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Q: If you got to the mac store, in2015, to buy a computer, is it common for the  to sell you a computer from 2012?

I  bought a macbook pro in 2015, but the computer was already three years old, but no one told me this.  It was not refurbished.  I asked the person helping me "it has elccapitan and all that, right?"  She said yes.  El Capitan had been out for a few months, but when I got home it had Yosemite.  The computer is slow, beyond belief.  I'm lucky if an application will open and I do not have many downloads or apps--just pdfs.

MacBook (13-inch Mid 2010)

Posted on Apr 5, 2016 8:24 PM

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Q: If you got to the mac store, in2015, to buy a computer, is it common for the  to sell you a computer from 2012?

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  • by Rysz,

    Rysz Rysz Apr 5, 2016 8:35 PM in response to toddfromla
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    Apr 5, 2016 8:35 PM in response to toddfromla

    You have 14 days to get your money back "no questions asked."

     

    Sorry, but there's nothing wrong with selling previous computer models. It's up to you to know exactly which model you're buying. As long as it was not a used computer that was sold to you as a new computer, only you are to blame.

  • by steve359,

    steve359 steve359 Apr 5, 2016 8:37 PM in response to toddfromla
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    Apr 5, 2016 8:37 PM in response to toddfromla

    If it is the 13 in non-Retina with the optical drive ... that has not been updated since 2012.  And the *current* OSX may have been Yosemite when it was manufactured, so it has Yosemite now.  Downloading ElCapitan is not difficult.

  • by toddfromla,

    toddfromla toddfromla Apr 7, 2016 8:30 PM in response to steve359
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    Apr 7, 2016 8:30 PM in response to steve359

    Thank you Steve,

     

    I think you're right  However, I downloaded ElCapitan, but the problem persist.  Had I known it was a 2012, I would not have purchased the computer.  I was lead to believe that the difference in price concerned the retina display, not the year of the computer.  So far, I have not had a mac last more than three years.  Thank you for your insights!

     

    Todd

  • by BobTheFisherman,

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman Apr 8, 2016 1:47 PM in response to toddfromla
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    Apr 8, 2016 1:47 PM in response to toddfromla

    Do you want help in trying to solve your slow computer problem or are you just commenting on the model year? If you want help please provide details about apps, system config, and error messages if any.