Used Mac Book Air Wanted for daughter

The school requires this specific one .

She only needs it for basic word processing and powerpoint. so can be older model.1-4 years old.

Please forward this to any of your friends who may be Apple fans and may have one laying around and want to sell it.

thank you for reading.

Location: Chiang Mai

The school specifies Apple, really? Let me guess: Prem? Or Panyaden?

Anyway if it can be 4 years old then likely it doesn't need to be the Air model, but could be any Apple Macbook?

Edited August 12, 201213 yr by WinnieTheKhwai

Mac Cafe on Huay Kaew Rd. (south side just before CMU in the new Punna complex) sells used Apple products.

I haven't been in, but a friend I sent there says they have a wide selection of all the models.

You also might try posting on the classifieds:

http://classifieds.thaivisa.com/electronics/computers-wanted/

Change her school - what total nonsense

Buy her a basic NetBook, then put an Apple sticker on the lid.

"The school requires this specific one "

forgive me for asking why would the school has to request this expensive model when a Mac book would do the same job.

I would be wary of buying a used Macbook Air. You can get the low end model new for about $900 and a used one is going to have a battery that could very well be on its last legs. Like the poster above said, a regular macbook should do the job. I have a new macbook pro coming in next week and my older macbook does what you need but the battery is shot and I think the fan is going on it. I'll hold on to it as a second computer because I wouldn't be able to get much for it in an honest transaction.

Point being, if somebody is selling their computer, there's probably a reason.

the pre Retina and non Air models are a lot better for replacing parts like HD, Fans, Battery and can upgrade RAM. The Airs and new Retina are basically soldered together and not very repairable.

Netbook? Why not dress the poor kid up like a clown and waterboard him while your at it.

Buy her a basic NetBook, then put an Apple sticker on the lid.

My "Hackintosh", Dell mini 9 netbook running snow leopard Apple sticker on lid!

I would be wary of buying a used Macbook Air. You can get the low end model new for about $900 and a used one is going to have a battery that could very well be on its last legs. Like the poster above said, a regular macbook should do the job. I have a new macbook pro coming in next week and my older macbook does what you need but the battery is shot and I think the fan is going on it. I'll hold on to it as a second computer because I wouldn't be able to get much for it in an honest transaction.

Point being, if somebody is selling their computer, there's probably a reason.

I sell my old mac almost every time I go back to the US on ebay and that's about every yr or two and buy a new one. The old one it still perfectly good but I want the newer one; so, there's a reason, but not a reason that's bad for the buyer

it's relatively affordable to change batteries: http://www.apple.com/support/macbookair/service/battery/ about 4,000 baht in the US and 5,000 in Europe. Here it may be a bit more but it doesn't mean the laptop is junk.

You should definitely check the battery and a lot else which you can do when you meet the seller.

What school requires students have a MacBook Air?

I would recommend steering clear of Orange Mac which sells used Mac as they tried to rip me off by putting a 7 yr old used HD in mine when I went there for a new one, luckily the computer would not turn on which I discovered before paying

I would be wary of buying a used Macbook Air. You can get the low end model new for about $900 and a used one is going to have a battery that could very well be on its last legs. Like the poster above said, a regular macbook should do the job. I have a new macbook pro coming in next week and my older macbook does what you need but the battery is shot and I think the fan is going on it. I'll hold on to it as a second computer because I wouldn't be able to get much for it in an honest transaction.

Point being, if somebody is selling their computer, there's probably a reason.

I sell my old mac almost every time I go back to the US on ebay and that's about every yr or two and buy a new one. The old one it still perfectly good but I want the newer one; so, there's a reason, but not a reason that's bad for the buyer

it's relatively affordable to change batteries: http://www.apple.com...battery/ about 4,000 baht in the US and 5,000 in Europe. Here it may be a bit more but it doesn't mean the laptop is junk.

You should definitely check the battery and a lot else which you can do when you meet the seller.

Yes, that is correct and I plan to continue using mine after the new one arrives. But if I sold it to somebody, say for a cheap $400 and they needed to run on battery, they'd have to spend $100+ extra for a new battery making it $500, only $400 less than a brand new one. I'm just suggesting that by the time you pay for a used computer, there is a fine line where your costs will start creeping towards the price of a new one. Mac basically says that their batteries are rated for one year. It sounds like his daughter is going to be using this in the classroom and I would expect they'll be using battery power a lot.

Edited August 12, 201213 yr by beb

First thank you for all your responses.

the school is in Phuket not CM. cant find a used one here .

I have never owned an apple (other than the Apple 2E in the 80's) and prefer not too.

But the main reason i posted is i don't have 31000 baht in my budget . I have 3 other laptops (IBM type) ready to go but can't use them.

thanks for reading.

I would be wary of buying a used Macbook Air. You can get the low end model new for about $900 and a used one is going to have a battery that could very well be on its last legs. Like the poster above said, a regular macbook should do the job. I have a new macbook pro coming in next week and my older macbook does what you need but the battery is shot and I think the fan is going on it. I'll hold on to it as a second computer because I wouldn't be able to get much for it in an honest transaction.

Point being, if somebody is selling their computer, there's probably a reason.

I sell my old mac almost every time I go back to the US on ebay and that's about every yr or two and buy a new one. The old one it still perfectly good but I want the newer one; so, there's a reason, but not a reason that's bad for the buyer

it's relatively affordable to change batteries: http://www.apple.com...battery/ about 4,000 baht in the US and 5,000 in Europe. Here it may be a bit more but it doesn't mean the laptop is junk.

You should definitely check the battery and a lot else which you can do when you meet the seller.

Yes, that is correct and I plan to continue using mine after the new one arrives. But if I sold it to somebody, say for a cheap $400 and they needed to run on battery, they'd have to spend $100+ extra for a new battery making it $500, only $400 less than a brand new one. I'm just suggesting that by the time you pay for a used computer, there is a fine line where your costs will start creeping towards the price of a new one. Mac basically says that their batteries are rated for one year. It sounds like his daughter is going to be using this in the classroom and I would expect they'll be using battery power a lot.

well good luck. It seems bizarre that the school would require that particular computer and lay such an expense on the family.

Suddenly the government program of supplying children with a standardized device doesn't sound so bad eh. And not just fancy international school kids, but e v e r y o n e.

Edited August 13, 201213 yr by WinnieTheKhwai

Suddenly the government program of supplying children with a standardized device

That could be that's the reason why the fancy an inter-school kid may needs a better than average device e.g. the a Mac book air.

The owner of the school's brother is the local Mac dealer, or is it the sister? Anyway 31,000 Baht for a computer is probably a very small addition to the kid's educational costs over the years.

The school specifies Apple, really? Let me guess: Prem? Or Panyaden?

Anyway if it can be 4 years old then likely it doesn't need to be the Air model, but could be any Apple Macbook?

Panyaden does not require students to have computers, don't know of any N-P6 schools that require students to have a laptop.

He mentioned he's in Phuket.

The school specifies Apple, really? Let me guess: Prem? Or Panyaden?

Anyway if it can be 4 years old then likely it doesn't need to be the Air model, but could be any Apple Macbook?

How does Panyaden come into this?

My kids go there and there are no requirements to have their own PC / tablets.

It's only a primary school, computing is not high on their agenda.