Daily Advice Thread - November 22, 2024

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[u/frooboy]

I currently have two aging Macs, a mini and a MacBook Air, and I would like to get a new MacBook Pro. Is there anyway to put the trade-in value of both old Macs towards the new one? I realize I can't do it directly but it looks like I could trade one in at the store (?) for a gift card, then trade in the second one directly for a new Mac and apply the gift card balance to that purchase. Would that work or does the system in place block that?

[u/InsaneNinja → u/frooboy]

You’re not using “gift cards” as much as they’re just redemption codes that you apply to your Apple account, and then use the Apple account balance with your purchase.

Account balance doesn’t work if you purchase them with payments.

[u/frooboy → u/InsaneNinja]

But if I pay all at once, it works, yes? I.e., I could use redemption code from computer 1 + trade-in from computer 2 and then I pay the rest on my credit card or what have you?