Yes, you read that title correctly. There are Macs that need to be sold A S A P, before
it’s too late, and there’s a pretty good chance that if you currently own a Mac, it’s
probably on this list, and if so, you need to take what I’m about to talk about in
this video into consideration.
As we all know, Apple is currently going through the biggest Mac transition of all time, switching
from Intel chips, to their very own Apple Silicon chips, like they’ve already done
with the M1 Macs. And based on current leaks and rumors, we’re
expecting most of the remaining Intel Mac models to get replaced with new Apple Silicon
models by the end of this year, and when that happens, many Macs are gonna drastically drop
in value, I’m talking hundreds or even over a thousand dollars loss in value over the
next few months.
Now I know some of you are gonna say that you can’t sell your Mac and wait because
it’s your only computer, and yes, you have a great point, so I’m gonna give you the
absolutely best solution that will save you the most amount of cash during this transition.
But before I get into that, I want to mention that those who already have an M1 Mac are
completely in the clear, because these Macs will barely lose any of their value over the
next few months, and here’s why.
First off, they were just updated with Apple Silicon chips, so they’re less likely to
lose value since there’s a much longer period of time before these models get updated again.
Second, they perform incredibly well, much better than anyone was expecting, and since
they have the new chips, these M1 Macs will be supported and they'll run reliably for
many many years.
And third, so many people are so happy with these M1 Macs that no one is willing to sell
them, which ultimately helps the value stay higher since the supply of used models is
lower, therefore raising the demand as well as the value.
And that brings us to the simple solution that is gonna apply to each and every Intel-based
Mac that I’m gonna mention in this video.
You sell your Intel Mac right now and buy an M1 MacBook Air until the higher-end Apple
Silicon Mac model that you’re waiting for finally gets released, and then at that point,
you can resell the M1 MacBook Air for a minimal loss compared to what you'd’ lose if you
held onto your Intel model.
The other benefit of this is that you get a very nice and snappy Mac for the time being,
like for example, check out the web browsing speed difference between the $699 M1 Mac Mini
and our $15,000 Intel-based Mac Pro, and then check out these app loading times, definitely
snappy!
And yes, if you already have a keyboard, mouse and display on hand, the M1 Mac mini is also
a great choice if you prefer a desktop setup instead of the Macbook Air.
And now, let’s get right into the list of Intel-based Macs that are gonna lose the most
amount of value over the next year or so, as this Apple Silicon transition finishes
up.
First on the list is of course, the 2019 Mac Pro, since it’s gonna lose the most amount
of value, dollar-wise, because it’s the most expensive Mac to begin with, especially
the upgraded models like our $15,000 12-core Mac Pro, but there are a couple of things
that put it in a very weird spot in terms of trying to sell it right now.
First off, you most likely bought it because you needed something very specific, like either
the very high-performance, or the incredibly high amount of RAM, or maybe even the Afterburner
card, so replacing it with a low-end M1 MacBook Air probably won’t be possible if you need
to do high-end work.
And on top of that, the Mac Pro is almost surely gonna be the absolute last Mac to get
updated with Apple Silicon, and that might not happen for another full year and a half,
in December of 2022, which is Apple’s absolute deadline for the 2-year timeline that they
gave us at last year’s WWDC event.
So if you currently own a 2019 Mac Pro, you basically have three different options.
Number 1 is to hold onto it and take the huge loss when the new model finally comes out.
Number 2 is to hold onto it until an Apple Silicon Mac comes out that’s fast enough
for your needs, like maybe the 30-32” iMac that’s coming later this year.
And Number 3 is to sell it right now to salvage as much value as possible, and then buy a
2020 27” iMac until the new Mac Pro is released, since that’s the Mac that will hold its
value the best out of any Intel-based Mac, like we discussed in our recent review of
that machine.
Now moving onto the second Mac that’ll lose the most amount of value, we have the 16”
MacBook Pro.
The Apple Silicon version of the 16” has been rumored for many months now, and we’re
now pretty confident that it should be getting released some time this fall, potentially
in October or November, based on some supply chain leaks that show that volume production
will begin in the 2nd half of this year.
And soon as that model is released, the current Intel versions will absolutely tank in value,
especially if you have an expensive upgraded model, like with an 8-core CPU, tons of RAM
or the insanely expensive 5600M graphics option.
