Resale Value

I was wondering, about what would a nearly-new condition iPod with colour display sell for? I ask because I'm considering selling my current iPod in favour of a 5th generation one. Is there any kind of "trade-in" policy that Apple might have that would allow me to simply pay the difference so that I don't have to go out and pay another $400 or so to get a new 5th generation?
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The only "trade in" policy that Apple have is to give you 10% off the price of a new iPod if you take it to an Apple store.
Much better in my opinion to sell it on eBay. You could check out the prices there to get a feel of what it will sell for.

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Better resale value att or verizon

Which one is better resale value ATT or Verizon for Ipad 2 if i want to sell it in future ?
Say wi fi, 3G, 64GB and ATT or verizon..
Or doesnt matter ??
Thanks!
Jake

I guess it depends if the purchaser wanted a CDMA or GSM iPad. The GSM model would not be worth anything to a Verizon customer and the CDMA model would not be worth anything to an AT&T customer.

Buying iMac 27'' (from resale perspective)

Hello all,
I want to buy a new iMac 27'' and would like to keep it for atleast 5 years. Keeping aside what I would be using it for and talking only about resale value, which of the following hard disk configuration would be better
Fusion 1TB
Fusion 3TB
SSD 512GB
Wrt space requirements, I am storing my music and videos on a NAS drive. So I do not need much space locally. Keeping resale in mind, these are my thoughts about the three.
Fusion 1TB - Fusion drives could be obselete soon with falling SSD price; I might fill the space eventually
Fusion 3TB - Fusion drives could be obselete soon with falling SSD price; I will never fill this space
SSD 512GB - State of art technology perhaps even in 5 years, but too less space in 5 years during resale. I might end up having space issues as well
What would you recommend here?

The real question is whether or not it’s worth it. I'm personally a much bigger fan of going all solid state. Fusion Drive doesn't do anything to mitigate the likelihood that a hard drive will likely fail sooner than a good SSD, whereas if you go with an internal SSD and external Thunderbolt or USB 3.0 HDD RAID NAS array you can control your destiny much better. With a Fusion Drive you don't have that flexibility.

Better Value between Macbook Pro 17 inch stock or 27inc iMac i5 stock

I need some help, which would be the better value between a stock 17inch macbook pro and a stock i5 27inch iMac? Using it for school, small video and picture editing. Price not a concern, I'm just looking for the better value in the computer itself. Meaning resale, upgradeability, (plan to use for at least the next three years)!

I'm saying to myself why spend the additional $500 for a slower machine?
Um...because it's portable? Because if there's a blackout you can still use it for 8 hours? Because if you travel to another country you can still do your video editing there rather than waiting to get home with all that film and photography to do it? Because it fits in a bag and doesn't require a desk? Because it can be hooked up to larger monitors for presentations in class?
I mean, Dude, it may not seem like a "slower" machine is worth $500, but it's not cheap or easy to make something that is as fast and does as much as that 17" does in something that thin and that light. There is a battery, a camera, an light sensitive keyboard, a gorgeous screen, and all the other components squeezed into that narrow and limited diameter...and you think that's not wroth $500 extra dollars because it's slower than a 27" iMac? If you love the speed and power, go 27" iMac. It's a great, great, machine. Awesomely fast, powerful and beautiful. But don't tell us "cost doesn't matter" and "resale" is what you're interested in and then complain about the 17" costing extra but being slower. You're being dishonest about what matters to you there.
If cost of the machine and its speed matters (far more than portability)--and you want the fastest and cheapest, then it's the 27" iMac. If cost doesn't matter, and you want the best resale value for when you sell the machine after three years, then it's the 17" MBP. That's just how the market is. People like speed yes, but they love portability.
Edited to add: but you might want to wait. Many are saying that the MBP might get a bump to an i5 and that would improve the speed of a 17" considerably.

How do I clean off mac mini for resale

I recently bought an iMac and am going to sell my Mac mini. The only thing on there are my pics and iTunes. Is there anything special I need to do when it comes to deleting those items before getting rid of the computer?
thanks.

