UK Mac buyback - by post, nationwide
Sell Your MacBook Pro M4
The quick answer
We buy every M4 MacBook Pro - 14-inch and 16-inch, M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max - working or broken. Fixed quote by email within 2 working hours, free insured postage from anywhere in the UK, and payment by bank transfer within 24 hours of passing inspection.
The M4 sits one generation behind the current M5, which is the sweet spot for selling: still fast, still in heavy demand, but past its price peak. A 14-inch M4 fetches around £1,100 with us in 2026 and a 16-inch M4 Pro around £1,450, with M4 Max configurations higher again. RAM and storage upgrades add real money, so list your full spec in the quote form. Quotes are locked for 14 days.
- Free insured shipping
- Paid within 24h of inspection
- Data wiped to NIST standards
- Free returns if you decline
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See an indicative price before you give us any contact details. Apple Silicon only (M1 and newer). Your fixed quote is emailed within 2 working hours and locked for 14 days.
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We buy Apple Silicon Macs only - M1-generation and newer (2020 onward), working or broken. We do not buy Intel Macs.
Today's money
MacBook Pro prices by generation
Indicative - your emailed quote is the price we pay. Quotes are locked for 14 days.
Prices reviewed
| Model | Good condition | Faulty / broken |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro 14" M5 | up to £1,300 | up to £600 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro | up to £1,700 | up to £770 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M5 Max | up to £1,900 | up to £860 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M5 Max (128GB) | up to £3,000 | up to £1,350 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max (128GB) | up to £2,600 | up to £1,170 |
| MacBook Pro 14" M4 | up to £1,100 | up to £500 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M4 Pro | up to £1,450 | up to £650 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max | up to £1,600 | up to £720 |
| MacBook Pro 14" M3 | up to £900 | up to £400 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M3 Pro | up to £1,150 | up to £520 |
| MacBook Pro 13" M2 | up to £550 | up to £250 |
| MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro | up to £600 | up to £280 |
Different spec or model? It takes two minutes:
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How it works
Three steps from quote to cash: free insured post, no fees at any point.
Get your quote
Tell us your Mac's model, spec and condition in the two-minute form. We email a fixed quote within 2 working hours, 7 days a week, locked for 14 days.
Post it free
We email a prepaid, fully insured shipping label. Box your Mac, drop it at any Post Office, and we carry the transit risk, not you. Desktops are collected by courier.
Paid within 24 hours
We inspect your Mac on the day it arrives and pay by bank transfer within 24 hours of it passing inspection. Decline a revised quote? We return your Mac free.
One generation behind is the smart time to sell
Mac resale values fall in steps, and the steepest step already landed for the M4 when the M5 arrived. What's left is a gentle slope - the M4 is still a fast, desirable machine that used buyers want, so it holds strong money today. The next big drop won't come until the M6 launch.
The maths is simple: an M4 Pro sold today at around £1,450 funds most of a new machine. Wait until the following generation lands and it will shed a further £200-£350 - so if you're upgrading anyway, sooner still beats later.
What moves the price on an M4 MacBook Pro
Chip tier first (M4 → M4 Pro → M4 Max), then screen size, then RAM and SSD. A 16-inch M4 Max with 48GB and 1TB can be worth £600 more than a base 14-inch. Battery cycle count barely matters on machines this new, but condition does - dents and screen marks move a quote down a grade.
Everything is priced in the quote form: pick MacBook Pro, give the chip, size, RAM and storage, and your fixed quote arrives by email within 2 working hours. Cracked screen or fault? We quote those instantly too - no photos needed.
Who's buying a one-generation-old MacBook Pro?
The buyers who pay most for M4 Pros are working professionals - video editors, developers, photographers, music producers - who need near-current power but won't stretch to flagship prices. To them an M4 Pro handles their workflow exactly as an M5 would, at a used price that makes business sense, so demand runs deep and prices stay firm.
