Used and refurbished Apple products page
The following is a list of websites to mail order and classified stores with used and refurbished Macs and Apple products.
On a separate page, I've included tips for Selling Used Macs.
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Some of these stores sell just software or accessories for older Apple products. Note, this listing was obtained by looking at other
websites that discuss used and refurbished Macs. I have not verified the quality of any of these stores, and if you believe something
is too good to be true, it probably is. Be aware that most do not offer any warranty on these Macs, and when you get replacement parts, they
often are refurbished too. If buying a notebook or Mac Mini, check to make sure the power adapter has no signs of being frayed,
and if it does, take a look at this guide on what to do about it. In addition, if a store sells a Mac, they should provide the original installation disks that came with the Mac. If they
don't offer it with the Mac, someone has either taken the disks for their own keeping (which is against Apple's license agreement), or the disks got lost,
in which case, they should contact Apple for a replacement set to give to you before selling it to you. The disks that come with each Mac
have good hardware and software testing programs which may not work on other Macs. In addition, the installation software from another Mac
may not work on the Mac in question. So don't accept an eMac with an iMac's installation disks, or an iMac G4 with an iMac G5's installations disks.
I discuss in this FAQ why that is important. In addition verify
when the machine last had its clock battery replaced. All Macs except a few notebooks have a clock battery, which is also known as the
backup battery on Apple's knowledgebase article 86181, which describes which clock battery each Mac gets.
Unless otherwise stated they have used and refurbished Macs and parts, and sometimes software. Also check Exchange Repair Programs
to verify the Mac you are buying isn't under one of these programs, and if it is, check the seller to make sure they aren't selling it
because of a problem they are having which may be covered by one of these programs.
A similar link page is My Used Mac. In addition, I strongly
recommend you learn the specs of any new Mac you buy before you get it. I've written a section of my migrating
from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X FAQ with different links on identifying Macs.
It is by no means complete, though if you wish to see another added, or feel one shouldn't be recommended
please sign the guestbook:
Mail order shops with tollfree U.S. order lines:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=B22223D1&nclm=Certified - Yes this is Apple's own special deals page on a static link!
Lowendmac's Deals page - lists multiple vendors.
http://www.pcprices.net/desktops.shtml - lists multiple authorized desktop resellers of used and refurbished Apple desktops.
MicroReplay buys and sells used computers and parts
http://www.mac-resource.com/
Teksale - refurbished Macs and PCs.
http://resale.headgap.com/
http://www.laptop-battery.org/apple.htm - has Macintosh laptop batteries of various models
Mac-Pro
http://macreviewzone.com/html/reviews/guides/archive/refurb/refurbwatch.shtml - lists multiple vendors and their refurbished prices on Apple products
http://www.pcprices.net/refurblaptops.shtml - lists multiple authorized laptop resellers of used and refurbished Apple laptops.
http://www.iresq.com/ (formerly Macresq)
http://www.midwestmac.com/
http://www.macsales.com/ offers numerous upgrade options, and older operating system software
http://www.powermax.com/
http://www.poweron.com/
http://www.smalldog.com/
http://www.cherokeedata.com/servlet/StoreFront (formerly known as Sun Remarketing)
http://www.transintl.com/ upgrade specialist of older Macs
http://www.dttservice.com/ parts and service of old and new Macs.
http://www.powerbookmedic.com parts and service for old and new Mac notebooks.
http://www.pcretro.com/webstore/catalog/
http://www.notebook-batteries.net all kinds of notebook batteries.
Mail order shops with toll numbers:
http://www.batterytech.com/ - batteries for many different laptop models including higher capacity batteries
than Apple's on some models!
http://www.baucomcomputers.com/
http://www.cpused.com/ (in Canada)
http://www.macselect.com/
http://www.macinthebox.com/
http://macsruscomputers.com/ has many old Newton products
http://www.megamacs.com/
http://store.yahoo.com/hardcoremac/index.html
http://www.macofalltrades.com
http://www.usedmacs.us - no phone number listed. Web form only.
http://www.pbparts.com/ parts and service for Powerbooks and iBooks
http://www.powerbookguy.com/
http://www.wegenermedia.com/
http://www.usedmac.ca/ - Canada Mac classifieds
http://www.cancomuk.com/ - European Mac dealer
Mac Classifieds:
http://www.secondhandmac.com/
http://www.themacmarket.com/flash/sell.html (in Canada)
Additional pre-Mac OS X links may be found on my Macintosh Related Links
pages.