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7/26/12 at 11:21am

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So where is the best place to look up picking up a Mac book or Mac book Pro if I didn't want to get one from the apple store. Is there a refurb site or where can I find cheaper ones? Im going ti be looking on the marketplace as well. But should I start looking on amazon or where can I get a good deal on oneimI interested in looking into a used one as well. Any thoughts?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II 955@4.1Ghz	ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3	MSI N570GTX TF III@ 900/2200 v1.050	4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3@1700Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Kingston 64GB SSD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 5900RPM	HP DVD Drive	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
22" HP w2207h- 17" HP vs17	Ducky 1008 MX-Browns	Corsair HX 620w Modular	Thermaltake Tai Chi
Mouse	Audio
Mionix Naos 5000	Klipsch Pro Media v2.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon II X2 240 Regor	Asus M4A785-M	EVGA GeFroce 8800GTS 640MB	6GB G.SKILL DDR2 800Mhz
Hard Drive	OS	Power	Case
WD Cavier Blue 500GB 7200RPM	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit SP1	500W Seasonic	A crap on one
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Phenom II 955@4.1Ghz	ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3	MSI N570GTX TF III@ 900/2200 v1.050	4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3@1700Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Kingston 64GB SSD - Seagate Barracuda 2TB 5900RPM	HP DVD Drive	Noctua NH-D14	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
22" HP w2207h- 17" HP vs17	Ducky 1008 MX-Browns	Corsair HX 620w Modular	Thermaltake Tai Chi
Mouse	Audio
Mionix Naos 5000	Klipsch Pro Media v2.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon II X2 240 Regor	Asus M4A785-M	EVGA GeFroce 8800GTS 640MB	6GB G.SKILL DDR2 800Mhz
Hard Drive	OS	Power	Case
WD Cavier Blue 500GB 7200RPM	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit SP1	500W Seasonic	A crap on one
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The first thought that came to mind was...The trash?

I would say ebay would be your best bet.

or

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac

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Core i7 950	Asus Rampage III Formula	GTX 680 FTW	Corsair Dominator-GT 6GB PC-16000
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Crucial M4	Intel X-25M	Western Digital Cavier Black	XSPC RX360 Kit
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Monitor
Windows 8 Pro 64bit	Asus VW246	Asus VW246	Asus VW246
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Compaq 11800	Corsair HX 750	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech G700
Mouse Pad	Audio
Steel Series Star Craft 2	Logitech F540 Wireless Headsets
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Core i7 950	Asus Rampage III Formula	GTX 680 FTW	Corsair Dominator-GT 6GB PC-16000
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	Intel X-25M	Western Digital Cavier Black	XSPC RX360 Kit
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Monitor
Windows 8 Pro 64bit	Asus VW246	Asus VW246	Asus VW246
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Compaq 11800	Corsair HX 750	Cooler Master Storm Scout	Logitech G700
Mouse Pad	Audio
Steel Series Star Craft 2	Logitech F540 Wireless Headsets
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http://www.macofalltrades.com/

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Xeon W3570	Apple	Gainward gtx 570 phantom	Samsung DDR3 Registered ECC 16GB x3 (48GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
OCZ Agility 3	Seagate Barracuda	Seagate Barracuda	Seagate Barracuda
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive
Seagate Barracuda	Seagate Barracuda	LG Blu Ray	Sony DVD
OS	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
10.8.3	Crunchbang	30" Apple Cinema HD Display 2560x1600	Apple Aluminum Professional
Power	Case	Mouse	Other
Apple 980W	Mac Pro	Apple Wireless Trackpad	Bamboo Pen
Other	Other	Other	Other
Kensington trackball	ASM 1061 eSATA Card	Apricorn Velocity Solo X2	Matrox CompressHD
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Graphics	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
9400m/9600GTm	OCZ Vertex +	Super Drive	10.8.1
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
17" 1920x1200	has one	85W Power Brick	Beautiful
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Track Pad	???	yep it has audio
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8350 Vishera FD8350FRHKBOX	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	XFX Double D FX797GTDFC	AMD Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series 16GB AG316G2130U1Q
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
OCZ RevoDrive OCZSSDPX-1RVD0230	Seagate Desktop HDD.15 ST4000DM000 4TB	Pioneer Black BDR-208DBK	XSPC RayStorm 750 RX240 Water Cooling Kit
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
Arctic Cooling Accelero Hybrid	Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full V...	XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX	Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition (VN10006W2N)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Xeon W3570	Apple	Gainward gtx 570 phantom	Samsung DDR3 Registered ECC 16GB x3 (48GB)
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
OCZ Agility 3	Seagate Barracuda	Seagate Barracuda	Seagate Barracuda
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive
Seagate Barracuda	Seagate Barracuda	LG Blu Ray	Sony DVD
OS	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
10.8.3	Crunchbang	30" Apple Cinema HD Display 2560x1600	Apple Aluminum Professional
Power	Case	Mouse	Other
Apple 980W	Mac Pro	Apple Wireless Trackpad	Bamboo Pen
Other	Other	Other	Other
Kensington trackball	ASM 1061 eSATA Card	Apricorn Velocity Solo X2	Matrox CompressHD
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Graphics	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS
9400m/9600GTm	OCZ Vertex +	Super Drive	10.8.1
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
17" 1920x1200	has one	85W Power Brick	Beautiful
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Track Pad	???	yep it has audio
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD FX-8350 Vishera FD8350FRHKBOX	ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	XFX Double D FX797GTDFC	AMD Radeon RG2133 Gamer Series 16GB AG316G2130U1Q
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
OCZ RevoDrive OCZSSDPX-1RVD0230	Seagate Desktop HDD.15 ST4000DM000 4TB	Pioneer Black BDR-208DBK	XSPC RayStorm 750 RX240 Water Cooling Kit
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
Arctic Cooling Accelero Hybrid	Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (Full V...	XFX ProSeries P1-1000-BELX	Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition (VN10006W2N)
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