You can actually just shut down your system safely when you get to that point. Hold down the power button for 3-5 seconds and the system will power down/shut off.
When the new owner boots the machine it'll proceed directly to the system setup as if the machine was turned on for the first time. Presuming you performed an erase and install.
We all at some point upgrade from our present Macs to newer state of the art Macs. For example upgrading from a 17" PowerBook G4 to a 17" MacBook Pro.
Macs have a high resale value and people are always looking for a second system, a system for their children, or looking for a bargain. Remember to include the restore disks, user manuals, accessories, etc., that came with your system when you first bought it.
One of the things that make a Mac special is the high resale value. It is also how many new users, "switchers" experience their first Mac. 9 out of 10 those buyers will purchase a new Mac down the road obviously because of the Mac itself but also because of their buying experience.
They always remember their first Mac and their actual buying experience, so make it as if you were buying the system. What would you consider when buying from a complete stranger and what would you want and how would you want to be treated?
Good Luck!

WORST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: $200 credit per iphone 5 trade in: Promised by GoWireless in Chino Hills & Verizon Account Manager, But Not Addressed in Over 4 Months

Hello everyone,
I just had the WORST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE with a Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer (Go Wireless in Chino Hills) and a Verizon Account Manager.
Through a ridiculous saga of events, I finally had to send an email to a customer service supervisor with screenshots, outlined below to try to resolve.
Besides this, is there anything else I can to do address this situation?
I don't want any Verizon Wireless customer to EVER go through this.
Please see the detailed email below for reference.
Hi Laura,
I am also including GoWireless customer service on this email due to the incredibly TERRIBLE customer service I received from their employees.
As we discussed over the phone, I am contacting about the terrible, dishonest, and incompetent customer service I received regarding my upgrading of iPhone 6 through GoWireless Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer located at The Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13925 City Center Drive, Chino Hills. Their phone number is 909-465-5840.
I will send the screenshots of the text conversation I had with GoWireless salesperson (Will) over the course of almost 2 months, in an attempt to receive the $200 per iPhone trade in credits that he and GoWireless had promised me when I upgraded my phone to an iPhone 6.
As the text message screenshots will show (and a follow up emails, as this maximum has a maximum capacity issue), I was continually following up with Will over the course of 2 months regarding receiving the credits. Throughout the conversation, he kept indicating that he would address it. As the text messages will show, he never resolved it and I had to continually pursue getting the credits owed to m e.
After this, I contacted GoWireless corporate customer service and complained about the situation. GoWireless customer service indicated that they would help me resolve the situation. So they ended up contacting the store manager, Aaron.
Aaron then contacted me, after corporate customer service contacted him. Aaron assured me that he would address this and ensure I received the credits I was promised in the original transaction.
Aaron eventually punted me to a Verizon Account Manager during this past January. That account manager's number is 619-756-2100. I will attach the screenshots of the text messages I had with that individual for reference.
That Account Manager indicated that he would just apply the $200 per phone credit to my account since my family had to go through so much trouble and hassle over so many months.
After waiting for a month and not hearing from him, I reached out to him via text a few weeks ago. He did not respond and I sent 2 subsequent texts to follow up, and he never responded.
It was at this point I called Verizon customer service and complained about this issue, this past Saturday (2/21). As the voice recording for that conversation will show, the customer service rep indicated that she would try to apply the $200 per phone credit and that I should call back within 48 hours if I don't receive the credit on my account.
As I didn't see the credits applied today, I called customer service and spoke to you eventually about this situation.
While I appreciate your help in trying to resolve this, I would like to make a note of the following:
1. GoWireless sales representative WILL was INCOMPETENT and/or DISHONEST in applying my credits. As the text messages show, the ONLY reason my family purchased the phones were because of the $200 per phone credit.
2. GoWireless store manager AARON is INCOMPETENT and/or DISHONEST about this situation.
As you heard today on the call, Aaron tried to pass the blame onto me first, saying I didn't turn the phone in on time. This was despite the fact that I had been corresponding with Will over text and spoke specifically with Aaron the situation. They were the reason that I "didn't turn my phone in on time" Either Aaron "forgot" our conversation around this whole situation or was intentionally being deceitful.
Aaron then tried to pass the blame to the Verizon district manager, saying that it was something that that district manager to handle.
This situation indicates Aaron's inability to take responsibility (he tried to blame shift the issue) and be accountable for his actions. I am appalled that a large entity like GoWireless would employ such a person in a management position.
3. Verizon Wireless account manager (phone number 619-756-2100) is INCOMPETENT or DISHONEST about this situation. He indicated that he would help resolve this and he did not, and, in fact, has ignored my attempts to contact him over the past few weeks. I am shocked that such a person could be given responsibility to service customer accounts.
4. As we discussed, I'm am also going to put a formal complaint detailing out this situation on Verizon Wireless forums. I don't think any customer deserves to go through this type of experience. It is completely ASININE, ABSURD, and HORRIBLE that a customer has had to keep following up on this over the past 4 months. Even arranging a conference call today with Aaron and you!
The lack of professionalism and integrity of Will, Aaron, and the Verizon Account Manager is unbelievable!
5. Is there anyway that I can pull my account from GoWireless considering the situation. I don't think Aaron and his team are capable of honestly servicing any customers.
As I indicated, I will send a follow up email with the additional screenshots for your reference to show the set that I have.
I hope we can finally resolve this situation and my family FINALLY gets the $200 per phone credits promised to us in the original transaction.
Thank you.

