what thats means? you are paying for plastic, aluminum and all the materials your mac comes with. the same product and performance, pc comes shipper. keep sucking steve jobs dicck, hes getting more money and you keep sucking. maybe he sends you a appreciation check one of this days. peace. windows 7.

  • This video is indeed accurate. Even the older G4 PowerBooks still sell for several hundred dollars.

  • @skyblast $300-400 for 5 year old laptops in proper working condition is normal

  • thanks for the vie

  • You talk about Leo Laporte like he is your buddy. He didn't turn you on to Gazelle he got paid to tell you about a service that rips you off.

  • @zachsilvey Where did leo get paid to tell you about the service, because i am a fan of Leo. He never said anything about it that i know of.

  • Gazelle is a sponsor of macbreak weekly. Go ahead an listen to the last two weeks episodes.

  • oh and your insulting mac by yourself!! That difference of cash is how much overpriced macs are!

  • oh and your neighbor payed half of what the mac guy spent. So they are making the exact same money back..

  • Wow... pretty much the worst arguemnet ever... Obviously you will get more for a mac because they are overpriced....

  • If you want to sell your old electronics just use ebay, you'll get a lot more money even if it does take a little bit more work.

  • Duh! If You Paid More Money for it, of course the resell value will be higher than a windows machine.

  • what do they do with the stuff? Sell it right. Why not just sell it yourself on eBay and keep the money you make above what you were gonna get from them?

  • I did a rundown of the numbers on these things, except that I don't know the specs on your Mac Pro, so I used the lowest end Mac Pro if you bought it then turned around and sold it as soon as you got it. I did the same with the Dell Studio.

    Negative return on the Mac Pro: $1592

    Negative return on the Dell Studio: $1,174.

    You saved $418 by using the Dell, actually.

  • the reason i dont buy a mac is because i can do a lot more on a pc.

  • Since when is OS X spelt with a T?

  • no matter how right or wrong I am, there is no denying macs resale for more and that means something.

  • @AppleSoldier You are still losing more money on the investment of a Mac. I would rather take a loss of $1000 than $1599.