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When I bought my first Macbook in 2009 (the unibody) it had a 160GB harddisk. The 250GB upgrade would cost €150 more I believe. I bought the 160GB version, went to the nearest IT shop and bought a 320GB disk for €120 and got that 160GB as a spare.

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Sometimes Apple's overpricing works in your favor. I killed the cdrom in my black MacBook with unfortunate drink spill. Out of warranty, I took it to Apple to get a quote for fixing it, which was a ridiculous $400. I then made a claim on my credit card extended warranty for that amount which they paid and got a free drive from someone and fixed it myself.

I remember selling it and overall making a profit on it after 2 or 3 years of use.

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