The new one is gonna feature a brand new squared-edge redesign, with more ports like an SD card
slot and maybe even an HDMI port, it’s gonna have a brand new Mini-LED display that people
are gonna be all over, it might get a 1080P webcam, the M1X chip will have MUCH faster
RAW CPU performance, and the RAW graphics power will likely match or even beat the most
expensive 5600M graphics.
But on top of that, since it’s gonna be integrated into a unified Apple Silicon chip
design, the real-world performance gains will be even better than the RAW power gains, so
based on all of that, you should probably be selling your 16” MacBook Pro ASAP and
get a temporary M1 Mac before the new one comes out.
Now moving onto the third Mac that’ll lose the most amount of value, we have the iMac
Pro.
One of the main reasons is because it recently got discontinued, and while the Apple tech
community already knows this, there are a lot of regular people who haven’t heard
the news, so as time goes on, it’ll lose more and more value.
On top of that, it’s already getting outperformed by machines like the 2020 iMac, and we think
there’s a pretty good chance that even the smaller 24” Apple Silicon iMac with the
M1X chip is gonna outperform this iMac Pro, which sounds crazy!
And as we’re already expecting, the new iMac models will be getting a complete redesign
after over 8 years of sticking to the same design as this, so that in itself will cause
the iMac Pro’s value to tank.
And out of all of the upcoming Apple Silicon Macs, we think the redesigned 24” iMac is
coming first, potentially even this month at Apple’s April event, so you’d better
consider selling your iMac Pro right now before people see that new design and lose interest
in the old one.
Moving onto the fourth Mac that’ll lose a ton of value, we of course have the 21.5”
Intel-based iMac, and it’s for the exact same reason, the upcoming 24” iMac, which
will destroy it in every single way. The new design, the much better display, the SSD as
standard instead of a hard drive or fusion drive, and of course, the performance will
absolutely obliterate what the 21.5” iMac has to offer.
So trust me, if you don’t sell it now, you’re gonna have a very hard time selling it after
the 24” iMac is released.
Now getting into the 5th Mac, we have the four thunderbolt port 13” MacBook Pro which
is currently still up for sale on Apple’s website for $1800.
This MacBook is gonna lose a ton of value for a couple of different reasons.
The main reason is the fact that we’ve been expecting a 14” redesign for many months,
and we’re likely getting it alongside the 16” model in the fall.
The Mini-LED display is gonna be much much better, the difference in performance is gonna
be drastic, even more so than the 16”, it’s gonna get a completely new design with more
ports, potentially a 1080P webcam, and since the new one is gonna be a 14”, people will
quickly lose interest in the old 13”.
And the crazy thing is that the M1 Macs are already outperforming this model by a huge
margin, but since Apple is still selling it on their website because of the four ports,
it’s still got some value left to it, but that’ll quickly get erased when the new
14” is revealed, so sell it while you can.
Now onto the 6th Mac, we have the Intel-based Mac Mini, which Apple is also continuing to
sell on their website, causing it to hold its value a bit better than other Macs for
the time being.
But the M1 Mac Mini has already proven to destroy even a much more expensive Intel model
in basically every single way, especially in terms of graphics, and to make matters
even worse, we’re expecting Apple to release an M1X Mac Mini later this year, which will
cause the value of the Intel models to tank
So I’d recommend getting an M1 model right now, and if you absolutely need the extra
Thunderbolt ports or the extra display support, we made a video on how to fix that issue which
you should definitely check out.
So that was the main list of Macs that’ll lose the most amount of value during this
transition, and if you have a Mac that wasn’t on that list, you don’t need to worry about
it too much because chances are, the current M1 Macs that were released in November have
already tanked the value of your Mac so much that you can wait for the Apple Silicon Mac
of your dreams to get released without worrying about your current Intel mac losing a lot
of extra value.
But before I finish off this video, I want to add a bonus product that you should consider
selling right now, and that’s an eGPU setup.
If you have one of those, now is the perfect time to get rid of it because we already know
that Apple Silicon Macs will not support eGPUS, since Apple has already confirmed that AMD
graphics cards will not be supported ever again.
And we already have leaks and rumors that Apple is working on their own custom discrete
graphics chips for their higher-end Macs.
So right now is the perfect time to sell eGPUs, especially since we’re in the middle of
a graphics card shortage, so you can sell them for a lot more right now while demand
is still high.
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