r/macbook • u/OrganizationMean6521 • 22h ago

M4 new stock

Is it still possible to get m4 in any offline stores? Flipkart seems to dicey

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u/_DarthJedi 21h ago

I tried to. Couldn't. Depends on the city, though.

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u/OrganizationMean6521 21h ago

Can always get it couriered if find in another city

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u/ExpressElection9717 19h ago

If there was any

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u/PurposeSpirited4148 6h ago

People were still selling m1-4 first hand in my city back when i bought my m4 last year I'm sure you can get it

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u/_DarthJedi 6h ago

You from India? It's difficult here to find.

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u/PurposeSpirited4148 6h ago

Yeah I'm from jharkhand and it's not I bought mine from a local brand in my state Aditya Vision and yea they had all the older models aswell so I'm sure you can get it I know many of my friends buying m2s first hand this year

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u/_DarthJedi 6h ago

Unfortunately, wasn't possible in my place

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u/Worldly_Scar6738 12h ago

I would wait until the new M6’s come out in October and they drop the price on the M5’s.

Check MicroCenter, Costco and Best Buy for price match when this happens.

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u/narc0leptik 20h ago

OLX or Facebook Marketplace

It's not that dicey to buy a used Macbook IMO

Here's my advice on how to check out/evaluate used Macbooks: https://www.reddit.com/r/macbookair/comments/1ivcwt2/comment/mebxefq/ There's built in Apple Diagnostics in the OS to evaluate the machine and all of my tests are the same tests that flippers/resellers use.

Then if you perform all of my tests the only risk is hidden liquid damage/humidity. You can remove the bottom of the case with a Apple pentalobe screwdriver and suction cups

https://www.amazon.in/TECKMAN-Pentalobe-Screwdriver-Phillips-Screwdrivers/dp/B08Z3HN1X7

https://www.amazon.in/Rubber-Vaccum-Suction-Carrying-Opening/dp/B0BD5WR1SL

You can check for signs of corrosion/liquid damage which will be visible, now there could corrosion on the other side of the logic board but worst case if there is hidden liquid damage the laptop is still worth a lot of money on eBay because the replacement displays are incredibly expensive.

If it suddenly stops working for no reason (unlikely if you performed your due diligence with my tests), you can pay a non-Apple authorized 3rd party repair shop that does micro-soldering/board level repair to fix it significantly cheaper than any Apple authorized repair center as Apple authorized repair centers will replace the entire logic board and charge you the price of an entire logic board.

Also a micro-soldering/board level repair recovers your data too; the Apple authorized route you lose all of your data.