Should YOU buy an Apple Refurbished MacBook Pro in 2023? Unboxing & Thoughts!
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- The M2 Pro and Max MacBook Pros have just been released but I'd reconsider passing on them and get either the M1 Pro or Max models on Apple's Refurbished website.
Let's unbox a recent purchase I made on Apple's Refurbished website and I'll let you know what I think!
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www.apple.com/ca/shop/refurbi... (Canadian)
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Are you considering a refurbished MacBook from Apple? Let me know in the comments below!
Amazing video! Super informative and love your perspective! Thank you for all your insight, looking forward to more videos!!
Thanks! More to come!
I just bought a certified refurbished M1 MacBook Pro 16 512GB 16gb from Microcenter for 1449 and was able to slap AppleCare on it excellent packaging 7 on the battery cycle I'm pretty happy with it!
Awesome!! What a steal! Enjoy my friend
I also ordered exactly the same as yours. Also paid same price. Mine came today 🎉🎉🎉
Have you experienced any noise with the hinges or back panel? Mines makes a creaking noise when opening the lid and the back (bottom) panel when pressing it
@@Anderzontek-oq2rq I didn't when I had it, but I turned around and sold it for 1800.00 and made my money plus more back on it and went with the16 M3Pro Space Black
Thanks for the review. Going to grab mine tomorrow!
Awesome. Glad I could help!
Thanks for the info great video!!
You bet!
so helpful! thanks for the great video.
Glad it was helpful!
Great refurbished section at BestBuy too! Great video thanks
For sure! I'd recommend their Geek Squad certified section :)
Amazing video. Thanks for the information!
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed!
its basically new but if u look closely there is a little mark on the usb c port. you have to look very closely, but it's there!
just bought an m1 max 64gb 1tb for bout 3266$ ( after tax). This is my first mac purchase, although i really wanted an m2 max because i felt it'd cut my 3d render in half. I felt like i should just accept that a laptop is a laptop. Save the money on a beefy pc in the future is better
Great choice my friend! You’re saving $$ and still getting an amazing machine. Enjoy!
Thank you for showing the battery cycle counts
You’re welcome!
I thought they do replace with new battery 😮
@@enriqueheal2653 If the count is low enough, they don’t. The one I purchased had 14 cycles on it. I’ve been using it for a few months now and I’ve used a battery preservation tool called Aldente. It basically allows you to cap the battery at 50% for ex while the power cord is plugged in. My battery cycles are at 21 now and the life is at 98% which is very good given the battery is over 1000 days old (2020 MBP M1 model)
I bought a base model M1 MacBook Air from the Apple Refurbished website in 2021. The battery had zero charge cycles.
Wow! That’s amazing. Hope you’re enjoying it
This was super helpful!!!)
Amazing! Really glad to hear :)
In Australia you don't need apple care or extended warranties your Australian consumer law rights already protect you.
Wow! That is epic - we need that here in Canada!
@@TheTechRak I think Canada does have similar consumer law rights. Basically if a product isn't fit for purpose or of acceptable quality then it is eligible for an refund exchange to repair
Hi Rak , pls what’s the best source to buy Apple refurbished M1 14 inch MacBook for someone base in the UK
Try this website. It’s Apple’s refurbished website for the UK. www.apple.com/uk/shop/refurbished/mac
I see that there’s only one very spec’d up M1 Pro 14 inch available. You may have to go with the M2 Pro.
new shell and new battery and keyboard it seems
Apples website doesn't tell you what version of iOS the refurbished ones have. I guess to call Apple and find out. I'd prefer Ventura over Monterey because Apple will support Ventura longer. I'm pretty sure they don't have the latest iOS Sonoma.
Good call out. M1 and M2 would likely have the operating system it came alongside with. Agreed about Sonoma unless they start selling M3 refurbished!
I was wondering if you would know if a USB 2.0 flash drive is compatible with a new MacBook Air or Pro? Would I need to use an adapter? I have a lot of files I need on several 2.0 flash drives.
@@wilpotocki2453 Good question. Your Flash Drive is likely USB-A. The cord connected to it and the MacBook Air/Pro will require one end to be USB-C or else you will require an adapter if both sides of the cord are USB-A.
It doesn't have a cord I think they're also called a "thumb drive" that you just plug in.
@@wilpotocki2453 Ah! Yes, you will still need an adapter then. These MacBooks do not have a USB-A port. They only have USB-C.
It might have been something wrong with the laptop for it to having a battery cycle count of 13.. There too much of a risk.. Changing the outer shell on a laptop isn’t enough for me to buy refurbished.. buying brand new just give me a piece of mind that I won’t have problems down the road..
For sure! Peace of mind is very important. Did you end up purchasing a new M1 or M2 MacBook?
It has been 4 months so are there anything happend yet?
Nothing! Still working like a charm. I would highly recommend going refurbished.
I can vouch too. My MBP M1 had 14 battery cycles but that shouldn’t bother you at all. It came in perfect shape - no scratches no nothing. Felt like brand new
2TB let's gooooo
Woohoo!
You better examine it again, it was clearly dropped on the left side, pock holes in the aluminum indicates it was dropped from a considerable distance, I would send it back but based on the upload date of your video the return window has already expired.
Let me know what time in the video you notice these holes. Anyone else notice these? 😅
Laptop looks great to me!! I think I’m going to go with a refurbished option. Thanks for this vid!
I see the little pock hole near the headphone jack :(
Very nice, very nice indeed. Now to your next video. But for this video 👍⭐👍⭐👍⭐👍⭐👍⭐👍⭐
Thank you Angelo!
Don't they refurbish the old macbooks people trade in to buy new ones? If so, then these are not going to be worth buying. Also, the guarantee is different I think.
If they are Intel based laptops, then maybe, but probably not likely. They'll see if the parts within the traded in Macs can be used elsewhere. If we're looking at the MacBook pros in stock now on the refurbished website, the majority of them are M1 chips and newer