That buyer profile is why one-generation-old Pros keep their money so well. These are people retiring an ageing Intel or M1 machine, or kitting out a home studio, and they buy quickly and decisively. Your idle M4 Pro is precisely the machine they're searching for right now - which keeps the quote we can offer high while that window stays open.
Good to know
MacBook Pro M4 - FAQs
Everything sellers ask us before posting their Mac - answered straight.
How much is a MacBook Pro M4 worth in 2026?
Indicatively: a 14-inch M4 around £1,100, a 16-inch M4 Pro around £1,450, and M4 Max configurations from £1,600 up depending on RAM and storage. Faulty units typically retain 40-50% of those figures. Your emailed quote is the exact price we pay, locked for 14 days.
Is the M4 still worth good money now the M5 is out?
Yes - the M4 is one generation behind, not obsolete, and stays in strong demand. Its steepest price drop already happened when the M5 launched; from here it eases down gently until the M6. If it's idle or replaced, selling now still captures more than any later date will.
Do RAM and storage upgrades add to the quote?
Significantly. Moving from 16GB to 48GB, or 512GB to 2TB, can add £150-£400 on an M4 Pro or Max, because professional buyers pay for spec. List the exact configuration in the quote form - you'll find every detail under Apple menu → About This Mac.
Do you buy broken M4 MacBook Pros?
Yes, and they're the most valuable broken laptops we see - a cracked-screen 16-inch M4 Pro is still worth £600+. Describe the fault in the quote form and you'll get an instant quote; no photos, no haggling on arrival if the description was accurate.
About the buyer
What is SellMacBooks?
SellMacBooks is a UK buy-back service for Apple computers only. We have no shops and no drop-in counter: every sale runs by post, anywhere in the country. You describe your Mac, we email a fixed quote within 2 working hours, you post it free on a fully insured label, and payment leaves by bank transfer within 24 hours of the machine passing inspection.
We buy Apple Silicon Macs only - M1-generation and newer (2020 onward), working or broken. We do not buy Intel Macs. Macs are the only thing we handle, so the person pricing yours knows what the model is worth this month rather than reading it off a generic gadget table. See how it works or read about us.
The inspection
Everything we check before quoting a MacBook Pro M4
Your quote is built from what you tell us, and the bench check on arrival exists to confirm that description rather than renegotiate it. Here is exactly what we look at:
- Power-on and a clean boot to the desktop
- Screen: cracks, dead pixels, backlight and marks
- Chassis and cosmetics: dents, deep scratches, worn palm rests
- Battery health percentage and cycle count
- Keyboard, trackpad, speakers and every port
- Storage size, memory and chip against the spec you quoted
- Find My / Activation Lock signed out (we cannot buy a locked Mac)
- Accessories included, such as the original charger
The quoted price is fixed and locked for 14 days. If the machine differs from your description, you get photos and a plain explanation with a revised offer - accept it, or decline and we return the Mac free and insured. Full detail on the three grades is on our grading page.
Versus the alternatives
How we compare
Selling a Mac in the UK usually comes down to a big trade-in site, a marketplace listing, or a specialist buyer like us. The differences that cost sellers money are these:
- Big trade-in sites can keep you waiting days after delivery. We pay within 24 hours of your Mac passing inspection.
- eBay takes roughly 14% in fees, plus postage, plus return and scam risk. Our quote is the amount that lands in your bank.
- Some buyers put the courier damage risk on you in their small print. Our label is insured at our expense, both ways.
- Return fees for declining a revised offer are common in this market. Ours are always free, both ways, whatever inspection finds.
- Most quotes quietly expire or float with the market. Yours is locked for 14 days.
The longer version, option by option, is in our guide to the best place to sell a MacBook in the UK and our MacBook trade-in comparison.
Different chip or model?
Back to the main MacBook Pro page, or jump straight to: MacBook Pro M5 | MacBook Pro M3 | MacBook Pro M2.
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