Computers & Networking

[tgcash]

Does Best Buy accept "trade-ins"???

[Jimmienomam]

For?

[tgcash]

o?. sorry computers.. i have an old pc that needs some work but would like a new mac book pro or even a refurb mac book pro.

[Jimmienomam]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Electronics-Promotions/Online-Trade-In/pcmcat133600050011.c?id=pcmcat133...


Depends on the computer. Most likely not for older comps. But the above is their trade in site and you can look it up there

[Young_Tec_Guy85]

I've just done a couple of trade-ins myself.  From what I can find online, Best Buy was (suprisingly) giving the best value for my trade-ins without going to sell it privately.  Don't expect much to help pay for a new computer though.  I just traded in a pretty beefy machine last month (original core i7 processor, 8GB DDR3 memory, dual nvidia 8800gts 512MB graphics cards, 1TB+ hard drives (total between 2), and only got about $225 for it, whereas I spent about 5x that on it all 3 years ago.

Most stuff you should be able to take it directly into a store Geek Squad center and walk away with a gift card with the value on it.

[Jimmienomam]

Computers have a 6 month EOL projected cycle. As such they don't have a resale value

[Young_Tec_Guy85]

While that may be true, doesn't mean you can't get credit for them.  I built my machine that I referenced above 3 years ago, and still got a couple of hundred back from Best Buy's trade in.

[xl]

How old is the computer?  What's wrong with it?

If the hard drive still works, I keep it and use it.  If you find it slow, install Ubuntu (Linix) on it.