Hi All *In case anyone is interested I am selling my trusty MacBook Pro 17". * I would probably keep using this faithful workhorse if it were not for my ongoing need to run high end CAD software and I am selling now because the time is right for tax purposes and because it still has apple car for buyer peace of mind.
I bought it for my business but for the last 2 years have been doing contract work with computer provided so this has had much less work than I expected it to. *Battery* is still in good condition and still lasts for several hours (from memory about 4-5hrs) under average usage. *Screen* is in excellent condition and working perfectly Unfortunately I probably won't be getting another 17" due to Apple discontinuing them so this sale is with some reluctance. *Full Specs here:* http://support.apple.com/kb/SP546 Note though that the following items are upgraded: - *Processor: 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo* - *RAM: 8 GB* - *Hard Drive: 500GB - 7200 RPM high speed drive* - *Antiglare display* - *Apple Care cover till end October (~3 months)* - *Mac OS X 10.7.4 Lion - *will do a fresh reinstall (if preferred I can install *Snow Leopard* from the original disks) This is basically a maxed out top of the range specimen of this model in excellent physical and functional condition. Given that it was top spec when purchased it is still a powerful machine. Despite being a dual core not a quad core CPU it is still well and truly capable of handling most common tasks you can poke at it. It comes with: - *iLife 09* (includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand) - *Microsoft Office 2008 Home & Student* (if you want it) - Genuine 3 user retail box with original disc, Certificate of Authenticity and Product keys - Genuine Windows Vista or Windows XP installed in Boot Camp partition (if you want it - good for Windows Switchers). (Vista was a bit of a dog when first released but latest service packs render it quite useful if you need to use windows occasionally.) - *Silicon keyboard protector* *All packed nicely in the original box* - just as Steve intended. The whole unit is clean with no scratches or dents that I can see. Given the original purchase price I treated it with great care and respect! I am happy to send photos and documentation of Apple Care, Battery life etc. to anyone who is genuinely interested. *And the Price… *well from what I see of the current market I think it is worth $1500. I hope that is realistic given it's spec, condition and level of care; feel free to make an offer if you think I am wrong. Details as per system info: *Hardware Overview:* * *Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,2 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 6 MB Memory: 8 GB Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz Boot ROM Version: MBP52.008E.B05 SMC Version (system): 1.42f4 Serial Number (system): W89431J1xxx Hardware UUID: D0CE49A9-7C07-55FA-B8B2-A32C1A59xxx Sudden Motion Sensor: State: Enabled * * *System Software Overview:* System Version: Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53) Kernel Version: Darwin 11.4.0 Boot Volume: Macintosh HD Boot Mode: Normal Computer Name: MacBook Pro User Name: xxx Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled 64-bit Kernel and Extensions: Yes Regards Shayne -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
