Bought a macbook on eBay...not sure if I should return it or not. What do you think? ADVICE NEEDED!!!?

Goldie Gal

First, it was an amazing deal of $525 for a 2011, 6gb RAM, 640 GB hard drive.

BUT, i took it to the apple store and they said I should return it because...
1) the screws on the bottom meant the seller refurbished it because they arent apple screws
2) the hard drive failed their test which was sad for me to see
3) the RAM sticks are two different sticks, one apple stick and one something else
4) the keyboard only lights up in the middle which the apple people think is water damage but they cant really tell without opening it. they wont open it because of the screws.

The reasons I dont think I should return it are....
1) I can get a squaretrade warranty so if it does break I can return it
2) $525 for a 2011 mac laptop is sooo good and unheard of, but I may be able to find another similar deal on craigslist so this might not be a valid reason
3) i've been heavily using it for a week without any issues
4) i dont want to spend more new hours searching for a laptop
5) i might not be able to find one on time for when school starts

BACKROUND INFO #1: it has ZERO dents, scratches, or dings - nothing else except whats listed above is wrong with it

BACKGROUND INFO #2: I am a college student who has had 7 PC's crash in the past 5 years. I gave up on PC and invested in this mac. I'm tired of losing my files and forgetting to back it up into my emails every week.

so looking at all that, what do you think I should do? AKA if you were in my shoes you would do what?

Answer
Keep it the ram doesnt matter the hard drive is a cheap fix and the rest is asthetics

Bought a macbook on eBay but not sure if I should return it. What do you think? ADVICE NEEDED!!!!?

Goldie Gal

First, it was an amazing deal of $525 for a 2011, 6gb RAM, 640 GB hard drive.

BUT, i took it to the apple store and they said I should return it because...
1) the screws on the bottom meant the seller refurbished it because they arent apple screws
2) the hard drive failed their test which was sad for me to see
3) the RAM sticks are two different sticks, one apple stick and one something else
4) the keyboard only lights up in the middle which the apple people think is water damage but they cant really tell without opening it. they wont open it because of the screws.

The reasons I dont think I should return it are....
1) I can get a squaretrade warranty so if it does break I can return it
2) $525 for a 2011 mac laptop is sooo good and unheard of, but I may be able to find another similar deal on craigslist so this might not be a valid reason
3) i've been heavily using it for a week without any issues
4) i dont want to spend more new hours searching for a laptop
5) i might not be able to find one on time for when school starts

BACKROUND INFO #1: it has ZERO dents, scratches, or dings - nothing else except whats listed above is wrong with it

BACKGROUND INFO #2: I am a college student who has had 7 PC's crash in the past 5 years. I gave up on PC and invested in this mac. I'm tired of losing my files and forgetting to back it up into my emails every week.

so looking at all that, what do you think I should do? AKA if you were in my shoes you would do what?

Answer
I would return it, ASAP. When it comes to this sort of stuff I only buy NEW. Costco has some amazing deals right now. To me when you buy this stuff used you are asking for problems so why not buy new & get a guarantee..... good luck

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