How to Ship an iMac?

[NickD]

What's the best way to ship an iMac? I may be conducting a trade soon, and have never shipped anything but a laptop, so I want to play it safe.

Is it better to ship via one service instead of the other? How should I package the computer?

NickD

 

[Maxington]

Personally I had a good experience taking in my computer to a UPS store and paying a little extra for them to package and ship it... I mailed a laptop and computer this way no problems thus far.

 

[NickD]

How much do you usually have to pay for the extra service?

 

[karichelle]

I would say the original packaging would be the absolute best method. You might check with a local Mac retailer to see if they have an empty one hiding in the back.

 

[mkrishnan]

I would say the original packaging would be the absolute best method. You might check with a local Mac retailer to see if they have an empty one hiding in the back.

Mine was shipped by USPS in the original packaging and it weathered very well (the packaging is in perfectly fine condition for me to continue using it for moves, and I have even done so since then).

 

[Maxington]

How much do you usually have to pay for the extra service?

Not sure depends on the weight/size you can call them to get a quote.

But as others have stated if you have the original box that works even better

 

[squeeks]

I would say the original packaging would be the absolute best method. You might check with a local Mac retailer to see if they have an empty one hiding in the back.

ive seen them being sold on ebay as well, for about 20-25 bucks