I bought a second hand Macbook late 2008 around 2012 I think.  It was ~470 USD. No need for accessories. Still rocking this laptop today.<p>Sure it is not a super speedy machine today but it works very well for me, running xcode&#x2F;photoshop and the whole kit.<p>$2400 sounds ridiculous.<p>edit: you seem to have super hight requirements, so my comment is more of a: if someone wants to dip their toes into it, it is not so expensive and it will work pretty well if you have some patience with the occasional slowness.