There are people that will pay $700 for an old Mac. Is it “worth” $700 dollars? I guess to them it is, but there is no functional basis for that value IMO.

Does an old Mac work better than a new PC? No. So people must be paying for the name, the look, the logo. And of course, they have every right to do so. But that’s not anything that I really look for in a computer.

Would I pay more for a computer just because years down the road I can sell it to someone … even if I personally don’t think there is intrinsic value to back up the price I’m asking for? No. I wouldn’t feel comfortable doing that.

To be honest, most things I buy are ancient, obsolete or worn out by the time I am done with them… I tends to keep stuff a long time so re-sale is not a big factor in any of my purchases. The only things I where resale is an issue are things I’m not happy with. And I’d just as soon have not bought those items in the first place.

But then again, I’m not a Mac buyer 😉