Macbook Pro Retina 13" 256GB 2.5Ghz i5 Refurb $1359 Apple Store

Quote from swa2k4 : They are Ivy Bridge only on the Retina display macs. Sandy Bridge would not be in there at all. GL

You are right, same chipset. Just 100mhz difference. Both 13 inchers are dual core vs the quad core 15inch. I think I will continue holding out for the new ones in June. A $300 for a newer chip is not going to hurt me too much at such a high price already. The newer chip is supposed to have a higher battery life. I am waiting for the magic 10 hour mark to be reached before I jump in.

apple refurbs come with 0 marking presenting them as refurbs, literally cant tell the difference other than the box they arrive in.

price out a 256gb ssd ultrabook, compare to the price of this,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...gb&x=0&y=0

then in a couple years put each on craigslist,

guess which one will have the better net price?

Apple stuff in general resells much better than pc if you sell at the right time, and especially if you pay less than retail to begin with. I recently sold a 5 year old mac pro for 1250, after tax considerations it averaged <$20 a month to own. Looking to hit a similar rate with the 15" rmbp replacing it.

Apple is only overpriced if you're dumb about it.

Quote from swa2k4 : To the Mac haters lol ... I will be selling my Mac laptop for 200 less than I paid 1.5-2 years later. You will be throwing your PC in the trash.

Apple's resale value is overrated too much. You can easily buy a Macbook pro or Air which are not the newest models but still under warranty in craigslist for 70-80% of their original market price. Price will be higher in eBay but don't forget 10-12% fee.

Quote from swa2k4 : That is for the 128GB model. This is a 256GB for 1359...albeit refurbished but regular education price for the 256GB is even $1599 so we can save $240 at least here. To the Mac haters lol ... I will be selling my Mac laptop for 200 less than I paid 1.5-2 years later. You will be throwing your PC in the trash.

No, I wont, I will be upgrading it when I see fit when it does not preform whatever tasks I need it to anymore. Total cost so far on a machine that has lasted me 3 years. 800 dollars. It is a desktop so that is a lot of the price difference but I have no need for a laptop anymore (sold mine for 300 less then i bought it for (was a pc not a mac)). So this statement is pretty ignorant.

I work in IT and work with both daily and it is a different strokes different folks sort of thing for me. I just prefer the windows OS and I can pay a lot less for a machine with much better specs.

I would like to buy this but I just spent $2000 on a purse for my g/f for valentines day.

Bought one. The 128GB SSD version is more expensive. I expect within 6 months the new chipsets will be out (Intel Haswell) and they should be providing 25-40% boost in processing power over Ivy Bridge. I'll make a switch then, when they have another refurb deal

Awesome... Thanks OP. Sold my 2010 MAcbook pro for $670 (bought for $980). This one will be a best replacement.

Quote from gotfrank : Bought one. The 128GB SSD version is more expensive. I expect within 6 months the new chipsets will be out (Intel Haswell) and they should be providing 25-40% boost in processing power over Ivy Bridge. I'll make a switch then, when they have another refurb deal

This was my plan as well! lol People just dont understand... when they sell the 128GB version for more even a refurb this is a rare deal to jump on... but you know what I agree with the guy saying PC vs Mac different strokes different lifestyles sure. I have just returned my Windows 8 Lenovo Yoga I tried out for a month and it was a great concept but terrible execution unless you like a desktop like fan blowing all the time lol..

There are good PCs out there.. if you want one.. I prefer Mac OS. for retina with 256GB ...still $400 less than the 15in model. this should suffice for 90% of people. spending $1359 is good if you are on that type of budget. If I was on the $1800 budget id go 15 retina pro.

Quote from swa2k4 : That is for the 128GB model. This is a 256GB for 1359...albeit refurbished but regular education price for the 256GB is even $1599 so we can save $240 at least here. To the Mac haters lol ... I will be selling my Mac laptop for 200 less than I paid 1.5-2 years later. You will be throwing your PC in the trash.

it's not about being a MAC hater but about the value for your own money...This is a very expensive USED laptop for the specs. You can buy a much better PC for the price and then install the OS of your choice.

need to wait until tax free weekend to buy something like this. over $100 tax for such a high price item.

Quote from trojanvirus : A shitty PC for $500? :roll

I used a be Mac hater and loved my SD $300 laptops until I changed jobs and they forced us to use Macbooks. I think they are overpriced, but they are quality laptops.

Great battery performance, the audio sounds great for movies, screen resolution is crisp (great for coders and designers).

Worth it if you want a quality laptop for work. For casual use like email, I'd stick with a SD $300 laptop.

Quote from kuk007 : it's not about being a MAC hater but about the value for your own money...This is a very expensive USED laptop for the specs. You can buy a much better PC for the price and then install the OS of your choice.

Fit and Finish go a long way sorry. Macbooks are still much much better in build quality... I have an android phone over an iphone but I like HTC's build quality. I have yet to find a comparable PC in solid feel. Asus came close but still there are many issues with their trackpads or in general Mac OS is just superior in efficiency in my opinion and of course an OPINION is what it is!

also this is not used its Apple Refurbished which looks brand new no scratches or anyhting. full 1 year warranty from purchase date.. they just replaced a part that didnt make QC and put it in a different box. not used.

Quote from kuk007 : it's not about being a MAC hater but about the value for your own money...This is a very expensive USED laptop for the specs. You can buy a much better PC for the price and then install the OS of your choice.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...gb&x=0&y=0


you should probably just stop posting till you've tried a refurb apple, the only tangible difference is the box.

Quote from kuk007 : it's not about being a MAC hater but about the value for your own money...This is a very expensive USED laptop for the specs. You can buy a much better PC for the price and then install the OS of your choice.

And how do you buy and install Mac OSX on a PC legally?