Holy cow... That was a marathon as opposed to a sprint.... Since the iphone has such a good resale value, I agree - next time ebay.
i Am glad you finally got the cards. They should just credit the account.
As I see the same complaint on AT&T forum, the trade in programs are flawed, universally.

Today I found a gaping hole and bend on the sueprdrive of my MacBook Pro.

I open up my macbook pro neoprene sleeve today to reveal a bulge on the superdrive corner. There was no disc in the drive for weeks. The aluminum is actually bending outwards. There is a huge gap on the side where the aluminum meets with the grey plastic bezel.The lid is not flush with the system when closed now it has a gap and is uneven with the undamaged side. I can see the side inside of the laptop slightly:complicated plastic groves and such. I cant fathom how this could happen. I have no camera for pictures. I am still in warranty what are my options? The optical drive accepts and ejects discs but its difficult and seems like it will fail at anytime now because of the pressure of the drive casing. I read that this could be from daily wrist pressure. Also I sometimes hold the laptop and walk around with it holding that corner, that probably contributed to this. I have researched and found this to be the most venerable part of the macbook pro. If apple will not repair this, how much does this affect resale value? This is a multitouch 2.5GHZ macbook pro ( like the last non unibody they made) Now I see the purpose of the unibody. They moved the optical drive to the side and made the chasis much stronger. This is my only computer, which I need daily for online college so needless to say im pretty upset about this. This laptop has been so well taken care of its not even funny. No scratches except one near the bottom battery area. Never dropped also put in a sleeve then a briefcase. Note the below are close examples to what my issue is (but not my pics).
Lid gap looks like this:
http://www.notquiteleet.com/mbp4.JPG
The bezel gap looks like this but mine is only 1/4 as long and not as open (i closed the gap as much as I could it looks a lot better now then it did original but its a temp fix and still bad imo):
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1176/img0042x.jpg
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Yes I have apple care for a few more months. If apple fixes this I will totally renew the warranty as well. Never thought something like this could happen. I wont be able to go to the apple store for another 3 days (traveling).

IPhone 6 Trade-in Promotion - Based On A True Story...

