Mine was a company laptop with a management profile on it.

Very common with Pros. If it is enrolled in Apple Business Manager, we cannot buy it until your company's IT team has released it completely from their account and management. Do that before you send it. A personal Apple ID sign-in is different: you can remove it yourself, and we pay once you have.

Does a Max chip really add that much over a Pro chip?

On the same generation and size, yes, noticeably. The buyers of Max chips are working professionals who need the graphics cores and memory bandwidth, and there are fewer Max machines around. Choose the exact chip in the calculator, because picking Pro when it is a Max costs you money.

I also have an iMac and a Mac Studio to sell.

SellYourMac.co.za is our other storefront for desktop Macs. Same company, same Johannesburg warehouse, same free courier, so you can send everything at once.

Do you buy the 2019 Intel 16-inch?

Not currently. The calculator only prices Apple silicon MacBook Pros, from the 13-inch M1 onward. Our MacBook guide shows how to tell an Intel model from an Apple silicon one if you are not certain.

Your MacBook Pro is worth more than the year on the receipt suggests.

13, 14 or 16-inch, M1 to M5, base, Pro or Max chip. Tell us the exact configuration and the honest condition, faults included, and that is the offer we pay.

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Size: 13, 14 or 16-inch
Chip: M1 to M5, base, Pro or Max
Memory: 8GB up to 128GB unified memory
Storage: 256GB up to 8TB
Condition: Sealed, Excellent, Good, or Heavily used / faulty

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A MacBook Pro is usually bought for a job: editing, development, design, music. That makes its second-hand value unusually specific. A buyer looking for an M1 Max with 32GB is not interested in an M2 with 8GB, even though the second one is newer. The calculator prices each chip tier and memory size separately for exactly that reason, and it is why the configuration matters more on a Pro than on any other laptop we buy.

We buy Apple silicon only, from the 13-inch M1 of 2020 up to the current M5 machines, and we buy them in any state. A cracked mini-LED screen, a board that will not boot and a keyboard that met a cup of coffee are all priced in the calculator. MacBooks are the one category on this site we buy faulty.

Plenty of Pro owners selling to us are leaving the Mac entirely, often for a Windows workstation or a gaming laptop with a dedicated graphics card. Others are moving from a Pro to an Air because the work changed. If you also have a desktop Mac to sell, SellYourMac.co.za is the same company and prices iMacs, Mac minis and Mac Studios.

The MacBook Pro models we buy.

In any condition, from boxed and spotless to cracked or not switching on. Not sure which one you have? The model is under Apple menu, About This Mac.

MacBook Pro 13 M12020, with Touch Bar
MacBook Pro 13 M22022, the last 13-inch Pro
MacBook Pro 14, M1 Pro or M1 Max2021, the redesign with HDMI and SD slot
MacBook Pro 14, M2 Pro or M2 Max2023
MacBook Pro 14, M3 or M3 ProLate 2023
MacBook Pro 14, M4, M4 Pro or M4 Max2024
MacBook Pro 14, M5, M5 Pro or M5 MaxThe current 14-inch
MacBook Pro 16, M1 Pro to M5 MaxEvery Pro and Max chip from M1 to M5

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What affects your offer.

Pro or Max, more than the generation

The chip tier often matters more than the year. A Max chip with its extra graphics cores is what video editors and 3D artists hunt for, and an older Max can be worth more than a newer base chip. Check the exact chip in About This Mac before you start.

Memory, because it cannot be upgraded

Unified memory is part of the chip and fixed for life, so buyers pay for it up front. 32GB and above is where the professional buyers sit, and 8GB on a 13-inch M1 or M2 is the configuration they skip.

Storage at the high end

1TB and 2TB configurations are common on 14 and 16-inch Pros and priced accordingly. The very large drives add value too, though less in proportion to what they cost new.

Screen and battery together

The 14 and 16-inch Pros use a mini-LED panel that is expensive to replace, so a flawless screen counts for a lot. Battery cycle count matters on any Pro that spent its life unplugged on location shoots.

We still buy it with these.

Choose the closest condition in the calculator and mention anything that is wrong. Your offer already takes it into account.

Cracked or bruised mini-LED screen
Will not turn on, or stuck on the Apple logo
Liquid damage, visible or suspected
Failed keys, or a Touch Bar that has gone blank on a 13-inch
Display backlight faults, lines or flickering
HDMI port, SD slot or a Thunderbolt port that no longer works
Battery at Service Recommended, or swollen and lifting the trackpad
Dents, scratches or a chipped corner on the aluminium

Upgrading? Put it towards the new one.

Most people move to a current MacBook Pro 14 or 16. A Pro with a Max chip and plenty of memory holds its value well enough that the step to the current generation costs less than most owners expect.

Take the payout as EpicDeals.co.za credit and we add 12%. Only worth it if you were going to spend it there anyway. If you need the cash, take the cash.

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Take it as EpicDeals.co.za credit and we add 12%.

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We list it and sell it, you get 10% more. Most sell within 13 days.

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MacBook Pro questions.

Sooner is better than later for any Pro, because each new chip generation moves the older ones down. If the Mac is already off your desk and backed up, there is little reason to let it sit. Price it, and if you are buying your next machine from Epic Deals, the credit option adds to the payout.

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