Buying guides

Everything we’d want to know before buying a used Mac, written from the intake bench in Amersfoort. No sales copy; where Apple’s own store is the better choice, we say so.

• Buying a used MacBook when you already know the battery numbers
• How many battery cycles is too many for a used MacBook?
• Activation Lock and MDM: check this before you buy any used Mac
• What Excellent, Good and Fair actually mean here
• Refurbished, second-hand, or Apple’s own refurbished store