I just picked up one in Tustin, CA. Posting because the previous deal was only for Space Gray. This deal is for the Silver color which is usually more desirable and kinda rare to see in a deal. I confirmed the laptop comes in a sealed Apple Certified Refurbished box so it's good like new (battery cycle count = 6). I used Microcenter CC for additional 5% off. Out of the door cost was $1330, thought it was pretty good especially IMO the base M1 Pro 14" is better than the comparable base M2 one.
https://www.microcenter.com/produ...ed)-silver
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For the same price, you can get the 16" screen for half the ram https://www.microcenter
Still a decent deal if you need a laptop now that's future proofed for 5-8 years. If you can wait for M3 to be announced + 3 months, you can gamble on the market/sales prices to lower another hundred bucks.
But for haloed 16gb condition that isn't stock, I think you have to wait longer than if it were just 8GB. Extra hdd space is nice too.
PS it's a crime for Apple to sell their Pro lines with 8gb configs.
For the same price, you can get the 16" screen for half the ram https://www.microcenter.com/produ...space-gray [microcenter.com]
Still a decent deal if you need a laptop now that's future proofed for 5-8 years. If you can wait for M3 to be announced + 3 months, you can gamble on the market/sales prices to lower another hundred bucks.
But for haloed 16gb condition that isn't stock, I think you have to wait longer than if it were just 8GB. Extra hdd space is nice too.
PS it's a crime for Apple to sell their Pro lines with 8gb configs.
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The year model is just a number that might or might not mean anything. Some can argue that the base 2021 M1 pro is better all around than the 2023 M2 equivalent, does that still make it obsolete? I know for the same price I would pick the base M1 variant over M2.
The year model is just a number that might or might not mean anything. Some can argue that the base 2021 M1 pro is better all around than the 2023 M2 equivalent, does that still make it obsolete? I know for the same price I would pick the base M1 variant over M2.
I don't think the M2 is worth the price premium - particularly once MC's Apple CPO pricing is taken into account. But at the same price, I'd take the faster M2 in a heartbeat.
The year model is just a number that might or might not mean anything. Some can argue that the base 2021 M1 pro is better all around than the 2023 M2 equivalent, does that still make it obsolete? I know for the same price I would pick the base M1 variant over M2.
The base 14 M2 comes with 512GB hdd and it is not slower in any way over the M1. Only the 256GB drive.
The base 14 M2 comes with 512GB hdd and it is not slower in any way over the M1. Only the 256GB drive.
I don't think the M2 is worth the price premium - particularly once MC's Apple CPO pricing is taken into account. But at the same price, I'd take the faster M2 in a heartbeat.
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Please provide a (written) source for 10c cooler number.
Please provide a (written) source for 10c cooler number.