On 9/30/14, my wife & I decided to take advantage of moving from AT&T to Verizon by joining our son-in-law’s More Everything plan. Our AT&T 2-year contract was more than satisfied. We’re both iPhone users & were looking forward to upgrading our iPhone 4 & 4S – plus, the trade-in offer of $200/each was attractive as well. So, we pulled the trigger, ordered our new iPhone 6’s 64Gb (no one had any in stock at that time), impatiently awaited delivery, which was estimated to be approximately 10/24/14. The cut-off for applying for the advertised trade-in had been extended to 10/15/14. We obviously couldn’t send in our old iPhones until we received, activated, & restored our new iPhone 6’s. At the recommendation of a Verizon rep at a local store, I went ahead & registered our old iPhone’s for the trade-in program on 10/12/14 in order to beat the 10/15/14 deadline & received confirmation along with a trade-in submission ID for each phone. By the way, I had gone to the Verizon Community Forum & read some of the trade-in nightmares that had & were currently occurring. Everything from reduced trade-in values, to the trade-in department supposedly receiving phones with cracked screens, Find My iPhone not being disabled, etc. This made me feel very hesitant about sending in our two pristine iPhones, which had been in Otterboxes from Day-1 & were in perfect working condition. The local store manager assured me that if there were any issues to let him know & that he would take care of it.
The day came when we activated our new iPhone 6’s. They arrived a few days earlier than expected. We went to the store so we could transfer our existing numbers over. I took them home afterward, restored via iTunes, & all was working perfectly.
In the meantime, the flimsy shipping materials had arrived for the trade-in program. There was no way I was going to put our iPhones in the thin unprotected paper mailing pouches without any protection. Regardless, I rolled the dice & sent the phones in after ensuring that all the steps had been followed to the letter. In addition, I put hard, but thin cardboard on the front & back of each phone, then a wrap of small bubble wrap, taped it securely, & into the shipping pouches they went. In addition, I made a video demonstrating the functionality of each phone as well as packing them up with the cardboard & bubble wrap. I even wrote the submission ID’s on a post-it note applied to the front of each phone. By the way, you have to use the shipping materials they send you; else, you won’t get anything for your phone & they won’t return it either. READ THE TERMS! All the risk is with you - the customer, though it shouldn’t be that way. I shipped them off on 11/3/14. They use USPS & there’s no tracking number. You just cross your fingers & hope your phone(s) makes it to the trade-in center.
I nervously started checking trade-in statuses on-line daily until finally on 11/21/14 both iPhones showed a status of a Final Trade-in Value of $200 each. I asked my son-in-law to start checking his email for the gift cards. He’s an IT engineer, so he was well aware to check spam as well.
I patiently waited until 8-weeks had passed since seeing that the phones had been approved for $200 each, though the phones had actually been sent in for about 11-weeks. So now it was time to talk with someone about the status of the gift cards. This is where the ‘fun’ began. The following is a log of the communications I had with trade-in rep’s & store rep’s. This was one of the most frustrating things I’ve had to deal with in a long time. A root canal is quicker & less painful! Next time, I think I’ll simply eBay the phones. I suspect they just want you to give up trying to get your gift cards. Alternatively, Verizon should’ve simply done the trade-in at the stores. Some customers were able to do this, but there was a very short deadline and with no iPhone 6’s in-stock, this was impossible for most customers since some of the estimated deliveries were all the way out to December 2014.
BTW, none of the store or trade-in rep’s I spoke with was rude in any way. They all appeared to want to help resolve this issue. All in all, this was like having to talk repeatedly with the IRS or DMV. It was very agonizing.
1/16/15 (8th week to the day since trade-in was approved for $200 each):
I stopped by the local Verizon store to see if they could help with the late gift card issue. Brandi assisted & called the trade-in number. One gift card was sent to my son-in-law’s email on 11/20 & the other was sent on 11/25. They said they would reissue them. My son-in-law never received them.
1/25/15 (9th week since trade-in was approved for $200 each):
Per the trade-in rep I called this afternoon said that a Verizon rep can see the gift card numbers with PINs on the account at the store. I stopped by the Verizon store again to see if they could help with the late gift card issue. Caleb assisted & called the trade-in number. He found that gift card reissue was in process, which can take up to 10 business days. The 10th business day would be 2/2. Caleb gave me his card so that I can call him directly in case there's still a problem then. BTW, they can’t see the gift card numbers on the account. They were confused by the trade-in rep’s statement regarding this.
2/5/15 (11th week since trade-in was approved for $200 each):
