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!
@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
@@enriqueheal 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)
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
@@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
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.
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 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..
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.
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
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
