What to Do with Your Old MacBook?

It is not new, Apple products are expensive to buy! Obviously it depends on the model and they are high quality products, but investing so much pushes us to optimize our use and to want something back when we don’t use it anymore. We use them to the maximum of their performance and try to resell them as soon as we don’t use them anymore.

So what are the options for a MacBook you no longer use? With the rise of refurbishing, brands like eBay or Swappa are emerging as key players in the easy and secure resale of second-hand electronics.

Keep Your MacBook in A Drawer or Offer It to A Friend

We’ve all thought about it before, "I’ll keep it just in case", "you never know"… Ah those phrases that end up giving you a drawer of shame filled with all your old phones and computers. Obviously it’s earned, but deep down you know that your products could still be useful and deserve better than a dark closet!

Benefits

• It can indeed be convenient to keep your MacBook near you, to help you out if you have problems with the one you have at the moment.
• You gain a golden reputation among your family and friends.
• If you donate it, you do a good deed, since thanks to you one less new product will pollute the planet!

Disadvantages

• If you keep it in the closet: products that still have value, wisely wait to be obsolete in a drawer. And if you use it one day so much the better, but by keeping it hidden, you are only wasting a product that could have lived a second life with someone else.
• If you give it as a gift: a little twinge of regret at having to part with your old MacBook, a little regret at not having kept it warm in your drawer, a slight paranoia at believing that the little monster will spoil it far too quickly…. And above all, despite the good deed, you don’t have your beloved MacBook anymore and you haven ‘t earned any money for it!

You never (come on, maybe once) use your old stored products and end up adding the next model to the pile a few years later! You like the generous aspect of offering your MacBook to the little brother to live a second life, but less the free aspect for a product that cost you a few hundred euros not so long ago…

Sell Your MacBook to A Private Individual

So, you’ve decided to go ahead with the sale.
But who do you sell it to and how?
Let’s move on to the options that will make you some money!
First of all, selling between individuals.

Benefits

• A price that you determine yourself! The great advantage of this method is that you choose the amount that will satisfy you.

Disadvantages

• The step of creating the ad can be tedious (creation, photos, description..)
• Determine the price well! It’s all very well to earn what you want, but you have to be right! Sometimes you simply don’t know how much your product is worth. Either too high or too low (and for you, it’s a shame) with the possibility of last minute negotiations.
• The big disadvantage of this method is the security of the transaction. Whether as a seller or a buyer, scams are frequent unfortunately.

In reality, you prepare an ad, put it online and in a few days your MacBook is drowned in the general flow! To get out, you have to lower the price, and you will quickly lose out. You often end up dropping the deal and forgetting about your ad (and your computer in the drawer) or selling your Mac outright to sell it quickly.

Sell Your MacBook to A Company

Selling your product can be done with a private individual, or with a company. It’s not always the first idea, but to avoid the hassle of the other solutions presented, some companies such as HelloZack, specialize in simplifying the process of selling electronic products in order to encourage second life and reconditioning!

Benefits

• Easy and automated service
• A fast and secure transaction
• Pre-announced price based on real criteria
• Depending on the company, a customer service is included or even free couriers!
• Let’s think ecology for a second, it’s an eco-responsible gesture not negligible ♻

Disadvantages

• Who says service, says operating margin. The price is then lower (more or less depending on the model) than what you could make selling your MacBook yourself

What To do Before Selling Your Used Mac Online?

You’ve finally decided to take the plunge and sell your used Mac online. But before you do, there are a few things you need to do to ensure you get the most money for your device and avoid any headaches along the way.

1. Back up your data. This is the most important step! Make sure to create a backup of all your files and data before you sell your Mac. This way, you won’t lose anything important and you’ll have a copy of everything just in case.

2. Erase your data. Once you’ve backed up your data, you’ll want to erase everything on your Mac before selling it. This can be done by going to the "System Preferences" and selecting "Security & Privacy." From there, you’ll want to click on the "Erase Disk" button and follow the prompts.

3. Clean up your Mac. The next step is to give your Mac a good cleaning, both physically and digitally. Start by uninstalling any programs you don’t use anymore and delete any files you don’t need. Then, give your Mac a good dusting and make sure the screen is clean and free of fingerprints.

4. Gather your accessories. If you’re selling your Mac with accessories, make sure to gather them all up in one place. This includes the power cord, any external hard drives, and any other cables or peripherals you might be including.

Selling your used Mac online can be a great way to get some extra cash, but there are a few things you need to do first. Be sure to back up your data, erase your data, and clean up your Mac before listing it for sale. Choose your selling platform carefully and set a fair price, and you should have no trouble finding a buyer in no time.

Conclusion

If you’re in a hurry, lazy or just have had bad experiences with private party sites, this is the option that will be your favorite! Now you know everything! It’s hard to know what to do with an electronic product that you no longer use.

If it’s out of order, you think you’ll throw it away, but where? You should recycle it with specialized companies but you don’t know any, and let’s be honest, you don’t have the time to look! If it still works, we say to ourselves that it’s not worth the effort/cost to sell it, or we want to try our luck but we keep putting it off until tomorrow!

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