Tried to call Caleb, but his mailbox is full (shocker!). So, I decided to call the trade-in phone number again today at 5:30p. After waiting about 20 minutes, John answered. I retold the whole story to John. It sounded as if John really wanted to help. So he put me on hold for about two minutes. When he came back, he supposedly could not hear me. I was screaming at the phone! My new Verizon iPhone 6 was not muted, & I tried both speaker on & off with no luck. John ended up hanging up on me! So I decided to call back immediately. After another 15 to 20 minute wait, Kayla answered my call. After I retold the whole story to Kayla, she magically was able to give me both gift card numbers; however, the PIN numbers would be emailed to my son-in-law’s email address within 24 hours.
2/8/15 (11th week since trade-in was approved for $200 each):
Well, no PIN numbers showed up on my son-in-law’s email yet, so I decided to call again this evening. I actually got a human, Jasmine, on the first try & didn't have to wait at all. She put a request into the warehouse, whatever that means, to resend the gift cards again. I told her I've been told that it could take anywhere from 30 days to 10 days to 24 hours, but she said this would take 5 to 7 business days. She went on to give me her employee number and said to call the number back after 7 business days if I had not received the gift cards and that I could reach her directly using her employee number.
2/9/15: (11th week since trade-in was approved for $200 each):
My son-in-law actually received a $200 gift card for the iPhone 4S! I’m still waiting for the $200 gift card for the iPhone 4. Applied all $200 to account.
2/18/15 (12th week since trade-in was approved for $200 each):
Called the trade-in number and asked the rep to put me in contact with Jasmine whose employee number I had. He transferred me; however, it sounded like they connected me to a fax number or something. Frustrated, I called back immediately and spoke with Zach. I told him the whole story & asked about the gift card for the iPhone 4. He said he just put in the request to email the card out again and to allow anywhere from 5 to 7 business days for it to arrive.
02/24/15: (13th week since trade-in was approved & 16th week since phones were shipped to the trade-in facility):
Finally received the 2nd gift card! Validated the $200 gift card value on-line.
~~~ THE END ~~~

Holy cow... That was a marathon as opposed to a sprint.... Since the iphone has such a good resale value, I agree - next time ebay.
i Am glad you finally got the cards. They should just credit the account.
As I see the same complaint on AT&T forum, the trade in programs are flawed, universally.

Whats the difference between the quad and octo.....

just wondering really!
in terms of inside the case, i guess the logic board is bigger? as in my quad the logic board seems to leave some space in the bottom of the case!
i guess the octo arent any bigger cases?
just wondering if theoretically someone could upgrade a quad to an octo if they got the logic board tray complete and just slid it into the case??
not for me by the way (im perfectly happy with my quad!) just curiosity i guess......

Hi sparkie1984;
The suggested upgrade path is sell your old Mac and buy a new one with what you want. This works because Macs tend to hold their resale value much better the the other variety do.
Allan

Am I doing the right thing of selecting MBP instead of rMBP?

Hi,
I'm a game developer and am getting my first Mac computer just to jump into iOS game development. I currently have a Core-i3 17" laptop and it's doing what I want but can't make iOS files. I'm not sure what to do with my current machine when I get the Mac, maybe I keep it for our game development team, maybe not.
I spent 3 weeks reading reviews and forum boards regarding MBP and rMBP and finally chose MBP but as I've read more MBP reviews, reviewers despite saying that MBP is a good machine, say that it's the last iteration of Apple in the design and "a thing from the past".
Let me tell you about my thought process and hopefully people can help me:
Display:
rMBP's best thing against MBP is it's display, which I don't think I have any use for. I usually work with text editors to write code and almost never watch movies with my laptop's screen and always connect it to my TV via HDMI and no game engine is Retina-enabled as of now and I don't have images that fit that display nor I do film editing or intensive photography/Photoshop. So if I get the Retina display, I'll mostly switch it to 1440x900 in order to "work" with most softwares and as I'll be still using Windows alot, the 2880x1800 has no usage there as none of the softwares that I work there updated themselves. But it's IPS/LPS technology will be lovely for me and I don't forget first time I saw one of those 27" Apple monitors that blew me away.
rMBP wins here but I'm afraid it will hurt me more than being useful to me.
HDD:
I'll surely install Windows there so a 256Gb SSD will fill up way easily. I'll keep a lot of stuff on my machine and getting a better external drive helps but if I get rMBP I'll have to buy one, which adds another $100 or $200.
Also give that if you fill up an SDD, you'll lose performance gradually, I'll probably have to invest around $200 to get an external HDD if I end up with rMBP.
Also I want to install games on Windows to use it's GPU and with 256Gb, that will suffer if you use more than it's %85, it will be a waste. I know I can install games on external drive but that's not cool.
Yes SSD is fast, and my helps my work and loading games but I think here the size matters more than speed.
So MBP wins here. (I can later change MBP's optical drive to an SSD and put my OS'es there)
Upgradibility:
Since I'll probably leave for a teaching job and there are not apple stores there, if I want to repair my machine, I'll have to use unauthorized repairs so fixing MBP's are hard already, give the glued battery and soldered RAM, makes it almost impossible.
