These things go fast, so you need to hurry if you want to get one.
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To find a refurbished 2016 MacBook Pro you will have to keep an eye on Apple's online store and, if you like the deal, hit the buy button right away. For the money you could add AppleCare, which goes for $249, and a bunch of adaptors - trust me, you'll need them. The savings are more substantial in this case, as you're looking at a $330 discount. If you configure a new 2016 MacBook Pro without Touch Bar you are looking at a $2,199 laptop. The second model is a $1,869 configuration that includes a 2.4GHz Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. That version normally retails for $1,699, which means that you'd be saving $260 by going the refurbished route. The first is a $1,439 configuration sporting an Intel Core i5 processor, clocked at 2GHz, 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. However, looking at a cached version of the site, which you can access by clicking on the first link in the paragraph above, shows two models in stock. MacRumors, which initially reported this, says that it spotted a couple of refurbished configurations, but when I looked at the online store there were none available for the 2016 MacBook Pro. Second, stock seems to vary, so what you may see right now in Apple's online store may not be available for long. Chrome can bring any new computer to its knees if it doesn't have enough RAM, regardless of what processor it has.First of all, the 2016 MacBook Pro models that are available as Certified Refurbished units are all 13-inchers sans the Touch Bar. If you didn't know, Google Chrome is a notorious RAM hog. In fact, the most important thing for me is my MacBook Pro's 16GB of RAM, which makes quick work of the 20-plus Google Chrome tabs I usually keep open. Slack for work, the 2016 MacBook Pro with a 2.6GHz Core i7 works just fine, and I don't need the extra power from the 2017 model. Google Chrome (with 20 open tabs at the time of writing), a little bit of Photoshop, and The second model with similar specifications but with 1TB of storage and a space gray casing is priced at 2,209.
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The first model, which packs 16 GBR AM, a 512 GB SSD, an Intel Core i7 2.4Ghz processor and a silver casing is priced at 1,869. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Apple MacBook Pro MLH32LL/A 15.4 inch 256GB Laptop with Touch Bar (2016, Space Gray) at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping.
With that in mind, it's isn't surprising that the 2017 MacBook Pros perform slightly better than the 2016 models in benchmarks.Īt the same time, only professionals who use MacBook Pros for photo or video editing, or any other type of power hungry work, would notice the performance bumps in the 2017 model. Apple is now selling a refurbished 2016 MacBook Pro (sans Touch Bar) in its store. The only difference is the 2016 models' older processors, and the older graphics processors in the 15-inch 2016 models. And the 2017's performance bump won't really matter for most people.Īlmost everything about the 2016 MacBook Pros are the same as the 2017 models, including the screen, size, weight, battery life, Touch Bar, giant trackpad, and keyboard. The 2017 MacBook Pros (left) perform better than the 2016 MacBook Pros (right), but that's to be expected. If I had bought it from someone on eBay, the feeling that it's a used device that hadn't gone through a rigorous refurbishment process like Apple's would be far more prominent. This, too, adds to my confidence in the condition of my refurbished MacBook Pro. In my eyes, my refurbished MacBook Pro came from Apple, not the original owner, which makes me feel like I bought it brand-new.
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If the refurbished 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro I bought is anything to go by, Apple's process is excellent my MacBook Pro in perfect working order, and there's no visible sign of use or wear.īuying from Apple's Refurbished Mac store also affords a degree of separation from you and the previous owner. Used and refurbished devices sold on Apple's Refurbished Mac store are reconditioned by Apple itself, which instills more confidence than if you were to buy a used device from a site like eBay. Buying a used MacBook Pro from someone on eBay is fine, but buying it refurbished from Apple gives me more confidence about the device's condition.
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