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selling power book questions
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jan 2007
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I am going to sell my 15" power book 1.67 but I am wondering what should i do to remove any personal info off the system before selling. I have never sold a computer before and I am alittle worried about what to remove before it goes to a complete stranger. Any ideas what this thing would be worth with with a couple dings here and there from 2yrs of use?
Thanks,
Mike
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: London
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The value is down to your location - in London you'd sell for more than New York or San Francisco. As for personal data, once you've transferred or backed up your information, I'd recommend a clean install of the OS.
Hope this helps?
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
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You should clone your drive and then perform and Erase and Install of OS X. When you erase the drive you'll be able to do either a regular erase or to zero the drive, the second of which takes longer but essentially prevents any residue of your files from being recovered.
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A reinstall of the OS would be what I would do too.
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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I just sold my 1.67GHz through Craig's List. Got a bunch of offers. However, I went with what seemed to be the safest offer (cash in hand). I got $900 for it to put towards my new MBP that I'll be buying around June 11th or 12th 
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-Brian
PowerMac G5 | Dual 2GHz PPC | 2.5 GB RAM | 30" Cinema Display
Macbook Pro | 2.2 GHz Core2Duo | 2 GB RAM
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by Brian Live 
I just sold my 1.67GHz through Craig's List. Got a bunch of offers. However, I went with what seemed to be the safest offer (cash in hand). I got $900 for it to put towards my new MBP that I'll be buying around June 11th or 12th
Wow thats very good price for a computer that old 
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Addicted to MacNN
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A 1.67 will only be about 16-18 months old.
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by peeb
A 1.67 will only be about 16-18 months old.
If it was a PC he wouldn't get $900
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Yeah, it really isn't all that old. I purchased it in November of '05.
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-Brian
PowerMac G5 | Dual 2GHz PPC | 2.5 GB RAM | 30" Cinema Display
Macbook Pro | 2.2 GHz Core2Duo | 2 GB RAM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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That sounds about right. I was going to ask $1000 for mine, same model, and still has a year of applecare plus RAM upgrade to 1 gig.
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