And also if I get rMBP, I'll have to panic and upgrade RAM at least, even though even games do not need that amount of RAM and when they do, my GPU will be the bottle neck years before that.
(Very nice article regarding thsii: http://ifixit.org/2763/the-new-macbook-pro-unfixable-unhackable-untenable/)
MBP clearly wins here.
Weight & Size:
Yes I, like most people, prefer a lighter machine but since I'm to a 17" HP and an old Core Due Toshiba, I think the 15" MBP will be light enough and that extra lightness is not mandatory for me.
rMBP wins but goes to some extra points that MBP aldready has.
Optical Drive:
I almost do not use it, so I can live without one. But I like the fact that I, apparently, can remove MBP's super drive and put an SSD there, maybe I'll do this like in about a year or so that I'll upgrade it's RAM, give that I take MBP.
MBP wins, because I can remove the optical drive and put whatever I want instead.
Resale value:
rMBP wins, clearly. Because most people's brains are in their eyes.
Possible error:
rMBP is first generation and new batch of a new electronic product and we've already heard and read about defected machines and me living overseas will make it even worse if anything shows up.
One of the things that I don't like about MBP is that I feel like I'm buying a last-generation thing because clearly Apple's aim is towards Retina and SSD but I'm going against it. Maybe I'm all wrong and should trust Apple.
So what do you think on this? Please be specific as you like, I hate general sentences without proof. And if you compare things, please show some website or proof for it so it will be easier to talk on a solid base/accusation.
Thanks in advance. It will be my first Mac that I'm buying with a looot of savings, that's why I'm scared a bit.

Ordered 7/16/2012 the 2012 15.4" Macbook Pro (NON retina)
With:
2.6GHz i7 CPU
1GB GPU
HR Antiglare Screen
750GB 7200 RPM HDD (soon to be replaced with Crucial M4 SSD with a fresh install of Mountian Lion)
I really wanted the rMBP but just could not see the real value of the Retina display when the (HR) 1680 X1050 is really ideal for me. I also have the late 2011 Macbook Air that has 1440 X 900 resolution, it's not antiglare and not glossy either. I also have a 2006 Black Macbook with 1280 X 800 and it's not antiglare and not glossy. If the rMBP offered a antiglare display I'd probably still be deciding (took 3 weeks already).
The thoughts that keep me on the fence between the 15" rMBP and 15" MBP was "I need to buy the future and not invest in the past".
And since I made the decision Im glad I did (15" MBP Antiglare).
my Pros/Cons list
                         rMBP          MBP
Speed                   X                X     (tie, if add SSD)
Expansion                               X
Weight                  X
Generation                              X     (decided long ago to NOT buy 1st generation anything, if possible)
Repairability                            X
Resale                  X                       (not sure here but makes since, new beats old)
Antiglare                                 X
Cost                     X
Ports                                       X     (FW800, Gigabit Ethernet, DVD/CD drive)
Value                                       X

Is there a way to get rid of (or hide) scuffs on the chamfered edge of the iPhone 5?

Hello, this is my first post on these forums! I originally purchased an iPhone 5 four or five days after the release. When I opened my phone up, the chamfered edge was very banged up and the apple logo on the back had received some major scratches. Because of this, I called Apple and informed them of my issue. They promptly sent me a new phone and I sent them my old one back. The new phone was in pristine condition (as the first should have been), and only a few days later the phone slid out of my hand and onto my MacBook Air's palm rest area that was only an inch or so below it. This one little incident cause a very large scrape on the chamfered edge of my phone, causing it to be white and stick out like a sore thumb (I have the black iPhone 5). This was an incredibly minor drop and I'm very disappointed that it was damaged as much as it was. My case is in the mail and I wasn't planning on having my phone be naked, but this seriously frustrates me considering I paid a premium for a beautiful (and supposedly durable) device. So, my question to all of you is: is there a way to get rid of (or hide) scuffs on the chamfered edge? The case I'm going to be getting will hide it, but I know that it will bring the resale value in two years way down by just having this little scuff (plus it's really ugly to even have to look at when I clean my phone after taking the case off). I was wondering if anyone has found a solution to this problem. Thanks!

Im sorry to sound negative but why on earth would any company exchange a phone that has been dropped and as a result scuffed. Its aluminium. Its a very very soft metal. Damage straight out of the box is why thing. carelessness is something completely different. As for "take it back, Apple will probably change it" ? Do you not think these guys are getting a bit sick of hearing all this.
Personally I like the build quality of the Iphone 4, which in anycase I keep in an Otterbox.
This forum has some great posts. But honestly some of it is complete nonsense.

Cannot reinstall mac osx 10.5.6

