I can't second this wholeheartedly enough. Others have mentioned the Apple Certified Refurbished Mac section of the Apple Online Store. I wouldn't get anything between 2016 or 2019 (excluding the 16' MacBook Pro) due to the dreaded butterfly keyboard among other nonsenses. Otherwise, the oldest Mac I'd get would be something from 2015 (if 13' MacBook Pro) or from Late 2013/Mid 2014 (if 15' MacBook Pro). I'd only get one if you're needing that specific model for any particular reason (maybe you want to make alternate Ivy Bridge drivers?). They're not bad computers, but they're capped (at least in terms of macOS releases) to the current-but-soon-to-be-one-behind-current macOS release, namely Catalina and if you have any hardware component break down, you're totally on your own (no Apple retail store will be able to help you). Is there anything I miss?Ģ) Initially I was skeptical about the (Mid) 2012 models, because they already have ~8 years on their shoulder, so maybe not the best idea to buy them? Any experience from other people who bought used (Mid) 2012 models?ģ) Or should I go for something much newer? So I did another round of searches at a local (Austrian) website where most people offer used hardware and found the following MBP for only €530:ġ) The laptop above is rally very cheap (at least it seems cheap to me). This is not possible anymore with the Retina MBPs. My budget is limited to €900, but it doesn't hurt, when it's cheaper.Īnother friend told me, that I should definitely go with a non Retina one because there I can still change parts like RAM on my own. I mainly need it for usual office work and also for music production (Ableton Live and Logic, etc.) Inititally someone told me, that I should buy one with an i7 and preferably Retina display (16GB RAM and SSD preferable). I need a new MacBook Pro and due to my budget I would like to buy a used one.

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