Prices & Values Guides

What is a used MacBook actually worth? It depends on seven things - and most sellers only think about two of them. This category digs into the numbers behind Mac resale values: how fast each model depreciates per year, why storage size moves your price more than processor speed, whether AppleCare+ adds anything when you sell, and how the UK's trade-in services genuinely compare on price in 2026. We publish a monthly index of what we're paying so you can watch the market move rather than guess. One pattern beats all the others: Apple silicon holds value far better than Intel, which has fallen off a cliff since its support began winding down - so an Intel Mac is the one machine you should never sit on - and the one generation we do not buy. Every figure is labelled indicative, because the market shifts weekly, but the patterns hold, and understanding them is the difference between a fair price and leaving £100 on the table.

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