Hey guys, I am having a problem reformatting my iMac. I am currently running 10.5.8 on my computer. I inserted the mac osx 10.5.6 install dvd and restarted my computer, holding down the c button until the install screen appeared. After choosing the language, it gave me an error saying that mac osx cannot be installed on this computer. Please help me out as I need to get this resolved ASAP. Thank you in advance!!

Yes, but keep these in mind:
-The $29 Snow Leopard upgrade box is licensed to be used only on a system that has a licensed copy of Leopard on it. So if you buy that, you'll need to buy a Leopard install DVD too to comply with the terms of the license.
-The Snow Leopard Box Set (with iLife and iWork) does not require any previous system to be installed, so you can just reformat with that and be ready to go.
-Even if you choose one of the above two options, it's still a good idea to get a copy of the original install discs, because they include a hardware check utility; and including them when you sell your Mac will help its resale value.

HT201401 using my iPhone on a different carrier

I am switching from AT&T to Sprint because my employer has a contract with Sprint. Will I be able to use my iPhone 4S with the new carrier? If so, how?

No, you cannot. Sprint is a CDMA carrier and will only activate devices on their network that have been sold for their network.
Unlocking the device will have no affect. It may increase the resale value, but it will not make the device work on Sprints network.

Possible to do dual display with a mini?

I have an early 2008 Mac mini (Intel) - with the standard DVI connector; using the supplied DVI/VGA adapter to connect to an LCD monitor.
I'm just wondering if it is possible to use two displays with this model and if so, how do I connect the second monitor?

Several ways of doing it in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8335705&#8335705
If you want to go the usb route, see also:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/VIDU2DVIA/
Be sure to examine the limitations of each method.
(I'd also consider that your 2008 Mini likely has substantial resale value and that you might prefer getting a 2009 Mini which natively supports dual displays.)

My G5 2.0 acting really crazy. What should I test to see what's wrong?

A year or more ago I had a problem with my 2.0 G5 not starting and fans going into TURBO mode. After MUCH research I thought my board failed and after going back and forth with Apple about them covering the repair even though it was out of warranty they agreed. I took it to a local shop (which Apple paid for) and it turned out to be nothing but my video card needing to be re-seated. Maybe 6 months later the same problem happened so I opened the computer up and removed and replace anything and everything I could see and it worked.
Now to my current issue, for starters...I'm not sure when but at some point semi-recently I stopped hearing the chime sound when I start the computer. No big deal as the computer seemed to work perfectly fine in every other way. And then two weeks ago I was watching a movie on Quicktime and the movie sputtered, the audio got crackly and metallic sounding and the computer FROZE. I had to force a shut down with the power button on the front of the computer. I restarted and everything seemed fine. I went back to the movie and in no time, same thing. When I tried to restart I got the black screen and fans in turbo mode again. I opened up the machine, did the same re-seating thing to everything and tried to start again, no go. I resigned to the fact I would need to take it in to have it checked out but I got busy in the last week or so, so it sat in the kitchen. Today I decided to try again. I hooked it up, turned it on and it seems like everything is working fine.
So no my question, what should I do know? Is there some sort of test I can run on the computer to see if anything is running funky? What would you suggest I do?
Thanks so much for your help!
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OK, since my last post video has been fine. I still a problem starting the machine when it's turned off (black screen, fans go into TURBO mode). At one point it wouldn't start so I unplugged everything and was determiend to take it to The Apple Store and have them look at it. The computer sat in my kitchen for a week or two because I was busy but the day I decided to finally take it in I thought 'Let me just give it another try'. It fired right up so I decided to just not turn it off. It worked fine.
Two night ago, I plugged something in to the front usb jack and it wouldn't recognize it. Never showed up so I unplugged and external jack from the rear USB and the new device worked. When I was through using it I went to plug the previous device in and it wouldn't recognize it (at least not in the time frame I gave it which should have been long enough). I tried a restart and I got the Turbo fans so I took it into the Apple store two night ago. They called me today to say they think it's either the logic board or the processor. Apple told me a year ago they thought it was the logic board but another place saw it and said all they needed to do was reseat the video card. The computer worked flawlessly for months after. When it acted up I would open the computer and reseat everything I could see.. usually this worked.
Can someone please tell me what they think is wrong with this thing? Advice? A processor is $375 and a board is $500+. I've been thinking of getting a laptop but I don't want to just dump this if I can save it. Is it worth putting that much money into? Can I get the stuff cheaper and do it myself? What is the resale value of this thing with either a bad processor or a bad board?
Thanks!!

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